Let the Second-Guessing Begin!

To all the Hillary supporters who say they would rather vote for Mccain than Obama as protest, I hope you have looked at the issues carefuly. McCain is against government funding of birth control and sex education; his opposition included a vote against spending $100 million to reduce teen pregnancy by education and contraceptives. He opposes the federal minimum wage. On January 24, 2007, he voted to repeal it. McCain is against publicly-funded health care, universal health care, or health coverage mandates, instead favoring tax credits of up to $5,000 for families that get health insurance. He also wants to put judges into the Supreme Court to overturn the right to have an abortion, as well as other issues. And the list continues. This time next year it won't matter who lost the election in November, but what policies the winner is pushing for.

Sorry, I apologize Adtravels, I meant to type that fire for effect's comment was horribly racist. I agree with your reply to this sad individual.

(adtravels=racist). Yes. Moving on...

I agree with all of your comments about Hillary. The only excuse I would allow her (since she came up with so many on her own) is: all of her constituents and the press kept saying what a "fighter" she was, so she didn't know when to give up.

Wow, to the last post... I don't even know what to say. What a racist. Moving on...

Great analyses of the the HRC Ordeal. BO is such a balanced and tempered man, mixed with a great
deal of humility. If he was driven by his ego (as she is) he certainly would not rushed to meet her
tonight), however, in the interest of the party, and the country it was a great thing to do. Certainly, its time
for America to begin to practice operating in a Higher Consciousness and BO is certainly the better
Candidate to move the Country in that direction, not just to end the war, but to raise the consciousnes
of the american people to not have a need or desire for war. Humanitarian efforts at home and in the
world is where we will focus on. Change is good.

Well, it looks like HRC is finally going to concede the nomination. How nice of her! And she has disavowed the VP push by some of her supporters. At this point she is a distraction. She'll play the game and endorse him and encourage her supporters to vote for him. But don't expect any real campaigning by the Clintons for him. It should be borne in mind that Democrats don't do very well in Presdiential elections. Now they are fielding a black candidate who couldn't win a Democratic primary in Puerto Rico. That says a lot. Obama doesn't do well with Hispanics. He is not likely to get 40% of the white vote, so he will need to compensate by doing very well with the Hispanic vote. If he wants to win the Presidency, he'll have to learn to speak Spanish!

You took the words right off of my scroll. I was a Hillary supporter. She lost me after the SC primary. I never realized how vicious the Clintons were until SC. I voted for Huckabee and he won GA. As the campaign went on, I realized I should have supported Obama. The Clintons and the Carl Roves and Rush are exactly what's wrong with politics today.

Could someone please do an analysis of alcoholism and the Presidency much like Gail Sheehy's scouring of Gary Hart. For anyone who has read Melody Beatty's book "Codependent No More" the "denial of reality" behavior of BOTH Bush #43 and Bill Clinton is unmistakable.

He hit the nail on the head here, especially with the cool comment. Organizations or businesses that are focussed on problem solving, have a culture of open discussion and do not tolerate drama queens are just that much more effective.

Many might disagree with Obama's views, question his honesty or not even like him all that much, but if nothing else it indicates the extreme competence and professionalism he would bring to the presidency.

Excellent and accurate analysis. Thank you. And GOOD BYE Hillary and Bill.

Excellent analysis. One of reasons I have heard Hillary and her spporters argue for her over Obama is experience vs his lack of experience. However one of your quotes on why Hillary lost: "Clinton is responsible for personnel decisions; her poor judgment of people, overemphasis on loyalty and testy reaction to anyone delivering bad news made her slow to recognize the need for a management shakeup." This quote is why I had doubts on how good a President she would make. Reading that quote does that not sound like our current President. When people in charge react testily to bad news. Subordinates hesitate in bringing bad news to them. Also the cool comment about Obama. Where treating people with disrespect would not be tolerated in the campaign was heartening. Hillary supporters can complain. I saw a blogger poster call Obama supporters delusional and anti-American. I can tell you from my heart that i lve tthe US of A and think Obama is the better choice then Hillary at this preesent poiltical time. Did anyone see McCain's speech tuesday night in front of that ugly green backdrop? His forced smiling is a put off. Contrary to some views posted. I think Obama is going to win in November. He is not facing Ronald Reagan. McCain is not a great candidate. I wish he had won in 2000. Bottomline is if Obama wins and flops. You can all vote him out in 4 years. You put up with Bush for 8 years. Why can't you put up with 4 years of Obama? What if he does turn out to be a good President? As for Tony Rezko ties. That is amusing after seeing American Experience's docu on Truman. Truman was elected to Senate because of support from one of the most corrupt political machines in the country. The Kansas Pentegrast machine. The key for Truman was he kept his integrity and was able to rise above how he got elected. Truman then stamped out corruption in US Government. History is always fascinating when you look back and see the same points made today that were used then. Too Bad Bush didn't look at Vietnam's history before he invaded Iraq.

Quote: Both Clintons were so far inside their own narcissistic bubble that longtime friends didn't dare tell her to quit in recent weeks because they knew she would never speak to them again. Hillary was surprised on the day after the last primary that even her most ardent supporters weren't standing by her anymore. "

From the DSM on Narcisism: "Individuals with this disorder have a grandiose sense of self-importance. They routinely overestimate their abilities and inflate their accomplishments, often appearing boastful and pretentious. They may blithely assume that others attribute the same value to their efforts and may be surprised when the praise they expect and feel they deserve is not forthcoming..."