OK, everyone, you have two choices for president:

The first one has one of the longest lines of political experience in history.  He is exceedingly popular in congress.  He was a soldier who volunteered to defend the United States in the Navy.

The second one has no real political experience outside of Illinois.  He is tall and lanky with big ears.  He even lost a few of his first attempts at gaining political office.  He is an excellent speechwriter and orator.  He is a good attorney and has a successful law practice.

So which one would you choose?

This is a trick question because both were already Presidents of the United States.  The first one is the 15th President of the United States, James Buchannan.  He is the President who mired us in the Civil War by declaring the action illegal but doing nothing when the south decided to seceed from the Union.  He is largely considered by historians as being the worst President in American history.

He was followed by the other man who became the 16th President of the United States: Abraham Lincoln.    Abraham Lincoln is credited with the end of slavery, the end of the Civil War, and unification of the nation.  He became president at a dark time when our country was deeply divided over very polarizing issues.  He had no experience in Washington prior to his Presidency.  He is widely considered by historians as one of the best Presidents in American History.  

Which one would you prefer as your President now?  We have an almost identical choice before us today between Senator Obama and Senator McCain.  Could you sleep well at night if you made the wrong choice?

Im an Obama supporter and i just want to say Thank you Senator Clinton for an awesome campaign and even though I may not have agreed with all your tactics it was one hell of a ride!!!

Huge.
Obama is the nominee and Clinton will not drag this through the summer.
The party can heal and look towards November.
Funny, I am an Obama supporter but, I feel more stunned then elated.  It may not hit me until Obama speaks tonight.  It's over so suddenly.

wow

I can't wait for the Clinton camp to see this story and put out a statement:  "Contrary to AP reporting the Clinton camp WILL NOT recognize Obama's nomination, ever, so there.  Additionally, we in the Clinton camp have decided to take our ball (the Democratic party) and go home."

Wow!  We have now entered the Twilight Zone...or have we just returned from it?

Time to unite!

Go Obama!

Sweet. It's time to start coming together on the issues and leaving the divisive and hurt feelings behind. Democrats belong to ONE party, regardless of the nominee. Here's hoping that the Clinton supporters who are hurt right now will come together behind Obama for the sake of not losing this election to McCain.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!Please convince your die hard coalition that Obama has the same view of the world as you do!!! Please do this for the sake of the party.

enough to win, but he hasn't won until he has paid my debt, given positions to all my staff, taken on everyone of my platforms, made me vp, and ackowledged that i am the better at everything even though i lost.

well, no duh.

If this is true, then Hillary truly is showing grace in the end game.  Now will she campaign FOR him?

Obuma has them now, but will he still have them at the convention. Superdelegates do tend to change their minds alot, and with more bad news coming for Obuma (this week it's his pal and real estate adviser Tony Rezco getting convicted of lots of bad stuff), the SGs may just want to rethink their position.

Hillary can't afford a party split any more than Barack can. This is done, Hillary has lost, and at long, long last, she will bow out gracefully.

The end.

Yatta!

Saying Obama "has the delegates" is different than conceding and endorsing.  She is determined to sidetrack this election still.  Come on, Senator Clinton, DO THE RIGHT THING and STEP ASIDE.  ENDORSE OBAMA, the rightful nominee of the Democratic Party.

FOX NEWS - 7:40 am MST.
GERALDINE FERRARO admits Obama is the man. ----- Accepts that Hillary lost. --- PLEADS FOR SUPERS TO WAIT UNTIL WEDENESDAY TO NOMINATE OBAMA.

IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT HILLARY SUPPORTERS ARE BUYING KOOL-AID FOR TONIGHT'S EVENT.

It depends on what your definition of "acknowledge" is.

Finally!!!!
I REALLY do not want her to take the VP slot.
Think about all of the baggage she would bring to the campaign.
And what an easy target for McCain....all he has to do is point out everything negative Clinton has said about Obama

Its time the Clinton step back and let someone else take a turn.

I walked into the kitchen and heard Mika with the campaign alert.  I got tears in my eyes.

But I'll believe it when I see it.

im an avid obama fan. but read this. it might help put things in perspective:

I was the "crazy screaming woman"
by LauraD
Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 08:07:47 PM PDT

No, not the one from Manhattan at the DNC RBC who was all WTF.

I was the "crazy screaming woman" from Berkeley about 4 years ago at the Lamorinda Democratic Clubs straw vote just before the CA primary.

backstory:
I was grieving because the first candidate I'd ever been really excited about wasn't going to be the Democratic candidate .  I was angry because I felt that he had been treated badly by the Democratic party in general and I felt that John Kerry was behind some of that.   I was angry because the press had conspired with the "powers that be" to push the person I felt was the best candidate, the person I felt would be the best president out of the race.    

   * LauraD's diary :: ::
*

Yes I was a "Deaniac,"  though I hated that term.  However if it fit anyone, it fit me.   Dean was the first candidate I donated to and I donated up to the legal limit (as a kindergarten teacher, that is a significant amount of money for me)  I had spent most weekends and many weeknights tabling at farmer's markets, running meet-ups, blogging, doing whatever I could.   I even bought myself a plane ticket and went to Iowa for the first two weeks of the "Perfect Storm"   I was smitten with the Dean campaign.  I had even been selected as a Dean delegate for my district.

To say I was "emotionally invested" in the campaign is to put it mildly.

So even though Dean had dropped out of the race right before the straw poll.  I was going and I was going to vote for Dean!

I had already cried my eyes out with my fellow Dean supporters and I thought I was getting ready to move on, but I wanted one last night to vote for Dean and since a lot of the people I knew from Lamorinda were Dean people I thought he might win the straw poll and I thought that might help me move on.

So there were speakers for each of the candidates.  One of our group spoke with great eloquence on why he was a Dean supporter and why it was still worth voting for Dean.   Then the Edwards supporter spoke with great eloquence about how he was inspired by Edwards.   The Kuchinich supporter was inspired and inspirational and gave a gracious nod of emotional support to the Dean people because she understood how we felt.  That helped.

Then the Kerry guy stepped up to the mic.    He started out by saying something to the effect of, "Wow!  I'm surprised to see so many supporters for the other candidates.  I was expecting everyone to be wearing Kerry buttons by this point."    . . . . crickets chirped . . .    He then went on to say that he was there because he had gone to prep school with John's brother so when they called him to come down from Alaska (seriously?  every other campaign had someone local and the Kerry campaign had this putz fly down from frickin' Alaska?- because he went to prep school  with his brother???)   . . . yeah this was not helping with my feelings for the Kerry campaign.  So he goes on and on and some of us are obviously not feeling the love so he calls us on it.  He lectures us on how we *"fell in love"* but now we need to *"fall in line"*  and I'm blinking back tears because it hasn't been a week yet and I'm still grieving but I know I have to fall in line but I don't wan to be in a line with this a-wipe from Alaska who wants me to support Kerry because he played water polo with his brother.   Then he realizes he has made a mistake ( I think he saw the smoke coming out of my ears)  and he says..  "I know it's hard.  . .  * I feel your pain * "  . . .  then he laughs.

With some time and distance I can now see that it was probably a nervous laugh, but it it was the laugh that broke this camel's back.  

I lost it.

I stood up and I shouted.  "You do NOT feel MY PAIN!!!  You would need a  soul  to feel my pain!"   And I stormed out of the room crying.   I found my self in the kitchen.   A few other Dean people were there.  They were smart enough to leave the room  before  they started screaming like a crazy person.   They were pretending to get the snack trays ready for the mingling and munching portion of the evening.  I picked up the knife that had been used to cut veggies and stared at it.    I would never use it but it was kind of fun to think about.  I was that angry.    I remember saying that John Kerry was lucky he was running against George Bush because if the Republican was someone like John McCain I would vote for him just to spite John Kerry.

So while I think the women threatening to vote for John McCain need to stop and think and get some perspective, and while I hope the super delegates stop this thing before Denver, and while I'm all for Obama at this point (and have been since Edwards dropped out)  I think we need to cut these women some slack.

They are grieving.  They have until November to work through this.   Telling them to get over it and "fall in line" right not isn't productive and isn't compassionate.  The super delegates need to "fall in line"  this week, the voters can take some more time to grieve.   It would help if there candidate is as gracious as mine was in dropping out, but if she isn't then we need to be a little more patient with her followers.    Wait until after the convention to start working on them.  Even then take it gently.  

I moved on.  The convention helped.  Meeting some nice people who were working for Kerry because they were inspired by him helped.  I wound up volunteering  for ACT in Reno.  For those of you who showed up the weekend before election day I was the woman dressed like the Statue of Liberty who greeted you at the door and sent you to your assigned station.    I have to say that though I was ready to vote for Kerry.  I was kind of glad that I wasn't allowed to wear a Kerry button.   If that guy from Alaska hadn't pushed me too soon, I probably would have been more excited about jumping on the Kerry bandwagon.  But he did and I wasn't.

So. . . don't be that guy.  

Now is definitely the time to be a kind and gracious winner. We will need Hillary's support in November.  I agree with Naeen from Cleveland.Thank you Senator Clinton for a well fought campaign. We look forward for your support as united Democrats regain the White House. We don't need to go into the V-P trip. It is Barack's decision, not ours.  It is our job to support him.

BE CAREFUL HERE!

McAuliffe said:  "...once Obama gets the majority
                 of the 'CONVENTION DELEGATES'..."

They're STILL going to take this all the way to the
convention!

Listen to EXACTLY what he said!

a sigh of relief. No need to fight each other. Our opponent is McCain. Welcome Hillary on the ObamaWagon.

It's about time!!

OBAMA 2008/2012

Where is Capt Smashed today? I miss his cut and paste posts.

Im an Obama supporter to ..and I think we need Senator Clinton to win!!!   Time to unite

I hope Chris Matthews and Olberman are happy. John McCain has just been elected President of the United States.

Hallelujah! Now let's go get Obama elected!

Just saw where the house whip endorses Obama. This shouldn't even be news. All blacks supoort Obama. Getting one not to would be like getting Roland Martin to do anything but praise the great Obama!

Fired up...
Ready to go

Fired up...
Ready to go

Fired up...
Ready to go

Frank
Chicago
Obama '08

I have to admit that while I'm cautiously optimistic that she will finally conceed the campaign has been throwing strong indicators in both directions since Saturday. Here's hoping that the Clinton's have finally accepted that the fight is over and it's time to unify the party to fight our real enemies.

Hmmm, the other day, Obama gives Hillary huge accolades, and then says, he and she will be working together in November...

Hmmmm, then today, Hillary is reportedly going to recognize Obama's delegate math that he's has the nomination.

What does this all seem to inevitably lead to:

An Obama/Clinton ticket.

How Sweet It Is!  Finally Hillary is showing some class by finally acknowledging that Barack Obama is the new standard bearer of the Democratic Party.

Now we can finally get united in helping Barack Obama send "Bush Hugger" McCain into political retirement, where all Reagan foot soldiers belong!

Go Obama 08/12!

Just what we all want a passive presidential nominee.  Good luck going against McCain Obamanation.  My vote is for McCain.

I pray that this is true, and the Clinton's don't release a statement denying this later!

Not helpful, Jay from Indiana.

Time to get over the bickering and unite against the republicans.

I truly hope Hillary supporters realize that a non-vote, or worse - a vote for McCain, is absolutely against their best interests.  If you want out of Iraq, if you believe in a woman's right to choose, if you're concerned about the supreme court getting even more conservative (and this is the scariest prospect!), then the democrats _must_ win the white house.

Obama supporters, and I'm one of the, shut up!  Be gracious winners as much as we look for that quality in a fierce and talented and intelligent opponent when they lose.

We do not have an overwhelming mandate as we move forward. We need to work hard again to build the kind of coalition that will ensure not just a Democrat in the White House, but a loud mandate for change - in our health care policies, in our foreign policies, in our labor policies, our energy polices and on and on.

The last 8 years have damaged this country and it's a wound we'll be healing for a long time.  

There are many out there who have made up their mind. They don't like Obama and never will.  But there are many many more still evaluating him and his supporters. So, I beg you to be every bit as intelligent, gracious and positive as Mr. Obama is and as we'll see soon, Mrs. Clinton is too.

You're joking..

This Democrat could never vote for Obama as President.  He has not earned my respect.  I have researched this man up and down and what I have found is not pleasant.  McCain will be the best President for our country during this critical time in history.  This whole election season has left a bad taste in my mouth and I am a true Independent.  When the Dem party leans so far left, what do they expect to happen when many voters consider themselves in the middle of the political spectrum?

The story I read only says that she'll admit he "currently" has the delegates needed.  Nothing was said about her suspending or ending her campaign.  Remember her story now continues to be that SD's can change their mind.  It ain't over folks!!

I can't wait to read what Patty SD Ca has to say!

Thank you.  Now Hillary has to help heal the division that her campaign and husband caused in this nomination fight.  

But will she drop her bid and support Obama or leave it open???

Hallelujah!

Allelujah!

Praise G-D forever, and ever Amen!!

We are thoe ones we have been waiting for.  time for us all to unite White, black,Women, Men, Latinos, Asians.  we cannot afford any more years even remotely resembling the last eight(8). Barack Obama will make a fine President and together we can make it so in November.

Thanks Hillary for joining the team to victory.

Thanks, Mrs. Clinton, for doing the right thing ... and I will no longer refer to you as Hillary Huckabee!

OBAMA '08 & '12

WOW.. So surprized that she did that!! CHANGE IS ON THE WAY!!!! PEOPLE.. LET's get ready to VOTE for CHANGE!!!!

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Pinch me....is this nightmare really over. Can we now please focus on McCain. This trainwreck of a candidate has been getting a free ride while we Dems. bicker.

Democrat, your post was pure poetry......very well put. It goes to show us not everything is evident just on surface.  I submit this opin------It looks like Sen. Clinton will make some kind of announcement tonight:  the question is, will she parse her words so as to nod toward Obama or come flat out and say Obama is our party's choice and "let's get behind him and win in Nov."?  We need a serious gut check here......I, like many others, can pretty much read what a person says by inflection, phrasing, and body language.  I would be very impressed if Sen. Clinton  just flat out said it is over and Dems can begin the Nov. race.  But I am not kidding myself.......she will probably say something quasi-lame like "my opponent has eked out a statistical advantage, therefore blah blah adnauseum.  LETS GET ON WITH IT FOR G-D"S SAKE

Thank goodness. I have to admit I am not a supporter of either Clinton, but I am now pleasantly surprised she is - finally - doing the ethical thing. OBAMA - RICHARDSON in '08

Good, now we can ALL with Clinton go forth in kicking butt and taking names.  

I will say it again, with OBAMA and CLINTON together,even if not on the same ticket, civil rights win.  Hillary is not going away and she will be a very important voice in strengthening this nation.

At this point I don't care if she is on the ticket or not; we have some serious issues in this nation and we need all DEMS, REPUBS, and INDI's to beat those MCBush's out of that White House!

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