Unlike the Clinton campaign, Pelosi understands arithmetic and will understand that Obama's coattails will easily outperform these self-important influence peddlers in building the DCCC warchest.

Luckily, the party will not be held hostage to those who put Hillary's interests over those of the Democratic party.

Is this Hillary trying to buy the nomination outright, or blackmail her way into it? I am confused.

Can we write to Pelosi somewhere? I'd like to encourage her to continue to think for herself and not sell out to the highest or most intimidating bidder. Not that she would...I guess I still have more faith in her than that.

HRC is getting wicked scary. The lies and manipulation are really something. I have been naive.

Glad to see the Obama camp respond so quickly. Makes me proud to be among the millions of small time donors.

Here is Speaker Pelosi's contact information:

http://www.speaker.gov/contact

Thanks you for your support:)

Good catch.

True, this race is completely over and she doesn't have a prayer in hell. But, it's still good to keep on top of things like this. Every statement, and every letter NEEDS to be parsed and determine if any alternate sinister motives might be present.

I'm [expletive] speechless.

And if it weren't for all of us small doners giving to the Obama campaign, they might really be on to something here...

Has anyone noticed the new Rasmussen polls posted showing both Dems down by 10 to McCain? yes,it's early. And everytime I look at McCain speak, all I can think about is how surely the country isn't that stupid (oh wait, I've said that before), but this is clearly the result of the serious in-fighting that we have going on here. Supers - take note.

There is a simple response to this: Pelosi could line up with a dozen key superdelegates and openly endorse Obama.

The lying is out of control. It is become pathalogical. Carl Berstein sums it up pretty well: Hillary lies with terrible ease.

No more Bush/Clinton Barony, thanks. And Chelsea better get used to questions about Monica. If this goes on, Bill's ugly womanizing will be fair game. Chelsea is an adult and campaign spokesperson last time I checked.

Pax,
M.

Wait, those positions are the same as Hillary's. Come to think of it, let's just have a McCain/Clinton ticket..

Hell, the way Bill and Hillary have said McCain is so awesome, and the only other candidate in the race fit to be CIC besides her, I'm beginning to think it's been discussed.

What does Burton want? The fund raisers want the super delegates to remain independent. Does Burton want the super delegates to be dependent? I thought we already answered this question. Pelosi should have kept her mouth shut.

Some big money people are waking up to a new world in which they cannot always whisper behind the scenes and get their way -- and it must be a real shock to them.

This fascinating episode shows how important it will be, not just for Obama, but also for a reformed and reenergized Democratic Party to rely on masses of medium and small donors going forward. Pelosi, one hopes, will not be intimidated in the least. She and many other elected officials and candidates are likely to see the possibilities in the new world of broad engagement and masses of regular donations that is taking shape in this election. Imagine a political system in which elected office holders did not have to spend all of their time at fundraisers with mega-fat-cats! They might actually be able to do something worthwhile in office.

It's now front page center on Drudge...this should get interesting.

Honestly, better than writing would be going to the DCCC site and contributing $50. That's the organization that's being threatened.

https://dccc.org/page/contribute

Timing matters here. I was probably going to kick $50 to the DCCC sooner or later. I'll do it now to make a point.

Best of all, contribute, and then write a letter to Pelosi saying that you did so specifically to help defend the party against intimidation by big donors.

I'm beginning to wonder...do you think the Clintons actually did kill Vince Foster?

How many people remember why we have superdelegates in the first place? They're supposed to vote their conscience, for the person they believe will do the best job in November--like caucus voters--without necessarily voting the way primary voters did. The whole point of superdelegates is to be able to overrule the primary voters, if the vote is close enough. That way we won't get an unelectable candidate (which we have in the past).

In this case, neither candidate can win without the superdelegates. I hope they choose wisely. If one candidate clearly has more support from the voters, and that candidate is electable, they should vote for the leader. They should only go against the voters if they believe that the leading candidate is not electable.

"Nice Party ya got here, Madame Speaker. Be a shame if anything were to . . . happen to it."

Thugs. Just rich thugs. The worst kind of thugs.

But what else do you expect from maxed out fatcats for Hillary? Can't donate more to her, stymied from their clever plan to run commericals for her under guise of a 527 by that silly law. Nothing to do but throw a Veruca Salt tantrum and make threats because they can't buy the election for their girl.

This would be an excellent time to make a donation to the DCCC, Obama supporters.

I think I have figured out why The Harpy of Hooterville is staying in the race.

She and Big Daddy are going for a world record....the most screwups ever in a single campaign

HuffPo says Nancy is standing her ground.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/26/clinton-donors-object-to-_n_93552.html

You Go, Girl (the real Girl).

From the above linked Huffpo piece:

In response, Clinton spokesman Phil Singer said: "Few have done more to build the Democratic Party than Bill and Hillary Clinton. The last thing they need is a lecture from the Obama campaign."

Well, that's settled. Bill and Hillary are not sorry because they think they own this party. We know where their loyalties lie. With themselves.

"Few have done more to build the Democratic Party than Bill and Hillary Clinton. The last thing they need is a lecture from the Obama campaign."

Just when you think they can't go any more tone-deaf, they bust out with another one. Even supposing you accept that Bill and Hillary have helped build rather than tear down the party by running it to the hawkish right....even if you agree with everything they did from banking deregulation to the Iraq war...I think I can easily name a dozen historical figures that are vastly more important to the party on simple pragmatic grounds.

Amazing. It's not just entitlement. It's delusions of grandeur.

Put Hillary, Rush, and operation chaos to bed early, Pennsylvania. Don't make Indiana and NC clean up your mess.

Anyone know who those people were who signed up on Clinton's letter to Pelosi? Are they part of Emily's List or are they lobbyists?

Those who want to contact Pelosi and make your voices heard can do it at:

http://www.house.gov/pelosi/contact/contact.html

No she did kill Vince Foster but I know the Clintons know who did.

Oh, the Clingto-the-old money thugs have so far threatened to undermine the DNC and now the DCCC, as well as the majority of the voters' who have chosen Obama delegates.
Will the SCCC be next? Probably not, since Chuck Schumer heads up the SCCC, and Schumer has already allowed Hillary to hide nineteen of her most egregious [pandering to foreign corporations] legislative proposals under his name.

I think we are watching what happens when democracy effectively challenges the 'decider' power of these money-playing insiders. Those insiders are willing to tear down the party rather than give up their control. They adopt right-wing tactics, blackmail, Richard Schaife and whatever else might save their porky bacon ways.

We are getting a big screen view of what Hillary really represents, and it certainly is not democracy of, by and for the people. As painful as it is to watch this slow motion train wreck, in the longer run, this big screen educates citizens in a way that could assure that our collective future remains a democracy.

Those of you who are her constituents should be thinking the same thing Pelosi is thinking right now. About what a really well-funded run by Cindy Sheehan could do to Pelosi! ...Suddenly, it's possible. You people have a lot to learn.

This strikes me as a fantasy for numerous reasons:

(1) Cindy Sheehan -- nice lady though she is -- is not a particularly brilliant light.

(2) San Franciscans covet "their" Speaker of the House: the cache and the generous servings of pork.

(3) San Franciscans have a history of sticking with established politicians, and Nancy is an institution.

(4) You far over-estimate S.F.'s red-wing reputation. (I left the city four years ago because at 55K a year I couldn't afford the rent! It's a town for the well-to-do.)

(5) Word that Cindy was taking cash from one of the rich dudes who blackmailed Nancy would NOT be a campaign plus (who likes blackmail for cry-sakes?).

6) What would it say about Cindy to take revenge money in the first place? The end justifies the means? That would sell.

(7) How many of those rich donors have any sympathy for Cindy's politics? I should think probably very few if they support the Demo-Republican Hillary.

(8) Nancy's district includes Pacific Heights, the Marina, and Sea Cliff. There's plenty of dough in those neighborhoods to counter any outsiders interference, let me tell you.

(9) What fat-cat donor would waste money on Cindy Sheehan, to begin with?

10) Sheehan's share of the vote? 30% tops.

Well, I could go on. My point? Nancy does NOT have to kowtow to threats from the Hillary camp. So what else do we people have to learn exactly?