My vote for Hillary was cast a long, long time ago, but as I recall it was only back in February when California held its primary. It only feels like it happened so long ago because this election season has been one of those GREAT races that have featured the best in what democracy has to offer.  Every vote is being courted and fought for. No doubt, every voter matters, really matters. Unlike most folks who are desperate to finally witness once and for all the official coronation of the democratic nominee, I really don't want this to end yet.

Whether it's Barack Obama or Hillary who eventually gets the nomination, my reasons for mourning the impending end of the election has nothing to do with whether my candidate wins or not, but rather that the process has been disrespected and tarnished. It has been made a mockery of by all the talking heads that have called on my candidate to quit and have in more ways than one devalued my vote and participation in this democracy. Frankly, thanks only to Hillary I have had the pleasure of being educated about the democracy I am a beneficiary of. I am young enough to have never witnessed a close race like this one and honestly even if there have been tight races before in modern times; I have been disinterested and asleep through it all.

And so now that I have awakened to the importance of politics in my life and have grown to be grateful for all the blessings of freedom and democracy, my candidate is being bullied around. No wonder I was tuned out before.

I also realize that Barack has been gracious to us Hillary supporters for fighting this long without mocking the process. He should respect the millions of votes his counterpart has amassed and that continue to be cast for her.  Anyone who believes in championing democracy should use it in fairness otherwise it is a cheap tool to be perverted.

As a voter, I have not appreciated the commentary from the mainstream media and analysts on TV hollering at my candidate to quit already. I am entitled I think to the rules and procedures of my democracy. Without the gifts of political analysis which I do not possess, one thing seems clear to me, my candidate is not losing but it still quite solidly in the game.  I want my vote cast for Hillary to count for something. I want my candidate to exhaust all her possibilities at winning and I don't think she is there yet.

As soon as her support withers and her supporters realize the game is over, she will graciously bow out, of this I am convinced.

Thanks again to both these democratic candidates for demonstrating to Americans and those around the world the best that democracy has to offer even though it is by far a perfect system.

With all the cha-ching that obama has raised, more than any other candidate in campaign history, with throngs of people volunteering for "the one", with an infatuated media on his side, "the one" can't slaughter his opponent. Unbelievable. It really is pathetic and hilarious. And as I write this, as I sit  out in my yard on a wonderful and warm california afternoon, I'm sending good vibrations out to Mrs. Clinton who has become everything obama can only dream of being: an amazing politician

Let me see, June is almost upon us and by this time Hillary, according to the msm and obama's calculations measured long ago, is not suppose to be around anymore. Instead, she is still out campaigning and has huge voter support. Aaaaahhh, this warm sun is so beautiful and so is Hillary.

I think I'll make another donation today, just to make my incredible day even more pleasurable.

I love democracy, I truly do.

when it was revealed to all of us that a massive crowd had gathered for obama in portland, the number 75,000 blew me away. But then, an explanation for this appeared out of nowhere today and it is telling.

turns out that a lot of people showed up for a concert; a nice free, spring concert at a park. as a clinton supporter, I would have showed up too.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/robert-knig ht

I just switched my voter status. I am an independent as of 2 hours ago!

I'm ready to support Hillary as an Independent Candidate...whose ready to do the same?

Le'ts make this democracy count for something. Let us not settle for Mccain and obama. Let's have more ideas represented and more votes count....

Go to Hillaryclinton.com and tell her your switching too...

He throws his grandmother under the bus, he flips hillary off at a rally, he whines about being asked questions he doesn't like, he is absolutely less than qualified to be president.

But-he is good at one thing: he is a republican at heart...

click here and learn how obama has come this far...take the "QUIZ" on the site...

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/

A lot of posters are sharing their personal small town narratives but since I am a city critter I can only express my disappointment at obama as a democrat.

He is making it more and more difficult to win McCain in November. Obama thinks he can utter anything and get away with it because he is merely stating the truth. what he does not care about is how the republicans can use it against him.

He has a rookie and naive approach to politics. Obama really thinks he can smooth talk his way out of every ignorant remark he makes.

He covers his ignorance with talk about "truth". Earth to Obama: Every politician thinks their truth is THE truth. But unlike other politicians, obama's truths seems to have a "no fly zone" for the MSM. It simply goes unscrutinized. this will come back to haunt him.

I guess what ultimately matters is what the people in small town america think. We know what obama thinks of them in this video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xheGwt1r8_E

Honesty is sorely missing from many, many obama supporters when challenged to explain why they favor their candidate over clinton. Their usual answers leave a lot to be desired, like logic and honesty to begin. Obama supporters clamor that hillary and obama are substantially different. They are Not.

I think it has already been well established--after months of campaigning--that Hillary and Obama are two peas from the same pod with regard to many of their policy proposals concerning  myriad of issues. Their platforms are very similar with small gaps between them. By contrast, the gap between mccain and either hillary or obama is huge, as expected.

The record also shows that hillary and obama have accumulated shady and questionable backgrounds in their years as public servants. We are all aware of rezko, rev. wright, tuzla-gate et al. Since both these candidates have failed in some areas, we have been reasonable and gracious enough to allow them their flaws and still consider them seriously for the presidency.

So it seems to me that we, as democrats, have very little important matter to sift through that would set hillary and obama significantly apart and that would assist us in choosing one over the other decisively. This is a fact. No one can argue that their are stark differences between them and that it would be irresponsible to choose the weaker of the two candidates in light of those differences. There is no weaker candidate or stronger for that matter.

so, the other day in pennsylvania, barack and hillary were speaking to crowds and addressing a variety of issues in very similar ways.

the laundry list included:

Clinton and Obama were virtually indistinguishable.

Other similarities between the two candidates:

* Both provided detailed explanations of their plans to expand health care coverage. Both promised to open Congress' health insurance plan to all Americans.

* Both suggested that a portion of the increased fuel costs are due to price gouging. Obama vowed to "go after oil profits." Clinton said she believes some speculators are holding oil off the markets to wait for higher prices.

* Both expressed concern about the loss of manufacturing jobs, a major issue in this Rust Belt state. Obama noted that he opposes the North American Free Trade Agreement, which was enacted before he rose to political office and which the AFL-CIO blames for sending jobs to Mexico. Former president Bill Clinton enacted the deal, but his wife now says she would revise it. "I don't think we can stay a great country and not make things," said Clinton, who promised tax breaks for manufacturers.

* Both criticized the Bush administration for not doing more to aid families faced with home foreclosure. "We've got to keep people in their homes," Clinton said.

Obama noted that two top executives of Countrywide Financial Corp. got $19 million in stock bonuses while many of the subprime lender's customers now are facing foreclosure. "Nobody seems to be outraged about it," he said. "Washington is not listening to you."

all things being equal, who should we vote for? well, i thought about this and found a way to sort through this dilemma by asking myself the following question:

if my company were tanking and i needed immediate solutions to keep it viable, who would i hire-obama or hillary?

if i hire obama, well he would definitely bring spirit to the company and be a great cheerleader and might even get my employees to become more productive.

but what if my employees weren't the problem?--i guess i wouldn't need a cheerleader.

what i would need is someone who can get a hold of the reins quickly and be meticulous about how to turn losses into gains/profits. i would need someone who could immediately salvage what was still recoverable. someone who could withstand a whole lot of pressure.

obama or hillary? hillary or obama?

hiring obama would be the reckless thing to do. why put so many employees' jobs at risk? why put the whole company at risk with someone who is still learning the trade?

the company (aka america) is too precious to be managed by an inexperienced and overly confident applicant.

the choice is clear: donate at Hillaryclinton.com