Hanging on like grim death

So all of the Democrats want Hillary to drop out. Everyday brings a new plea from some well-known partisan who is only thinking about the party (Fox News link);

 Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, a former candidate himself, said Clinton has virtually no chance of winning, and Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Friday the New York senator should just end her campaign.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants the party’s uncommitted superdelegates to support the candidate who has the most votes, which to this point is Obama. And Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Friday urged all those superdelegates to announce whom they will support by July 1.

Where have these people been the last 16 years? Clintons hang on until everyone else gives up. In fact, they just rolled out their big guns this morning – James Carville in the Washington Post, unrepentent for his Richardson/Judas comment on Good Friday writes;

 Heck, I give myself some credit for managing to get the Clinton and Obama campaigns to agree on something — that neither wanted to be associated with my remarks.

I know enough to know that comparing a former Cabinet secretary and sitting governor to Judas is inflammatory and provocative. I expected the coverage that it evoked.

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Earlier this month I decried the political environment in which, by whining about every little barb, candidates seem to be trying to win the election through a war of staff-resignation attrition. Politics is a messy business, but campaigning prepares you for governing. It prepares you to get hit, stand strong and, if necessary, hit back. I’ve worked on enough campaigns to know that the most aggrieved candidate rarely emerges victorious. And for all of the hypersensitivity we’re seeing this cycle, this campaign has not been particularly negative or nasty compared with previous elections.

Fully aware of this supercharged environment in which the slightest slight is elevated to the most egregious insult, I waded in — okay, dove in — by demonstrating what constitutes a real insult.

In other words – if you thought that was offensive, stick around, Carville’s got more for you. See even though Democrats blame Karl Rove for dragging politics into the mud, it was James Carville and the Clintons that used filthy politics to win two terms in the 90s. They’re the real pros and this campaign against Obama should remind remind everyone.

Another Washington Post article describes the latest Clinton campaign tactic;

To counter the impression that Clinton is prolonging the race, her campaign has begun describing what they say is a pattern of trying to force her to “the sidelines” every time she appears on the verge of victory. In an e-mail to her supporters, Clinton asked: “Have you noticed the pattern?”

“Every time our campaign demonstrates its strength and resilience, people start to suggest we should end our pursuit of the Democratic nomination,” she wrote. “Those anxious to force us to the sidelines aren’t doing it because they think we’re going to lose the upcoming primaries. The fact is, they’re reading the same polls we are, and they know we are in a position to win.”

In other words, Hillary is dragging out the victim card again – the poor victimized woman being beaten down by The Man.

There’s nothing we conservatives can do except sit back, chuckle and send money to John McCain.

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