What was the key to Hillary McClinton’s success last night? She proved – again – fear works, thus demonstrating why she’s already conceded to McCain. And she won big where Democrats are sure to lose in November: rural America. That sounds, at least to me, like the definition of a pyrrhic victory.

McClinton? I like that. Hadn’t heard it before.

My wife is a feminist and would love to vote for a woman. But she’s so disgusted at Her Royal Clintoness’ no-holds-barred campaigning (not to mention her hawkishness) that she may vote for McCain.

Her thinking is that, since we live in New York, which Clinton should win in the general election if she’s the candidate, making her NY victory a squeaker will send a message to the Democrats about nominating a near-Republican.

Indeed, Dr. S., HRC’s statement that security is “what it will be all about” is a major strategic and tactical error. Thanks for noticing that and throwing it back in her face.

Her smear campaign against Barack Obama that accuses him of cynically using his opposition to NAFTA a campaign ploy is not only a cynical fabrication by the Clinton campaign but worse yet. It seems that the remarks attriuted to Obama’s aide were actually made my members of Clinton’s staff who contacted Canadian diplomats to offer them assurances.

In today’s Globe and Mail by Campbell Clark tells how an investigation has begun by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, that reveals the startling information that it was the Clinton campaign that first contacted the Canadian government to “tell them not to worry because Hillary Clintons attacks on the NAFTA were mostly political posturing.”

It apparently started with a remark by Harper’s Chief of Staff, Ian Brodie during a Feb. 26 budget hearing.

Note Brodie is quoted here indicating that it was THE CLINTON CAMP who had contacted the Canadians to give assurances that her attacks on NAFTA were mostly “political posturing” and should be taken with a “grain of salt.”

I never used to hate Hillary, in fact I voted for her for Senate, but it’s stomach churning how desperate she’s getting. The mere fact that she even bitches about the media when she had 6 months of free coverage before one vote was cast is vile on it’s own. What I love is how the media is doing stories on how the “media” covers Hilary. That’s about as useless as those self evaluation reports you are forced to do at work. I hate to say this, but maybe some of the right wingers were really right about the Clinton power machine. Maybe I never saw it because she never went against someone I liked.

I wonder what’s going to happen to the record number or newly registered voters that voted for Obama if she wins the nomination?

It’s enough to make me wonder if the Democrats have a snowballs chance in hell, which just plays into the Republican’s hands all around.

GACK!

Maybe against Obama. Against Hillary, he has oodles and oodles of lifelong Hillary haters easily in his pocket. That’s about, oh, I’d guess half the Democrats, and 4/5 of the GOP in an army of berzerkers that will be led by another fogie, Mrs. Gingrich, and her son Mordred, er, Newt. Meanwhile indies and Greens will be voting Nader/McKinney. Hillary is doomed against McCain. Why do you think the GOP is rapidly forming behind him now, when just a month ago they were all hating McCain? They’re helping Hillary along to a stolen nod as best they can… that’s their dream opponent… and they’re not even hiding their lust affair with her anymore.

I hadn’t seen your post on opportunity before, and changing the language around progressive themes. Let me just say that that is one HELL of a post. You said what I’ve been thinking, but said it much better than I.