Hillary, Take Your Kitchen Sink and Get Out!

Written by: john nelson on Mar 7, 2008 12:53 AM EST

As someone who has closely watched Presidential campaigns since 1960, I have seen a lot of crazy behavior; but I have seen more crazy behavior in one day from Hillary, than I have in the last 48 years combined.

- NAFTA Gate - It's pretty clear that the Clinton campaign set this up; and that Hillary flat out lied about it. This must backfire on her.

- Comparing Senator Obama to Ken Starr. This is nuts. Just because the Obama campaign wants her to make public their taxes and the donations to the Clinton Library and open up the papers from the Presidential years. She has her own rules and says whatever she wants about anyone. She is acting just like the Bush White House.

- Ann Lewis, accusing the Obama campaign of being negative! Are they all nuts!

- Three times (at least) praising Senator McCain over Senator Obama. This is unheard of, even in the most contentious races I have seen.

- Hillary says she won't accept a caucus in Florida. Hillary, even though you think you do; you do not make the rules. Try as you might; you don't own the Democratic Party.

I've never been a fan of the Clintons and knew they played dirty and only cared about themselves; but just this one day in the campaign has been beyond belief. One thing is extremely clear here. Her philosophy is that if she's not the nominee; she will do everything she can to help McCain (behind the scenes) win the general election. Because her 2012 Presidential election starts the day this one stops.

If this keeps up, I cannot imagine what will happen in the next seven weeks. She will take the Party down. She cannot win without "closed door" tricks. It's virtually mathematically impossible. Some leaders in the Democratic Party who aren't intimidated by her and Bill (namely Gore, Dean, Richardson, Edwards, Pelosi) have to have an intervention here and take her kicking and screaming out of this race. It has to happen and it has to happen now.

Short of that, there should be one hell of a big press conference with as many super delegates as possible endorsing Obama; featuring Gore, Edwards, Richardson and Pelosi; and even though he's not a Democrat, Colin Powell. These tactics cannot be allowed to continue. Bill and Hillary apparently live in their own world where they are King and Queen and no one crosses them. They must be stood up to now! For the good of the Party, the country and the world.

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