Dear ~Di,
Lurk Moar. Speak less.
Signed,
Abraham Lincoln, one-term US representative, best president ever.
I think I have a right to express an opinion without being singled out and told to basically shut up. That was uncalled for.
You have the right to be called out when you're impressively wrong. Unless you're honestly willing to argue that my old friend Abe really was an undistinguished and unsuccessful president as a direct result of his lack of experience, which I suppose you could, except... no, no, you can't, really. That would be well stupid.
This is why it's imperative, if the Dems want to win in November, that they keep her as far away from the nomination as possible. Clinton's appeal among independents is laughable, and it's important to point out that those "strong feelings" are not confined just to Democrats. With 8 years of GWB, war and economic downturn lain at the feet of the Republican party, they're in a lot of trouble. Their nominee is not popular amongst the far right of the party. They need something to rally around, or against, and a Hillary Clinton ticket would be like a gift from God for them. The independents would go out for McCain, but every last Republican voter across the country will go out against Hillary, and if she gets the nomination it will only be through superdelegate currying, which will alienate a sizable chunk of the democratic voting block.
So what I'm saying is, if Hillary Clinton gets the nomination, be prepared to cut your thumbs off, because you'll be glad you did when President McCain institutes the draft in '09 for Operation Persian Freedom.