Hilary Rosen: "I am not a bargaining chip. I am a Democrat."

[pnwmom]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-rosen/i-am-not-a-bargaining-chi_b_105133.html

Senator Clinton's speech last night was a justifiably proud recitation of her accomplishments over the course of this campaign, but it did not end right. She didn't do what she should have done. As hard and as painful as it might have been, she should have conceded, congratulated, endorsed and committed to Barack Obama. Therefore the next 48 hours are now as important to the future reputation of Hillary Clinton as the last year and a half have been.

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I know she is exhausted and she had pledged to finish the primaries and let every state vote before any final action. But by the time she got on that podium last night, she knew it was over and that she had lost. I am sure I was not alone in privately urging the campaign over the last two weeks to use the moment to take her due, pass the torch and cement her grace. She had an opportunity to soar and unite. She had a chance to surprise her party and the nation after the day-long denials about expecting any concession and send Obama off on the campaign trail of the general election with the best possible platform. I wrote before how she had a chance for her "Al Gore moment." And if she had done so, the whole country ALL would be talking today about how great she is and give her her due.

Instead she left her supporters empty, Obama's angry, and party leaders trashing her. She said she was stepping back to think about her options. She is waiting to figure out how she would "use" her 18 million voters.

But not my vote. I will enthusiastically support Barack Obama's campaign. Because I am not a bargaining chip. I am a Democrat.

[SoFlaJet]

1. here too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6270153

[SlipperySlope]

2. We should all say it "Because I am not a bargaining chip. I am a Democrat"

[newmajority]

11. I am not a bargaining chip, a poker chip, a potato chip, or a Chinese WalMart lead based paint chip

I am a Democrat! :kick:

[patrice]

3. me too.

[AzDar]

4. Well-said!

:thumbsup:

[damntexdem]

5. Good, we don't need bargaining chips, nor chips on shoulders --

just those who will chip in and help us win.

[Towlie]

6. This is BIG, and needs to make the front page.

It's being discussed on MSNBC and is prominent on many other websites. I think it needs more recs.

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=%22I+am+not+a+bargaining+chip%22

[Doityourself]

7. smart woman

[BlooInBloo]

8. MSNBC jackass lady a few minutes ago said that Clinton voters were "Clinton's assets".

[pnwmom]

12. I don't understand the people who think that if someone is "pro-Hillary"

then they are "anti-Obama" -- or the reverse.

I think the vast majority of Democrats would have been happy with several of our candidates, but just happened to have a favorite. (Or never even chose one.) And now they're ready to move on.

[BlooInBloo]

13. Yup - that was mentioned a little bit ago on the teevee...

In addition the shallowness of Clinton's support in Congress, which blew away with the afternoon wind, Clinton learned that scads of "her" supporters would be supporting Obama *automatically*, and that that number would certainly increase with time.

All of those Clinton-supporting extortionists simply have no hostage.

[spanone]

9. her check from hillary must have bounced.....i'm glad she's seen the light

[sloppyjoe25s]

10. and here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6276943