Our family was strongly behind Hillary Clinton and most all our relatives and neighbors. NONE of us have any intention of supporting Obama. We have already switched over to John McCain. It is that simple. I think this is true of MOST of Hillary’s supporters.

Nobody hates McCain, they see him as too old and too much of the same old Bush policies that have failed our country for over seven years. Why would anyone want more of what we’ve suffered? You must really hate America to want a continuation of Bush. No, people don’t hate McCain, they just see him as not good for the US.

Thank you for the rational, well-reasoned words. I will, of course, support Mr. Obama, but this will help me explain to my friends why I haven’t immediately rushed out to make pro-Obama placards.

Clinton supporters are not in need of psychological help, neither
is there any reason for anyone to think that Clinton lost anything.
How could she lose something she never had, the superdelegates
who said they were for her were never for her, otherwise they
would have stuck by her, so she didn’t lose anything. The DNC
lost it’s credibility on Saturday at the Florida Michigan meeting
and Harold Ickes laid it out most clearly. The truth will set you
free as it says in the Bible, and the sooner the better!

Voting for McBush instead of Obama because you hold a grudge is idiotic. Clinton is a pathological liar. McBush will continue the unconstitutional wars and warrantless spying on Americans. Obama is the clear choice.

Anyone who would vote for McCain, just because Hillary lost, don’t let the door hit you. The Democrats nether want nor care a shit about voters like yourself.

Do some of you realize that the US Congress is composed of mostly Democrats? So, why would you want a Democrat to be the US President when Congress has failed us more than what many folks claim Bush has? By the way, Congress has a lower approval than Bush — check it out.

We need oil, yet the Democrats won’t allow drilling where the oil is located in our country. I am a wild life defender, but I select our country’s needs over the Polar Bear!

I smile most of the time I see female posters pretending to be Clinton democrats voting for McCain. They are not. They’re republican tools trying to stir up feelings of divisiveness. What these idiots don’t realize is that the average American isn’t sucked into the comments section of online new articles and isn’t swayed by crazy rants from people pretending to middle aged white women switching from Clinton to McCain, who represents everything Clinton is fighting against.

Scarlete: you are a ghoul. We need to expan on alternative energy, and get OFF of our dependence on oil.

I do not care if Hillary concedes or not I made my mind up long ago when I heard Barack Hussein Obama lie repeated about not knowing the Syrian criminal Tony Rezko ( who was just convicted of numberous crimes just this last week). Obama said he hardly knew Rezko but in fact Rezko helped him get his home he currently owns. Obama said that Rezko had only given him a few thousand dollars in contributions but it was over 250,000 dollars 4 lies later. He said that he never heard Jeremiah Wright use questionable rhetoric in 23 years of attending the Trinity church (he must have been asleep during the sermons). He says he is not muslim but he chose a church that in my opinion is Anti-American. He says he loves this country but his wife is not proud of it unless she gets to be First Lady, she is making much more money now than before he was elected to the US senate how is that for special interest groups (he says he does not support lobbiest BS).

I have made my mind up that Barack Hussein Obama is not an honorable man, he will tell you what you want to hear, he shuns his white heritage but he wants the white working class vote.

If you think I am making this up then do your self a favor and go check it out on the internet your self you be the judge.

Congress had its low approval rating when it was almost exclusively Republican. A republican controlled congress for most of the last 15 years and a Republican controlled executive branch for the past 8 have done nothing but damage this country.

The reason the currently Democratically controlled congress hasn’t accomplished much is because the few republicans that haven’t been kicked out yet stonewall and obstruct progress.

They vote for enormous increases in war expenditures and DHS expansions, and then turn around and call the DEMOCRATS fiscally irresponsible for wanting to invest 1/100th of that price in alternative energy? It’s bull!

“Her campaign charged that the Obama campaign had a gun to her head to force her to quit the race.”

It seems you really wanted to run with that gun metaphor, but this is sloppy writing and sloppy journalism. Noone put a gun to Hillary or her campaign, she simply didn’t win. And once it was clear that she lost, Obama was in no rush to push her out, he simply shifted focus to the general election (after all, the money Hillary raises will most likely be merged with Obama’s campaign fund once she can pay herself back those huge loans).

As for McCain’s impregnable character, it’s important to balance that sort of statement by pointing out that he has voted the Republican (and Bush) party line nearly every time for the last several years, despite his “Maverick” image. And he does have a well-known temper (calling his wife an unsavory word in public) that may be a result of post-traumatic stress. He certainly does have a service record worthy of the highest honor, but that does not magically make any other personality or political faults disappear. Especially for someone running for the nation’s highest office.

I think it is good to see Hillary and Barack patch things up. What I do not understand is why people keep quoting the democratic mantra that McCain and Bush are alike. There is no proof of that whatsoever. Even Hillary sided with President Bush from time to time. Bush has been demonized by the media for so long that people have lost all perspective of who this fine man truly is. I do not agree with everything he has done, but that same thing could be said about every president in the past 60 years of my life. None of these commentators have ever personally met President Bush, yet are so destructive in their analysis of him. It just goes to show the power of the biased press on uneducated or uninformed people. Where were these same people when President Johnson and subsequent Presidents bungled the war in Viet Nam. I know where I was, I was in the combat zone fighting a war for the freedom of the Vietnamese people froma communist regime, while these pinheads were unwittingly causing the demoralization of the American troops. When I came home from combat, I was met with “no respect” for my service to my country. I became a baby killer, overnight. I really think if these people will wake up and become independent thinkers we can avoid a repeat of that scenario, but they show the same zealotry as the people did back then. Just get out of the war at any cost. I watched as thousands died after we pulled out of Vietnam. Is that the type of disater we want?

Electing Obama was all setup, you know why because dnc is devided they had two candidates and they always backed Obama the baggage he has up his but they disregarded, stupid Dick Morris talking BS for Hillary he is got to be ashame of himself. I dont think Hallery supporters would ever forget that.

This article is idiotic. Why is the Fox News “Health blog” taking on the issue of what Hillary supporters should do? Talk about a stretch…

What the the Fox “right-wing” News should be worried about is how badly the Democratic candidate is going to beat McCain in the election. Hint: VERY BADLY.

> NONE of us have any intention of supporting Obama.

Let go of your anger and use your head. Do you really want 4 more years of Economic downturn, war, and poor international relations?

That is what you will be supporting in November unless you smarten up.

SCATLETE…you scare me!

It is extremely frustrating to see all these people, like Judy, saying” I’ll never vote Obama, if I can’t have Hillary, I’m voting McCain”. I wonder if you people drink coffee, because it’s time to wake up and smell it. If you supported Clinton for what she stood for then a vote for McCain is a vote against Everything Clinton stands for. Wether you like Obama or not, the only hope we have of turning things around in this country is a democrat in office. Please ask youselves if you have enjoyed a failing economy, if you have enjoyed your tax dollars going to a war that is probably more about protecting the U.S. interest in middle east oil than it is about spreading “democracy”, if you, or someone you know enjoys not having any sort of affordable healthcare, and if you also like paying four dollars a gallon,and living in a throw away society (if you don’t think we need to move towards cleaner, renewable fuels, energy, and resources) ……..by all means vote for McCain, because if this is the case,YOU NEVER REALLY SUPPORTED CLINTON IN THE FIRST PLACE. I know changes in the above mentioned areas will not happen over night but the thing is that with more republican rule they will not happen at all. THE COFFEE IS BREWING.

No matter how may of you vote for McCain - because you are butt-hurt that Hillary isn’t the front runner, - the fact remains…your candidate LOST and you cant get that back! even if McCain wins, you still loose!

“Hatred of John McCain will not immediately galvanize Democrats into a united force. McCain is, simply put, hard to hate. The most unsympathetic of biographers would not question his patriotism or bravery or character or commitment. ”

That is a good point. I never thought about the fact that it is really hard to hate McCain, even though I don’t like him and didn’t want him as the Republican nominee.

I also don’t like nor trust Obama, but he is really hard to hate as well. I find he would be harder to love though because we know nothing about him.

Think about it, on January 3, 2005, Obama wasn’t even a US senator and as of now he is the Democratic nominee to become President of the United states. That means 25 months of being a US senator and then Obama declared his candidacy for President. I’ll tell you one thing he has, and that is confidence.

George W Bush was similar in that he had very little experience but Obama is even more extraordinary because his father wasn’t president. Obama is kind of like Oprah, just another politician/TV-Host to US Presidential Nominee/Most influential Woman in the World. Crazy, scary, impressive? You be the judge.

Whoever becomes President, McCain or Obama, (or a thid party, lol) I hope they do an excellent job.

I can’t see myself voting for McBush under any circumstances but I also have a big problem with someones ability to lead the country when after attending the same church for 20 years they have no concept of their pastors values. I will probably switch to the green party. I realize that this will draw flack from BHO supporters as their only means of supporting their candidate is to be extremely negative in thier remarks concerning other candidates but the facts remain, HRC has been dealing with foreign dignitaries and serving in the senate for years and has the necessary knowledge to lead.

Judy-

So you are willing to vote for someone who is against ALL HIllary’s causes?
Even though she tells you openly to vote for Obama? Don’t you trust her judgment? Or is she just telling a bold-faced lie?

Although I sympathize with your frustration that your candidate lost, it’s becoming more obvious to me that your position is nothing more than sour grapes. You are free to do as you will, but be clear that you’re not voting FOR McCain, just against Obama. That doesn’t win elections.

(BTW, many of my friends were Hillary supporters and they are ALL voting for Obama.)

Whoa Scarlete, that is crazy, I didn’t know Congress’s job approval was so low. Funny huh, McCain, Obama, Clinton, all part of that Congress with an incredibly low approval.

I was a Clinton supporter. The moment she indicated she would concede to Obama, I became an Obama supporter. Did I magically fall in love with Obama? Nope. But I think you underestimate the distrust and distaste the majority of Democrats (and, I would say, the majority of Americans) have for the Republican party at this point in history. I don’t need to “hate” John McCain - I just need to see the R next to his name to know that I will not be voting for him.

To all the “Democrats” that say they are going to vote McCain..get real, NO YOU WON’T! Hillary will come out and encourage you to vote for Obama and you will… so put out the burning crosses, suck it up and be the “Democrat” you are..unless you want to poke a stick in your eye and be a 2 time looser if you do vote McCain!

#1 I really don’t understand Democrats that say they will now vote for McCain… How does one switch parties that are so different. Idolizing any politician shows that one has not put any study in choosing a candidate to support. Clinton and Obama have many of the same thoughts on issues whereas McCain and the Republican Party (or independant) are very different!! How foulish to abandon the party of your choice for a grudge!
#2 Why would anyone think that Clinton would be a good choice for VP? I am certain that she and Bill would find a way to discredit anything Obama would do in order to have him impeached and for her to take the presidency! It appears that Hillary does not know how to lose!

I am a Hillary supporter and a Democrat, but I will not vote for Obama. Who wants bad BO in the whitehouse anyways. McCain ‘08!

McCain as a person may be hard to hate, but his policies are easy to despise…

Judy and others like her who would rather vote Republican than their own party are crazy. Obama and Clinton are MUCH more similar than Clinton and McCain.

Have all Clinton supporters forgot about IRAQ?!

Gee, I wonder what reason would a Clintons supporter switch parties in light of the fact Obama and Clinton are far more similar than McCain and Obama.

Scarlete, We don’t really need oil, that is the sad thing. We need clean, renewable fuels. There is so much technology….electreic cars, etc…. The only reason we don’t already take advantage of all this is because of big business, big oil, and the government bedding down together. Just because they tell you we need oil does not mean it’s true. Why keep drilling for a fossil fuel that the world will no longer have in 75 years. I even think hybrid cars are a crock, since thay are still dependant on gasoline, we have the ability to produce electric cars that use zero gasoline. But money talks, and there is alot of it in oil. Have fun killing polar bears.

SCARLETTE….why are you “canning” all republicans? Republican = OIL Democrats = Polar Bears?? what you are saying is typical…republicans will suck down every drop of our resources and toss it aside and move on to something else! what happens when the oil is gone…or we get down to an extreme low? just poke holes all over the earth and suck out what we can? again, use it up and toss it aside…you do realize we have to share resources with the rest of the world, right? it’s not all about the USA - This use it up mentality is exactly why the rest of the world hates us!

I voted for Hillary in Florida but gradually became an Obama supporter. My wife I and I had both decided that we would be voting DEMOCRATIC this year regardless of which one of them became the candidate

Travis: Calling Hillary a liar is pointless. We need to all come together now. There is no sense in focusing on the differences. The Republicans are still going to try and drive a wedge - lets not help them. Hopefully Hillary’s supporters will see that it is the country that is at stake here.

Scarlete: Opening the wilderness areas to drilling won’t solve the problem. The problem isn’t lack of oil as much as it is NO TRUE MARKETS. The price is being manipulated by a home grown cartel - don’t just blame OPEC. They are recording record profits and the current administration has done NOTHING to slow that down.

I’ve become a twanda voter. The DNC is full of backroom politics that never represented my voice. I’m tired of it and seriously doubt I’ll vote for Obama. The press & politicians can discount women - but this year the election will be close enough that our vote will make a difference.

As all hope for Ms. Clinton chances for the presidency is exhausted just watch her supporters as they suddenly realize they will not be getting federal government jobs.

Judy,

A question: Does the fact that you switched from Hillary to McCain mean that you only supported the candidate, but not her issues?

Hillary wants universal health care for all Americans. McCain has no intention of providing universal health care. Obama wants to make it available and affordable to all citizens.

Hillary wants to end the war in Iraq. McCain vows to continue the war indefinitely. Obama wants to target a specific end to the war.

Hillary wants to continue tax cuts for the middle and lower classes while raising taxes on high income earners and capital gains. Obama wants to do the same. McCain wants to make the Bush tax cuts, including those to high income earners and for capital gains permanent.

So on the three fundamental policy issues of the election, Hillary and Obama are in fundamental lockstep while McCain is fundamentally opposed on all three.

As stated in the article, losing hurts. But again I ask, did you only support Hillary as a candidate, or are her issues worthy of supporting to?

It’s a fundamental question that Obama, Hillary, and the DNC needs to address. Because if the majority of Hillary Democrats feel the way Judy does come November, then McCain will win.

And all Democrats, with their fundamental agreement on the major issues, lose.

To Hillary supporters who are thinking about voting for McCain. Why did you want to vote for Hillary in the first place? Because you saw her as a chance for change: for health care for all, for ending the war in Iraq, for restoring women’s reproductive rights, for appointing liberal judges to the Supreme Court. You had a vision of a world that Hillary could help you see.

If you vote for McCain, you’re voting to the virtual dead-end all of those dreams. Do you really want to do that?

In the early days of the campaign Patti Solis Doyle (who coined “Hillaryland,” of which she claimed to be “queen bee”) sent an e-mail to supporters discussing how she and staff conducted Hillary dress-up days during which they dressed as “different Hillary’s” at various stages of her career.

With this kind of “hen party feminism,” how can we expect mature political judgment from Hillary or those close to her? She should have conceded days ago.

As for those who need psychotherapy after a badly botched campaign: As Hillary said, “If you can’t stand the heat,….”

Clinton supporter, NOT voting for Obama! Not into evangelical pie-in-the-sky talk. He needs to get real.

Hillary supporters that are (saying) they are voting for McCain…You can’t just leave it at being a looser..you have to go for two times??? wow…doesn’t make sense…maybe thats how your life goes.

This was a very well-reasoned article. As an Obama supporter, I can certainly empathize with how Hillary supporters must feel. If the shoe was on the other foot, which it could’ve easily been, I would need some time to get over my disappointment as well. But to vote for McCain out of spite is like cutting off your nose to spite your face. For all of their personality differences, Hillary and Obama are pretty lock step on virtually all issues. McCain is distinctly different. If you care about more affordable/universal health care, McCain is not your man. If you care about making education more affordable for all, MCain in not your man. If you care about poverty in this country, McCain is not your man. If you care about better diplomacy with our foreign enemies as well as our friends, McCain is not not your man. If you want to end the war in Iraq, McCain is not your man. For all of the Maverick talk, he really does represent more of the same in so many ways. To vote against your interests makes no sense at all…but I guess emotional decisions often have nothing to do being rationale. Hopefully over the next few months, Hillary’s supporters’ wounds will heal and we can all come together for the good of the party and the country as a whole.

Obama is skillful with words but a good speech on cake does not put bread on my table.

The press keeps going goo goo gaa gaa over Obama and his silver tongue. American voters need in-depth reports on his records and his agenda. The media needs to apply the same standard on him as on Bush. Obama is no baby wearing diaper and running for presidency is no beauty baby contest.

That’s alright John1945 you hurting the Democrats by voting for the Green party will be offset by me voting Libertarian or writing in Ron Paul and hurting the Republicans.

This whole conversation is ridiculous. It should never be party vs. party, but rather who is the best and most qualified candidate that represents your views best. I think this country would be better off just to abolish the entire party system. I don’t see that these candidates have had any trouble fundraising during the primaries, when they received no party money, so why would it be any different if parties did not exist?

I am not surprised at this ridiculous psychological article. It’s right in tone with the Obama campaign’s message to Hillary’s women supporters: you are hormonal, menopausal, old, emotional and irrational. Thanks but no thanks for the brain massage offer. I am angry at the blatant sexism I have witnessed and plan to turn it into political action, not a trip to the psychologist.

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I am a Hillary supporter, and not Barack. As a gay, I just can’t support a man who uses gay hating speakers at his rallies for black voters. Even confronted beforehand, Barack went ahead with his program, not cutting the speaker. The day after, he said, something like, “look (he seems to use that phrase as a sequitur which makes everything said afterwards sensible to a reasonable person, as in “clearly any fool could see…” ) you can’t please all the people and there are differences in groups that offend each other, and I was using the speaker for his appeal to the black voter, not as support of his controversial views.” (i paraphrase but the content is accurate). To him I say, “Look, Senator Obama, using someone so hateful towards homosexuals, is clearly hateful.”
So who do I vote for? Surely not a Republican pandering to the Christian hate filled voters. I would say the same to any religious group espousing hate, but the Republicans garnered their corner with hate filled Christians.
Then it dawned on me. My daughter while attending an Ivy League school during the Gore/Bush election, told me she and her cream-of-the-crop student friends were voting Green, Nader. I balked and argued that the election may be lost to Bush with this strategy, you never know how close elections are, and don’t throw away your vote. It fell on deaf ears.
Now that the young have embraced a candidate in a traditional party, I think I’ll vote Green. I’m not happy with either of the parties’ candidates, and a vote for Nader is my vote. I won’t vote for Barack, I don’t trust he’s above the black cultural stereotype of bashing gays.

Would you befriend the guy that was about to beat up your sister? If you think that Barack was rough on Hillary in the primaries then I have a question for you; how gentle do you think John McCain was going to be on her in the general election? But don’t mind me, as a Republican I accept your defection with open arms.

@Scarlete:

Only when the last fish has been caught, when the last tree felled, and the last drop of oil burned in your SUV will you realize that money cannot be eaten. You have my deepest pity.

You Americans are so ******. Of the three candidates, only Clinton had the real capability of making any positive change and SHE is the first one out??! Obama is so much like Bush, naive & gullible. The Washington wolves will devour him. Making Obama the President of USA is like making a fresh engineering graduate the CMD of Microsoft Inc. As a non american and an outsider its so obvious that Obama won the demo. nom. because 100% of the Black Democrats voted for him. And that is Racism.

I disagree completely, this is a republican wish list. I supported Hillary, and are you kidding me, you think the choice between Barrack and John will be difficult. If McCain gets one of one hundred Hillary supporters he would be lucky. Nice try, though. Maybe you should write on the difficulty of supporting a total loser like McCain, You would have more concerned readers. Republicans got all they are getting. They got out of 4-8 more years of a Clinton presidency, so be happy with that.

I think all of the Clinton supporters should encourage her to run as an independent! Then she would get the most votes and be President!
Republicans have admitted that they voted for Obama in the primaries, so that he would be the Dem Nominee, then in the Pres. election, they will vote for Mcain and he will win ! They knew that Obama, couldn’t beat Mcain, but that Hillary could. Who says the GOP is stupid? Their plan worked!

Hey! Quite obviously JUDY CAMPANELLA is not a real person. Not a Democrat, in any case who would have voted for Hillary Clinton in the first place. Just somone hoping to foment a little turmoil in this little corner of the Internet (and it can’t really get much smaller than the Health Blog at Fox News, can it?

Let him, or her, try to convince you that there’s a big movement out there to vote for McCain just because Clinton wasn’t first choice. I can’t believe that could stick.

Hey Tom, I apologize on behalf of Christians that know Christ if you personally have been treated with hate by professing Christians. I am a Christian and even if I disagree with your lifestyle, I disagree with it on the same level as heterosexuals having sex before marriage, but that doesn’t mean as people I hate any gays. I have gay friends whom I love and care about and they know what I believe but I treat them with respect and they in turn respect me even though they disagree with my beliefs. They are human beings just like me and should be treated like no less.

You know in Christ’s day his strongest words were for the Pharisees and his softest and most loving words were for the broken and those shunned by the religious. He didn’t approve of the prostitute’s lifestyle but he loved her nonetheless. I don’t think he would necessarily agree with the gay lifestyle, but I can almost bet he would have his strongest words to those hypocrites professing to be Christians.

I myself am aware of how sinful I am, why should I judge someone for their sin when I practice the same sin in a different way.

I hope that you one day get to meet some Christians who aren’t so full of hate, but who show you the same love Christ showed them, who loved them while they were nothing but sin.

I too am not voting for either of the two parties, nor did i in 2004. I’ll vote Libertarian probably.

All I can see is shrewd political posturing by Obama and Clinton, for the purely egotistical goal of getting to the White House! Although Clinton has more policy substance than Obama, the country appears to be snarled in the hypnotic web of a prolific speaker who changes his opinions constantly, and who offers little concrete CHANGES in his projected empty policies. Senator Obama’s rhetoric is enticing, beguiling and riveting at first, but upon analysis offers little in terms of world leadership and the solving of major problems facing the USA. It is mind boggling albeit entertaining to watch the drama unfold, but likewise nauseating, as one watches the political sham being played out with an apparent disregard for anybody with a semblance of intelligence. What is bafflling is why the voters are not researching the true facts, instead of responding emotionally to a young man who has little to offer the country but his lack of experience and his devotion to getting himself elected. As for Mrs. Clinton, she is to be admired, but she too is now caving in to the Democratic Party forcing women of intelligence who once supported her for being strong, different and a true leader, to move on to support the statesmanlike leadership and experience of Senator McCain. The Democrats are shameless in their dedication to tying him in with George Bush, but if they too, get their facts straight, they would see that they are being unfair and untruthful. His age seems to be a divisive factor, when his years of admirable service should be a plus. To negate his intelligence, his service to the country, his vast experience as well as his willingness to work with both parties, his intelligent and astute grasp of world politics makes him the obvious choice. As the mass hypnosis prevails and most of the press genuflects to Obama, there seems to be little doubt as to his success. It’s a pity that the voters are shallow enough to vote for age, colour, and the ability to articulate when so much is at stake. Responsible voters should wake up out of their trances and catch up on some factual reading. They may be surprised at what they learn. It’s not about political parties; it’s about keeping the USA in its position in the world, and safe from further attacks. Anybody can promise “Change” - but can they guarantee that the change will be positive? McCain promises “changes” with substance, changes for the good of all, and CHANGES that will promote a thriving economy, a wind down of the war in Iraq in a conscientious manner, and to keeping the country safe. Charisma and charismatic promises of change may possibly come with a deadly codicil that could continue the impotent love affair with the Democratic Congress which has been proven to be inept. Changes are what matters. Change for the sake of change is like selling ice to the Inuit. Redundant and non productive! Let us hope that at some point, reason will prevail!

People don’t get it. This was an election that was decided long ago. It was between a man and a woman. The red carpet was laid out for the man, while the woman faced sexism and disrespect. Racism was swiftly attacked and sexism was ignored. This is a lot more than just disappointment about losing a fair race.

To all Obama supporters insulting Hillary supporters’ comments here:

You are not being productive. Your job as an Obama supporter, if you want it, is to focus on why Obama is better than McCain. Simply insulting Hillary supporters who are having a hard time crossing over to Obama is not a way to help Obama win in November. You need to get over the fact that Obama doesn’t immediately appeal to everyone, roll up your sleeves and get to work convincing people of Obama’s abilities.

There are reasons why I supported Hillary, and some of those reasons point me toward McCain (like their thinking on not meeting with foreign dictators without conditions and their thinking on not broadcasting random redeployment out of Iraq dates). No, I will not vote for McCain. Yes, I will vote for Obama. BUT, there are many Hillary supporters who I know won’t go as willingly for Obama and their reasons are broader than spite or anger. They are real. For example, McCain’s economic plans will really benefit some of the more well-off Clinton supporters more than Obama’s plans. That is enticing, if people are concerned about their pocketbooks. SO, please think before you insult. Thank you.

I think all of the Clinton supporters should encourage her to run as an independent! Then she would get the most votes and be President!
Republicans have admitted that they voted for Obama in the primaries, so that he would be the Dem Nominee, then in the Pres. election, they will vote for Mcain and he will win ! They knew that Obama, couldn’t beat Mcain, but that Hillary could. Who says the GOP is stupid? Their plan worked!
I vote for the person, not the party. Obama is too inexperienced, and has his own agenda, I think he is a racist, and a liar and he would not work for ALL of the people and their issuse like Hillary would, and ALWAYS has. She never uttered the words, “Black”, “White”, Hispanic, Asian, etc. She wants health care for ALL people, Social Security for ALL people, tax cuts for the working classes, no matter the race or nationality.

Waaaahhhhh, my candidate didn’t win, waaaaaaaahhhhhhh! I’m voting for McCain, waaaaahhhhhhhh!!! I don’t care if he’s for the war or wiretapping or any of the other things that are ruining this country because i’m a sore loser, WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Are you listening to yourselves? WAKE UP!!!

When will the media and Obama supporters understand the real issue here? It isn’t just that Hillary was subjected to an unbelievable amount of hatred and sexism during this entire race. It isn’t just the lameness of the DNC and Democratic politicians following the media’s cries for Hillary to “give up”, as far back as the New Hampshire primary. It isn’t just that my candidate lost.
The issue is that Barak Obama has spent his 46 years wheeling and dealing in Chicago politics with the sole aim of promoting himself. There is no evidence that he has ever helped anyone but himself (except for helping Rezko sell unfit housing to the poor). He has no accomplishments that in any way compare to Hillary Clinton’s many years of service to such causes as children’s rights and civil rights, not to mention breaking down all sorts of barriers to women. And now we have to listen to a bunch of naive lemmings repeat ad nauseum what a wonderful leader Obama is and what great things he will do for our country. Based on what? His cadence and timing in delivering canned speeches? His use of the word “we”? His tone of idealism (unmatched by his actions)? His ability to bring people together (lousy job so far)? And as a lifelong Democrat I am obliged to vote for him?
Not a chance. Nor will my family. We can live with McCain. We owe Obama and his lackies nothing. And when he loses, the media and all the other Obamophiles will have only themselves to blame.

I think the implicit motive underlying this article wasn’t so much to “help” those of us who supported Hillary to move on. Rather, it seems to me that the goal was rather FOX-ey: to help McCain by making it seem that those of us supporting Hillary are suffering a traumatic loss akin to the death of a loved one. I’ve been a huge Hillary supporter (and donor) of Hillary for the past 6 years and I don’t think Obama’s win feels anything like when I lost my father or grandmother. Please!

While some may truly be grieving and want help choosing their next candidate, it seems rather patronizing to tell us to slow down, nurse our “wounds”, and “echo in our minds” the (particularly contentious) “final chapters” of Hillary’s campaign.

If that’s helpful, sure, I’d say do it. But if you don’t feel like you need to exercise your painful-loss muscles, you might also consider exercising your I-Will-Survive muscles. I have, and I find it psychologically empowering. I’ve decided that I’ll choose my next candidate from the standpoint of one who has Grown From Loss rather than someone who is a Victim Of Loss.

I’ll follow Hillary and put my support behind Obama.

Man foxnews is biased. Oh well so is MSNBC and CBS.

I guess our media is still better than China’s.

One who loses is a “loser” not a “looser”.
“Looser” means increasingly loose, which is the opposite of “tight”, not the opposite of “win”.

Dr. Alblow,

So in other words, Senator Clinton was wrong when she assured insiders, donors and supporters that her staying in the race past Wisconsin posed no threat to party unity because “it will all be forgotten in days”?

I mean, if I understand you correctly, she was as wrong as wrong can be. She didn’t the very people who she claimed to be campaigning for and worse. She didn’t even understand herself. Or maybe she understood both but just lied about it to deflect the pressure. But either way, Dr. Albow, in your professional opinion. Senator Clinton’s judgement was appallingly bad.

Hmmm …

I have to admit, it’s hard to see how one could avoid that conclusion. Many people at the time, including those closest to her, questioned her judgement on that point.

But don’t you find it stunning how certain she can be about something that almost everyone else realized was certainly wrong? I mean, it’s not like she said “I think it will be OK …” or “well maybe but I’m fairly confident that won’t be a problem …” or “yes, that will be a huge problem but I’m so much better than he is that the risk is worth it …” No. She was dead certain it wouldn’t be any kind of problem whatsoever, assuming she wasn’t just lying.

What do you make of that Dr. Albow? What window into her character does that stunning anomaly reveal? It would helpful to get a professional opinion because I’m sure Senator Clinton would never seek out one herself.

Susan B.

Dr. Alblow,

So in other words, Senator Clinton was wrong when she assured insiders, donors and supporters that her staying in the race past Wisconsin posed no threat to party unity because “it will all be forgotten in days”?

I mean, if I understand you correctly, she was as wrong as wrong can be. She didn’t the very people who she claimed to b