So, all the Obamites are clamoring for Clinton to just drop out so their savior can be anointed King (or at least heir to the throne). I personally don’t see a problem with her hanging out through Texas, Ohio, and maybe PA. These are some delegate rich states, and I suppose there’s some chance that she might win by a large enough margin to shift both the (committed) delegate count, and the overall popular vote.

I really don’t see that happening at this point, though. It sure looks like we’ve got some serious Barackamentum going on here, and I think it’s becoming increasingly clear that – for better or worse – he’s become the ‘people’s choice.’ I think it’s time for Clinton to start thinking about her exit strategy. I don’t know what she can get out of this, but she will, very soon, need to wake up and smell the coffee. If some combination of ‘super’ delegates and Florida and Michigan delegates being seated gives her the nomination, nobody’s going to accept it. Nobody with a brain, anyway – and certainly nobody who has never ‘gotten over’ dubya getting appointed emperor in chief by the Supreme Court.

So, Hillary, if you want to hang out and see what happens in TX and OH, well, OK, I can understand that. But absent some overwhelming rush of support toward your campaign, it’s time to start thinking about getting out. I know it’s a tough blow to the ego – especially when ‘they’ had all but given you the nomination – but now you have a chance to go back to the Senate and be a major force for pushing a progressive agenda through with a (more or less) friendly President and solid Democratic control of Congress. God knows we need a new Senate Majority Leader. That would be a pretty major achievement for you in and of itself. In fact, you might have more real power in that position than you would as President.

Of course, that means you’ll actually have to stand up, stop triangulating, quit being driven by your ambition, and start being driven by all those things that you really did stand for (supposedly), way back when. Put that Clinton machine and ruthlessness to work fighting for the people who have nobody to fight for them (if you need ideas, feel free to ask John Edwards). We all know you’ve got your Senate seat here in NY for as long as you want it, so quit being motivated by the need to get reelected, and start being motivated by the need to help the forgotten people in this society.

Just, please, don’t pull everything apart trying to ‘win’ the Presidential nomination at all costs. You’ll only succeed in giving us President McCain, and quite possibly losing seats (if not control) in Congress. We really don’t need that.