It's a Great Day to Be For Obama

Sleep off that depression last night, kids? I hope so. We have the lead in delegates, the lead in the popular vote, more states-- we're on the path.

Now, all eyes turn to Wyoming. Don't brokeback this mountain, cowboys.

"Finally, let's remember that the base of the Republican Party -- cultural conservatives -- is not so wild about McCain. They are accepting McCain with about as much enthusiasm as children take cough medicine. They know they need him, but they really aren't happy about it. The one thing that could energize the Republican base is their inveterate hatred for Hillary Clinton. Clinton would mobilize right-wing base voters the same way that hatred for Bush motivated Democrats in 2006. Why should we help galvanize the Republican base by nominating Hillary Clinton when we have another great choice? "
-Robert Creamer, Huffington Post

2 More Thoughts

1) Let's not forget: Hillary had major, major leads in Ohio and Texas just a few short weeks ago. She can spin this as a comeback from behind, but let's be real (as she likes to say): she held on. And just barely in Texas, which was where she first told Barack to come meet her. Well, he met you, and brought you down to 3 points, when you had been up in the double digits. Spin this anyway you want, but that's not a comeback. Not in my book.

2) If Hillary says one more goddamn time that she is not about speeches but solutions I'm going to throw my tv out the window. Hillary, get it straight: you cannot say you aren't all about speeches when you are MAKING A SPEECH. If you're serious, then get off the campaign trail and start making solutions. Seriously. Don't make another speech again. Don't waste your time. You're about solutions, not speeches. Get off the campaign trail and solution. Go. Have fun. God Bless. Lots of Luck.

Cheer up, Buckaroos!

Here are some posts that should help you keep the bile down:

"After the confetti is swept and the champagne bottles are tossed a more sober reality will take hold. Not just that her net gain of delegates this week will be, at most, in the single digits. But worse. There is no plausible scenario in which Clinton can win the nomination. At least not democratically."
-Marc Cooper, Huffington Post
(Since when did Hillary want to win this thing democratically?)

"By some calculations, Clinton would need to win more than 60 percent of the vote in the dozen contests remaining between now and June 7 to catch Obama in pledged delegates -- a steep challenge given that, so far, she has won that much in only one state, her onetime adopted home of Arkansas. Even in New York, where she is a sitting senator, she won 57 percent of the vote. She won 55 percent in Michigan, where Obama was not even on the ballot."
-Peter Baker and Anne E. Cornblut, Washington Post

"But Hillary's spin, and the media adoption of that spin, will do little to change an even starker reality this morning: Hillary Clinton cannot win the Democratic nomination...Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee. And if Hillary's lasting contribution to the party is hurting his chances for victory, she will have done nothing more than shown herself to be a selfish liability: the new Mike Huckabee. "
-Dylan Loewe, Huffington Post

Yay Hillary!

Well, you did it, Hill. You proved the impossible. You did what I, for one, certainly didn't think was possible. You showed us that if you act like a Republican, you can win like a Republican.

That was your intention, right? That's why you ran that scary red phone ad, right? You wanted to scare us, just like Bush did in '04. Vote for Hillary, or death to America. Close up on innocent babies asleep.

Well my friends (as McCain says at the start of every single sentence, which is beyond annoying), all I can say is:

Ugh.

The fight goes on. But as Hillary looks forward, I hope we will all look back on these last few days and remember what she did to stay alive. She played the Republican card-- and it worked.

Obama can beat McCain, because Obama doesn't play that game (at least, he hasn't so far). But if Hillary thinks she can out-Republican the Republicans, well, good luck. She's certainly not who I want representing me.

If I want a Republican in the White House, I'll vote for a Republican. Not a wolf in sheep's skin.

I won't forget this.

And I won't vote for Hillary. Not now, not ever.

Some Info About Tonight From the NY Times

"Pre-election polls point to a lopsided race in the state with the earliest poll-closing time, Vermont. That could produce good news for Mr. Obama soon after its polls close at 7 p.m. Polls in Ohio, where Mrs. Clinton has led, close 30 minutes later. Rhode Islanders will vote until 9 p.m. Eastern time."

Read more here.

WWJD?

Big day today, America. What will the American people do? Can Obama seal the deal? And if so, what does that look like? Will Hillary hold on? Stay in the race? If she wins one state, is that enough? What if she wins Texas and Ohio? Or what if she loses both? What would be enough for her to make a claim for sticking around? Polls are all over the place, and they certainly haven't been accurate at predicting outcomes thus far. So what's an amateur pundit to do?

I think the best we can do, the most we can ask today is, frankly, what would Jesus do?

Hillary: Children at 3:02am