Reid: "Things Are Being Done" To End Dem Primary Before Convention

their marriage is our business: she exercised poor judgment in staying with him.

All this coming from a guy whose postings all are about putting down other people's opinions. No thanks for yours. Complain, complain, complain. Not meanguy, ...............WHINEYguy.

President Clinton mindfully impugned the reputations of numerous women to further his political career, and Senator Clinton has stood by him. I don't think it's out of line to question that decision as a serious character flaw when considering the next elected leader of the United States.

Tons. Why didn't she divorce a cheating husband, Bill Clinton? She says Obama's pastor wouldn't have been her pastor because, ostensibly, she would not have tolerated his behavior. The logic, especially given her self-implied position as standard-bearer and example for women, would seem to indicate that she should have left Bill. The none-of-your business response is not sufficient.

Hillary signed an agreement that Michigan and Florida wouldn't count.

Re: (from the previous post): "So why is it that people seem to assume she is wrong for staying in? Huckabee stayed! And he was WAY farther behind, and did not get NEAR the flack for it. "

Huckabee did not get near the flack for staying in the race because he did not so flagrantly violate basic human standards of decency and dignity in the campaign process, and did not seem to be attempting to rip his party apart by making the frontrunner unelectable in November.

We need to begin to distinguish here: the reason Hillary's staying in the race is an issue is not because she is choosing to stay in, it's HOW she is choosing to stay in. I don't think most people would have ever objected if she had run a cleaner campaign. Hillary's campaign standards have violated even many of the Old Guard Democrats' standards for political campaigns. There is a legitimate fear in the party that the Republicans in November will use Hillary's false accusations and smears against Obama to garner support for the Republican candidate.

what if Barack was ahead by an even larger margin? Would you complain that the people didn't have their say? The point is, they have had and continue to have their say. And what they are saying is, it's time for her to gracefully exit, and let Obama start the fight to beat McCain.

Huckabee didn't back Obama over McCain.

The people have voted, in 44 contests. Obama has won 30, or about 2/3 of them. Obama has gotten >60% in 16 contests, Clinton just one.

The only reason this is not over, is that the Clinton campaign and the MSM spent several days after Two-Step Tuesday talking about how Clinton had seized the momentum. The truth is that Obama netted more delegates in Mississippi alone than Clinton on March 4.

As for two renegade states that chose not to follow the rules, that's too bad. If I have three children, and one breaks the rules, and I let that child go without consequence, what does that mean for my children who did follow the rules? What motivation do they have to follow the rules in the future? Naughty children get time out.

Verseige,

I think Harry Reid is alluding to the time between the last primary in PR and the convention in August. I don't think anything will be done prematurely to wrap this up before all the "people" have voted. I think what Dean, Reid, and others are saying is that, once all the votes have been counted, the Dems want to avoid a brawl at the actual convention. There is fear that if McCain is able to coast for six whole months before his challenger in November is decided, he will walk into the presidency.

As an Obama supporter I feel it's crucial that every vote be counted, and the voice of Democrats and like-minded fellow travelers be heard, even in places like Guam, VI, and PR that won't vote in November.

And, anticipating your next comment, the problems with Florida and Michigan are not Obama's fault. HRC herself even said (back when she thought she was going to win the nomination on Super Tuesday) that it didn't matter. Sad the votes don't get counted but it's not Obama's fault.

Verseige, you are the voice of reason. Obviously not an Obama supporter. They can and do argue both sides of an issue to contort their arguments into support for Obama and hate for Hillary.

You got your blinders on. Of course, the remaining primaries will happen, however; Obama will be ahead in the popular vote, the number of delegates won, and the number of states won. And since Rodham Clinton frequently uses lies to embellish her resume, how trustworthy does that make her? Objectively, she looks more and more like an empty suit. Along with her considerable baggage it is fair to question her electability in the general election.