The Hillary Problem

Here's a good article on Hillary Clinton that captures many of my feelings about her pretty well.

It is abundantly clear that the Clintons, working with Fox News and manipulating old Clinton staffers like George Stephanopoulos, are trying, at least unconsciously, to so damage Barack Obama that he will be perceived as "unelectable" to Democratic super-delegates. It is also clear that the campaign of defamation against Obama has resulted in higher negative ratings for Hillary Clinton. She therefore is threatening the Democratic Party's chances for the White House whether or not she is the nominee.

What really turns me off is the sense of entitlement she and Bill Clinton exude. They act as if they own the nomination and are deeply offended that a majority of Democratic voters have decided otherwise. The slash and burn tactics they've adopted are endangering the party.

At the end of the day once this all settles down, given a choice between a third Bush term with McCain and ANY other alternative, I still think that a majority of Americans will take the alternative. But I'd really feel more confident if we could end the uncertainty now and allow the Democratic nominee to get on with the general campaign.