* Will any of them be truly idiotic and, for example, raise the mythical menace again of the Far Right? [insert ominous music and black-and-white photo of Cheney scowling]

..by refusing to support Barack Obama.
The issues that Hillary Clinton has worked so tirelessly for–expanded access to healthcare, a woman's right to choose, the restoration of America's standing in the world–have been just as tirelessly opposed by John McCain and the GOP. If you refuse to support Obama in November you are standing in opposition to Hillary and thwarting her lifetime of hard work.
What's more, you will irreversibly damage her entire future. At BEST, Hillary will be seen as powerless and unable exercise leadership in regard to her supporters. At WORST, she will be seen as conniving to sabotage her own party at the most crucial political moment in a generation. Either way, her career will be over.
Could you live with that?
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Add this to Jazz's post about cult of personality supporters you get an interesting view.

Regarding the “avid Clinton supporters,” during the impeachment days a large number of them were African-American, if you think they would as strongly support Bill Clinton's third term I would love some of what you are smoking.

Finally, my biggest beef with Hillary (who in many ways has many talents and could do a great deal of good) is the fact she can't control Bill. I know it is hard to believe but there are people who saw Bill as a drawback to Hillary's campaign not an asset. Stories and rants like this do not put her in a good light at all.

People avidly support Clinton because when she aided her husband, the team brought our economy to the strongest it's been in US history. In a time and presidential race when economy is the #1 issue, it's a no-brainer that Hillary is popular and will continue to be even when Obama loses.

It is more than obvious that the Clinton folks are still listening to Mark Penn who completely ignored the black vote.

The little black boy in me may want to see the first black person as POTUS. But the realist black man in me continues intensely dislike the Dems and Repubs.

Santa '08!

Either Obama's wisdom in excluding anyone with the last name Clinton from his ticket will be amply justified

OR

Everyone will be shocked, shocked I tell you, at how supportive the Clinton's turn out to be at the convention, these unattributed snipes turning out to be a play in the expectation's game.

It's those damned Clintons!! It'll be their fault when he loses this Fall!!

Truthfully, he should be on his hands and knees thanking them for sticking their necks out for unity. Imagine knowing all the above about “our” candidate the DNC decided [with the GOP's help] to shove down our throats, and having to support him publicly anyway as a viable candidate?

That the Clintons can even look in his direction without cringing is an accomplishment. To get up on a stage and try to convince millions to vote for this guy in spite of every fiber of their being telling them and some 18 million voters that he is unfit for office? That, friends, is a feat only for political Titans with the strongest of stomachs…

Once again showing the Clinton tenacity and grace in face of all odds.

That they would endorse him at all, knowing he and he alone will cause our defeat this Fall is something of a large favor of Obama's crew to ask of them. Methinks Obamabots should be thankful instead of bitter, hostile and accusatory… : )

But for me, it was never about the issues. It was more a matter of *style* and *character*. As far as I'm concerned, *how* a candidate governs is more important than any list of political positions or hot-button issues.

Early on, I decided that Obama was a better candidate over Clinton based on this criteria. And as time has gone on, it has become increasingly clear that I made the right choice. Clinton has turned into more and more of a disaster as time goes on. The deep-seated narcissism, bitter sniping, petulant whining, in-fighting, back-stabbing…terrible. This long, long campaign has managed to expose the very worst of her character faults, and boy are they doozies.

After all the nastiness we've seen out of the Clintons over the past few months, could you imagine how awful she would be as a *president*? I am soooo glad that Obama persevered and defeated this monster.

She cannot get it both ways. Want to be a team player, want to be a leader, then act like one and get your people in line.