Damn.

Medical marijuana for the nonsmoker.

The Iron my shirt conspiracy described above doesn't come close to sounding reasonable. And I say that as a Hillary dis-liker.

who is a pretentious lightweight, but she's right on the money on this one. Hillary will never concede. She will be campaigning on the day Obama is sworn in as President, screaming that the campaign isn't over and that she's going to be the nominee.

because otherwise she will have nothing to talk about except her exciting encounters with old time soap opera stars.

Although I might take your anti-Hillary screeds more seriously if they weren't so predictable. You used to surprise me occasionally.

Okay, you did surprise me with your ready acceptance of the "Obama wants to unite us" motif. Is the campaign kicking you a little something? I am all set to support Obama when he wins the nomination. But why fool ourselves? He's a politician, not our collective perfect, dreamy boyfriend.

But now I can't get Cream out of my head.

Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell,

And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands

With tales of brave Ulysses; how his naked ears were tortured

By the sirens sweetly singing.

Despite our shared Syracuse background, I despise McAuliffe with every fiber of my being.

If this is even slightly true, seek professional help. Seriously, if you can become that unhinged over disagreements in policy, you need help.

Though perhaps my eyes have been opened on why some people are so anti-gun, it's that they project their irrational and bizarre behavior on others, and they personally would shot someone over something trivial, therefore others must as well.

Wanting to punch someone, or even confront them over policy difference is a sign of derangement.

Camille, you are either exaggerating or are a danger to others. Your rants do nothing to advance Salon, nor reflect properly upon any subject you address.

You have become a mirror image of Ann Coulter.

we all fight to the bitter end - you, above all, know that!

While there is no question the press has been overwhelmingly favorable to Obama, I do think there were 2 key moments when they responded favorably to her and could have killed her campaign.

One they ignored the Clintons' scandals (past and present).

And two, they ignored the Potomac Primaries through Wisconsin. Obama won 11 straight contests. During those he won any number of large swing states including Virginia, Maryland and Wisconsin. And he also showed how he was going to re-draw the map, turn red states blue and win the election. The press largely ignored it. They under-reported the size of these wins, the demographics he was winning (white-working class voters in all of these states, and white women in most of them including Wisconsin.) Had they done so Hillary Clinton would have been in the same position as Mitt Romeny and had to quit. They underplayed it instead and the contest win on.

Finally you're right. Hillary Clinton's worst nightmare isn't Barack Obama: it's Kathleen Sebelius. Sebelius, who has real executive experience and is increasingly being floated for Vice President (even on Hardball and we know some of Chris Matthew's questionable tendencies) completely destorys every claim Clinton makes. She's a woman, she's been a real executive, she was a great governor, and she got Republicans to cross the isle. Next to her Hillary's claims ring false.

Plus there's always something about that person who's right behind you with the same claim. IMHO Harold Ford Jr. is the same thing to Barack Obama. The two were close friends, and I've long thought Ford planned on running for the presidency under a similar claim to Obama. Since Obama's announced his candidacy the two have drifted apart and Ford has become decidely less pro-Obama (especially during his appearances on MSNBC where he constantly questions Obama's weaknesses).

It's only natural to fear that which threatens to replace you, even if you're trying to be fair and supportive.

And no hope of ever finding a pony in this pile.

Almost enough reason on her own to cause many of us to think hard before renewing our subscriptions to salon.com.

"grateful the media let her off so easy"? How about a media that had looked at Obama's compelling life story before the Repubs do that job for us?

FYI I supported Edwards.

My Dear Camilla,

I am afraid, my dear, that this column is far from your best work. You are old and myopic--and I should know! Try reading a new book or listening to a new piece of music. Nostalgia is sick-making.

Yours truly,

Bloom Brontosaurus

Ruthie People who fight to the bitter end no mater what usually do not make good leaders. Only losers fight to the bitter end. Winners know when to quit.

Camille I agree with you an most points, but couldn't you have said it all in about 4 paragraphs instead of 3 pages. Where is the editor?

Always good to hear some original thinking. Please ignore the hecklers.

But I always iron my shirts.

Look up her clips on youtube from Guiding Light as well. Amazing.

In the Internet world, Paglia is always two weeks behind. Two weeks ago, Hillary appeared willing to run to the convention. Tonight, she doesn't.

Mainly, though, Paglia watches too much TV. So does Joan. And TV is also two weeks behind, at least, most of the time.

In world-class chess matches between International Grand Masters, when one of the opponents recognizes that he (not many "she's" in this arena of competition) is in an unwinnable position, he resigns. No dishonor attached to it...it's expected. In fact, it's an implicit complement to his opponent's skill. (If I can see I'm done, he also can.)

Hillary Clinton has established herself as an International--or perhaps more difficult in the USA-- as a National Grandmaster of Politics. She knows she is in an unwinnable position. Yet, unlike the Grandmasters of Chess, she refuses to concede.

She, unlike chess players, clings almost obsessively to a hopeless cause...a terrible trait for a chess player and an even more terrible one for a President of the United States.

Her (failed) campaign has opened the door for qualified women to run as serious candidates for the office in the future. Despite her inexplicable, bold-faced lying during the campaign, she has managed to go where no (US) woman has gone before: A female candidate that was taken seriously by the electorate, regardless of party affiliation---something no other woman in the history of the country has ever done.

She was able to accomplish this on the sparsest of resumes; she displayed both the emotional and physical fortitude that voters expect in a potential president; she certainly outdid her distinguished husband on the "grace under fire" front, never appearing peevish or overly sensitive to criticism, never getting red-faced pissed-off at questioners...just a few tears welling up in New Hampshire. Overall, a fantastic performance.

She had the bad fortune to run against a phenomenon: an African-American, good-looking, younger, JFKesque orator who could only be criticized--ironically enough--as "elitist." Who the hell would ever have thought the first serious African-American prez candidate would have to refute charges of his elitism?

She did the best she could; and in doing so elevated all women.

She failed on the combination of her own flaws and Obama's extraordinary talents.

She should resign with grace, like an International Grandmaster in Chess.