Letters to the Editor
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One More Time
If Obama is the nominee and loses it's because of HIM not her.
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"Frankly I feel that she would have a tremendous career in the Senate."
She may well, but you'll pardon me for saying that sounds a lot like "If you work hard, sweetie, you'll make Assistant Manager one day!"
As for McCain's "free ride" in the press: I notice all the ink spilled (at Salon and other publications) over the HRC/Obama rivalry, and all the comments in response to those articles. Why don't we demand more coverage of McCain?
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Oh yeah?
It would certainly be nicer if the little woman would just bow out; after all, she has just slightly less than half the delegates now, isn't that the handwriting on the wall? Too bad there are still states that need to vote and as a previous poster noted, even Obama may not have enough votes to cinch the nomination. But SHE wants to be president SO BAD, not like Obama who was drafted against his will and ah shucks, is just doing what the good, wise people are making him do--selfless non-politician that he is... So an Obama supporter says Clinton should leave. That's news? Why isn't anyone saying Obama, for the sake of the party, should withdraw? After all, he has only a slight majority. Instead, it's be a good little girl and do the polite thing, Hillary.
It may work out that way, I get it. But I really bristle at this pat-on-the-head treatment; if she withdraws there will be a sigh of relief and quiet murmurings that doesn't that just prove she didn't have what it takes?
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Point for Leahy
John McCain, who has been making one gaffe after another, is getting a free ride on it because Senator Obama and Senator Clinton have to fight with each other,
Yes, this is annoying me tremendously. By the time we've settled on a candidate, McCain might have learned when to shut up.
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Interesting anonymous critiques
I agreee that Hillary Clinton should concede. It's the gracious, mature and NOBLE thing to do. When you are beat, it takes a big person to accept it and move on. It's unfortunate for her that the one time we had a viable Female candidate, we had a more viable Black candidate. Look at all the great NBA teams that were denied a championship because of Michael Jordan. There's nothing wrong or denigrating in conceding to greatness. Let Obama shine, align with him to make the country a better place. Rise above it Hillary!
To all the jokers staing that the Clintons are evil, old school, same old... give it up. I don't recall this country being despised by the international community or in economic chaos when Bill was president. It wasn't too bad actually, other than the blue dress incident.
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I don't think she should concede.
I think she should keep running, as long as she runs a sane non-rovian, non-bush campaign. I.E. it would be nice if her campaign would stop making ridiculous statements that are completely at odds with known reality.
I think if both campaigns run by trying to boost the other, it would really help the Dems for the General since the longer the Dems control the narrative about who they are,the less the potential damage will be when the Repubs start their swiftboat/attack-machine in the GE.
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Voters are smarter than you think
Quoth sonofloud:
So the Obama/Wright duo have offended gays, jews, and now italians. Who's next, hispanics or women?
How long will Democrats allow this to go on, until Obama/Wright alienate the entire country?
The recent Pew poll shows that the vast majority of the electorate understands that Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright are two different people, and only Obama is running for president. Most voters think that Obama has handled the Wright matter well, and although they agree that Wright's statements are offensive they don't blame Obama for them.
My signature links to the poll results.
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sonofloud
You're not just a troll, you're a one note troll! Cut and paste is working well for you, I take it?
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Silenced
By the time we've settled on a candidate, McCain might have learned when to shut up.
He hasn't learned that in the last 20 years, I don't think another few months will help.
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No position to give advice
He should have followed up on those congressional subpoenas while ivestigating the DOJ debacle. Many Cheney cronies should have been removed from Capitol Hill in handcuffs for failure to produce documents.
Leahy's lack of follow through and apparent disappearance after Gonzalez's resignation are partially responsible for the Democratic Party's status as political eunuchs. His advice is meaningless.
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Juliebird & phoebe
She may well, but you'll pardon me for saying that sounds a lot like "If you work hard, sweetie, you'll make Assistant Manager one day!"
I'll pardon you for saying it, but I think you're wrong. Being a Senator is hardly "Assistant Manager". I think you're looking too hard for a slight. Saying someone would have a terrific career in the Senate, when one is a Senator is high praise. It isn't like he said "She'd finish her term well." He said "terrific" implying top tier. He said "career" meaning long-lived.
And he's saying it because she's behind and he's worried about the general election, not because she's a woman. I don't know that he's correct in his worries, but I don't see anything condescending about it.
It would certainly be nicer if the little woman would just bow out; after all, she has just slightly less than half the delegates now
Again, I don't think it is as condescending as you want it to seem. She has fewer than "slightly less than half" and it is mathematically highly unlikely she'd be able to make up the gap. I'm not saying this because she's a woman, I'd say the same if the positions are reversed. If Obama (or for that matter Edwards, Gore, whomever) was this far behind Hillary, then they'd have a mathematically highly unlikely chance, one that isn't worth taking seriously.
That said, I don't know if the continued race is hurting or helping, but I don't think Leahy as being sexist or condescending in his comment. He praised her.
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Why should she bow out?
If Obama is such a strong candidate, why hasn't he closed the deal?
If he's the nominee and he loses in November, it's his doing, not Hillary's.
Blaming the Clintons is so yesterday! Gawd, even the Busheviks gave up that meme after the Shrub's first disastrous term.