Why is everyone in the Democratic leadership doing a stately minuette around a pile of bullshit?

She lost! If she is holding her "you-go-girl" coalition hostage for some concession she should be on the receiving end of a Party leader led re-education lecture on what's good for the Democratic party in the general election, and help her supporters accept the reality of her loss.

Obama would be doing that if the tables were turned.

Correction: Obama wouldn't have dragged on the drama this far to begin with. That's the Clinton dramatic flair to the race.

I expect we'll see the last of the SDs come out over the next day or two. I can't imagine what possible motivation there is left for not supporting someone at this time.

The problem is Democratic leadership. Out of executive power for 8 years, and after a bruising loss in 2000, a dissolute and leaderless party believes it deserves to inherent the WH on a platform of change. Note HRC's hubris in this respect. There are of course Dem icons who can be identified as party leaders, but no one of them has stepped up to leverage his political capital for the good of the party to effect a change in its direction. That is, in the direction of unity and sound decision-making. That's how you get the debacle of FL and MI. Thus no kingmakers to edge HRC out of the race. Obama is in the sad position of declaring himself the nominee, without the party elders having the guts to second his response on national TV. Sad to watch.

The Hillary campaign is a boil on the butt of the Democratic Party!

Lance it!!!!!!!!

I'll be curious as to how the remaining Supers endorse and how it will be covered by the media. As Ben Smith wrote about yesterday, there are likely several Southern democrats seeking reelection that won't necessarily want to be associated with Senator Obama. There is no requirement to endorse before the convention, and I presume they can even vote "present" or abstain from cast the Superdelegate vote at the convention.

Certainly over the next day or so all remaining who intend to endorse will do so, then Nancy, Harry, and company need to endorse themselves and move this to the next stage if it isn't there on its own by then.

The latest NEW RULE from Shrillary's campaign - Terry was just on MSNBC explaining that PLEDGED delegates are open game for being persuaded to switch from one candidate to another.

WOW, there they go again - the crusader for every vote counting now attempting to reverse the "will of the people" in a vain effort to steal the nomination from Obama!

It's going to be a long summer with these Shrillary campaign clowns!

Friday?!?!?!
No acknowledgement of the presumptive nominee?!?!?
No leading by example with their own declarations?!?!?!
Listing Hillary's name first?!?!?!

We have truly inspirational leaders in our party!!

Not!

And why is the MSM not paying any attention to what Howard Fineman said about a backdoor deal being discussed with Obama and Clinton campaigns - that Obama will offer Clinton the VP spot ONLY if she turns it down.

They talked about this before McCain's speech last night, but then nothing else was said. He said he had THREE sources within HER campaign and two from his stating this as what is really happening behind the scenes.

Has anyone heard anything?

I predict the latest will be that the superdelegates were under duress and therefore didn't make their pledges in good conscience. They need time to think about this and decide who they really support. Obama bullied them into endorsements that they wouldn't otherwise make.

These folks don't give a rats' ass about unifying the party -- unless it involves them at the top of the ticket.

I just don't understand her point behind all of this. 18 million won't support him if they make her drop out. She wants to steal the nomination from Obama at the convention, which would then make 18 million if HIS supporters crusade/vote against her.

Either way, things balance out to ZERO for her.

What are her reasons for staying in past this week?????

Morning peeps - how happy is everyone?

Nevermind the Duchess - everyone is talking about Barack Obama, the next president of the United States.

We are not Republicans. We do not walk in lockstep or wear jack-boot (outside of sexual foreplay). Unbridled power over the masses is not our sole purpose. Our altars are not littered with money.

We are Democrats. We call for and speak to diversity. We seek to incorporate the discordent. Rules and law are important to us. We worship at many alter or none. We believe and crave purality.

The last thrity years of Republican rule have fundementally damaged America and Americans. Every school child used to be able to recite history . . . Now it untaught.

Hillary Clinton is a bad actor. Hilary Clinton seeks her personal advancement over Party and National good. Hillary Clinton's actions could shatter the Party permanently.

There is real reasons to avoid doing this. We are not like the Republicans when Teddy Roosevelt shrived off the Bull Moose Party.

Hillary Clinton is not Teddy Roosevelt and we are not Repbublicans.

Grow up and put on your big boy and girl panties. Hate and anger are Hillary Clinton's methods and games. Be better than that bullshit.

Here is the problem with the silly pre-agreed gambit of him offering her the VP but her refusing it:

She'll wear a wire. When he offers her the VP, instead of her refusing the post as scripted, she'll use a recording of the offer to bully him, blackmail him, and/or humiliate him. ("He tried to deceive me and 18 million voters!")

What can OHB do to present this mischief? Not make the offer is all I can realistically imagine.

I have got to stop posting form my Treo. I'm sorry about the typos and misspellings above . . .

Please forgive me.

Tena,

I totally agree that Obama had better pick who he wants with no constraints, but there is a gnawing part of me that agrees that if he picks another woman as the VP, her supporters will instantly not vote or go to McCain - and chances are McCain will eventually pick a female running mate as well.

Of course, that's the paranoid part of me.