I respect Obama’s strategy efforts in this primary. But the nastiness we have shown one another defies all sense of ‘unity.’ Original Pechanga’s comments, above, for example, are a perfect example of why the party is divided. Original Pechanga, why are you attacking Hillary supporters? After all, you will need us come November.

Good riddance to she AND Bill, though not necessarily in that order.

Now, Senators, put some teeth into the Indian Civil Rights Act.

Of course, that makes a complete lie of her contention she is in this for the benefit of the country. If she disagrees with the Bush policies that McCain intends to perpetuate (like execution of the war in Iraq) then she should be willing to sacrifice her own ambitions for such a cause. Purely on Democratic terms, if she screws up the election and the fighting continues in Iraq for four more years (something she and Obama both claim to oppose) then she will be directly responsible for the death of every soldier and civilian from the inauguration forward.

Personally, I don’t believe any of the candidates are in this for anything other than themselves. That is the true nature of our political system.

“Democratish.”

- Hillary leads, she talks about the wonderful democratic process. She has no problem with the caucuses, super delegates nor the decision to punish Florida and Michigan. In fact, she agrees NOT TO CAMPAIGN in these states.

- Hillary starts losing, she now shifts her focus to the super delegates, talks about those “experienced people in the party” that should have their say.

- Hillary loses on super delegates. She now talks about the “popular vote”, a term and math that lives only in her campaign (all delegates minus caucuses). And of course- let’s get back Florida and Michigan where we agreed not to run but I happened to win. Worse- Obama’s name was not even on the ballot in Michigan.

Yes, maybe the system is broken. Yes, maybe the Dems can come up with a better solution. But let’s do it in 4 years, or if we have a problem let’s change the system beforehand. To lose and claim the rules are broken is … (fill in the adjective).

Jeesh, don’t you people read? I’m complaining about the Democrats choosing not electing. Make sure you have the right target before firing.

Jeff, you set youself up for it by using an analogy that is as divisive for Republicans vs. Democrats as the current controversy is within the Democratic Party itself, and then expect all of your readers to accept it as a given, as if the March 2001 USA Today report or the September 2001 report from the New York Times and a consortium of other newspapers, showing Bush would have won virtually every possible recount method, never existed.

With everything today readily available on the Internet, if you put a post up like that on a website with a comments section, it’s going to get commented on by people who disagree with the starting premise, even if they agree with your conclusion.

Keep putting it out there. Keep making the argument. The McSame presidency will be on YOU and completely the fault of your ilk. Somehow I doubt you will all recognize how terribly wrong you were and how sadly you’ve cut off your nose in spite of your face.

If you will recall, the deal was, Hayes got the Presidency, and reconstruction ended and the southern states could do whatever they wanted locally.

We are still reaping that harvest, and the Democrats are as much to blame as the Republicans. And if I were black, I would be damned before I would vote for anyone in either party.

If Bush believed that a recount in certain precincts would have showed an undercount, then he could have asked the courts for relief.

Gore asked for a recount where he believed a recount would show an original undercount for him.

That is how lawsuits work: you ask a court for relief where you need it.

If a dry cleaner ruins one shirt you gave him, you don’t sue the cleaners over other shirts which weren’t ruined.

Yup and it’s the reason why Obama is now a Messiah and the Democratic Party is a complete fraud. And why TV people are an illusion created by useful idiots.

Jeff Jarvis, why not just call yourself a member of the “Selected, Not Elected” Party and call it a day.

Sen. Clinton can argue that since some of her delegates flipped that it is possible that they and others will flip back. It is a valid point.

The Clintons being the Clintons are going to give the party a choice, either try to win in 08 with her at the top of the ticket or lose and see her come back in ‘12.

I suspect that there will be a regular trickle of Obama tapes etc leading up to the convention, if not then they will be released near enough to the election to swing it to McCain.

This is the result of the party choosing to use an unvetted candidate of the far left. If the party actually wanted a strong black candidate they would have nominated Harold Ford who is far superior on both the issues and on experience.

But you get what you pay for.

Either way, the civil war continues, as independents and McCain look on in fascination…

“Only Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan had an irrefutable point. “We’ve got a totally irrational system of nominating our president,” he said.”

Uh, scuse me, but you nominate CANDIDATES for President, Levin. Only a democrat could screw up a concept like that….

And now, with the presidency nothing more than a layup for them, they put forth two candidates that are an abomination. Dukakis and Mondale seen like giants compared to these 2. Maybe we deserve an all Democrat government[the SC will soon be too] to remind us all why they were kicked out in the first place. I can only blame the Republicans for allowing this to happen.

John McCain may not be a strong and true Republican candidate, but for most clear thinking Dems , Reps and independents he represents the best of 3 evils. I could never let myself vote for the same candidate that Susan Sarandon and her goofy boyfriend vote for.

The outrage of the dismissed voters is only due to the fact that they have been duped into believing the parties have any regard for them beyond gathering their votes in the real elections.

And for heaven’s sake, give up with the 2000 election. Republican irregularities in Democrat precincts didn’t cost you the election, a terrible candidate did.