The Moderate Liberal

It’s over.

Barak Hussein Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America. Congratulations, Barak.

Instead of moving to heal her party, Clinton chose to immediately place intense pressure on Barak through the media and party hacks to choose her as his running mate.  Clinton speaks of  gaining “respect” for her “18 million” followers, all the while wielding them like a weapon against the party.

Meanwhile, Obama has consistently given Clinton nothing but respect, sweetie!  His June 2 speech in St Paul, MN was full of kind words and respect for Clinton. But Clinton doesn’t realize she must give it to get it.

Clinton has been, and continues to be incredibly disrespectful of Obama and his supporters.  The public pressure they are now attempting to lay on Obama is horrendously disrespectful.  All the while she is publicly crying out for the Veep spot, she has yet to even acknowledge Obama’s victory.

Unless a respectful Clinton moves immediately to heal the Democratic party, Obama will not have her as his running mate.

During this campaign I have come to understand this about Obama: he will not be bullied.

Clinton missed her moment last night to heal the party, and to make herself a serious candidate for vice president.  Instead, she choose to use the stage to issue veiled threats like she was a schoolyard bully.

Now, with each hour that passes, what Clinton will do or not do becomes less and less important.  The race is now quickly moving on without Clinton, and her influence is waning fast.

I am fully confident that Obama will do what needs to be done to win this election. Obama has shown us all that he is smart, resiliant, a strong leader, and capable of making good decisions. If Obama wants Clinton as his running mate, then it shall be so because it is good for America.  If not, and he chooses someone like Jim Web or John Edwards, then I will happily accept that decision as well.

What about those angry Clintonista’s who say they will slash and burn the Obama campaign with their votes?  Will they truly be so petty as to vote for McCain or stay home, simply because their team lost? 

First, I have to believe that deep inside, these supporters are true Democrats, and not cultish followers of Clinton. If I am wrong, and such behavior does come to pass, and the uneducated voters in West Virginia who may have trouble voting for a “black man” cause America to miss this amazing historic opportunity to elect a great leader, then I can truly say with all honesty that this will be the first time in my adult life that I am truly ashamed of my country.

Since Edwards graciously left the race for the Democratic nomination, I quickly and easily transferred my support to Barack HUSSEIN Obama.

I get asked frequently: despite my contempt for a Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton presidential succession, would I vote for HRC if she gets the nomination? The answer is Yes, I sadly, angrily, would.

But thats about all you can count on me for: it won’t be a vote for HRC as much as a vote against a conservative supreme court.

My enthusiasm will not transfer from BHO to HRC. I won’t be knocking on doors or driving little old ladies from Dem neighborhoods to the polling places. The extradinary money flow from my checking account to BHO will not transfer to HRC. It will be very difficult to put aside the hard feelings that she is inspiring… some very serious outreach will be required. I’ll cast my vote, but I won’t “believe we can” win this election in my heart with HRC. My expectations would be very low. My interest in the Democratic party would likely wane markedly. I would look forward to a challenge within the Democratic party in 4 years.

Hillary’s recent and well publicized praise of John McCain’s foreign policy credentials at the expense of Obama (and indeed, at her own expense) is just more proof that she is the wrong nominee. What a pathetic, mean spirited, stupid slash-and-burn strategy. If her underhanded tactics work and she is the nominee, this will come back to haunt her deny her hte presidency.  But its about what I have come to expect from Clinton, so in my heart I am not surprised.

 It appears that in her desperation to, not just defeat but destroy Obama, she seems to be courting a VP spot on the McCain ticket. She is doing McCain’s campaigning for him.