There is no end game in the Clinton plan. They plan to fight every single technicality and even go to Denver. This is what it is all about - the Clintons.

Why should she get to finish when she is behind by more delegates than are available? Would Edwards still be in the race if the numbers where the same between he and Obama?

Are we treating her special because she's a woman?

Think about that for a few minutes.

Huckabee was in the race until McCain won the needed delegates, but he didn't make a fuss.  Clinton, I think you can agree, has been extremely vocal in trying to stay somehow viable; instead of running simply on her merits, she's started to run against the DNC and prevailing culture in efforts to show how she's been mistreated.

To many, what she's doing sounds like a veiled threat... like she'll take things to the convention if she doesn't get Michigan and Florida seated in the most beneficial way possible... for her.

Nobody credible is really calling for her to get out of the race; that's largely a strawman that people like McAluffe peddle to try and increase sympathy for their "plight."  Folks are just wondering why she's fighting so hard when the nominee is essentially chosen already; historically, her wedge arguments have generally only led to hardship and defeat for Democrats.

"For crying out loud, there's 2 weeks left. Give her until that."

Okay. But after that, will you agree it's time to end this one way or another, or will you be saying "give her until the convention of late August"?

The vast majority of Democrats want free beer on Friday.  That doesn't mean it is right.  I don't see any good reason for Clinton to stay in the race at this point.  Do I have to silence that opinion because the vast majority of Democrats disagree with me on that issue?  

I just don't buy the 'alienating Democrats' thing.

I don't think it makes any sense to pander to people who aren't making sense.  Jumping through hoops of illogic to please them doesn't make any sense or show them any respect.  Pandering is the opposite of respect.  

What makes sense is to finish this thing as soon as possible so Hillary loses her liscence to unermine the nominee.  What makes sense it to campaign to those people on the issues, not on their affection for that one politician.  That's how to show them respect.  Remember?  Talk to them about the issues that matter to their lives, my life, my daughter's life.  It actually seems the only point of Hillary's campaign at this stage is to prevent party unity for as long as possible.  

And I didn't say 'Republican trolls = Clinton supporters."  I said it's a problem when we're in a situation where it's so difficult to tell the two apart.  It says something about the campaign she is running and the effect it is having on the people who supported her.  

If indeed she behaves like a Democrat and bows out gracefully on June 4, that's fine.  But the benchmarks for ending this thing keep getting pushed ahead with the tone of her campaign becoming increasingly negative and destructive.  Without serious pressure, it seems doubtful that she would do the right thing.  I would love to be wrong about that.  

Pretending she is still in the race to avoid stepping on the toes of people who refuse to acknowledge reality isn't going to help us win in November.  We've had enough of 'fair and balanced' arguments that claim fiction is balanced with fact.  We need to have a party worth figthing for.    

Actually 1 week.  We've waited this long; one more week won't kill anyone.

All politicians, including {gasp} Obama make decisions based on politics.

Yes, I can't WAIT to see my favorite former candidate give her most fiery pro-democratic party speech at the Convention.

I also can't wait to see her as part of my fantasy dreamteam for the Septempber campaign stops.
I see her Edwards and Richardson roadtripping around America doing stump rallies for Obama.

Oh right I forgot,

Another thing that the Obama camp is doing is to prehemptively blame a possible Obama defeat on her.

thanks for reminding me.