Well, this sort of glorious, self-immolating, end of the line flameout might satisfy a few of the repressed wishes and fantasies of some of Clinton's most ardent, die-hard fans. But I think you recognize as well as anyone that a "go nuclear bitch" gambit is hardly a plausible strategy for turning the race around, and persuading people Clinton has the temperament and balanced judgment to be president. If Hillary wants to join hands with Tina Fey and go for the big Thelma and Louise ending, I suppose we could say that's her business. But it probably doesn't do Democrats any favors for the fall.

Ha ha ha, the Democrats have been doing themselves so many favors with their "I'll just slink spinelessly into the dark" strategy. Chris Dodd actually stood up to filibuster. Didn't that feel good? This ain't golf, you know. If someone can't fight for what they believe in the primaries, they can't fight in the generals, and can't fight as President. There's never been a President that didn't have to do a lot of fighting, and the rules of politics aren't going to change next year.

But wait, I thought Obama didn't vote against the AUMF-Iraq and didn't vote against Kyl-Lieberman. Did I miss something?

Perhaps she should've had the same desire to fight Republicans in 2003 that she has in fighting Democrats now.

And just for the sake of clarity, let me state this unequivocally: This "Hillary Clinton is a bitch" thing is your cross to bare, not mine. I don't think she's a bitch. I think she's a lousy candidate. Actually, I think she's a lousy candidate who has shown a disasterous inability to (choose and/or) remain on message in the last few days, as well as a complete lack of institutional and intellectual control over her campaign.

I don't know her, so I can't say whether or not she's a bitch. I just know that as more and more people hear her message and her attempts to demonstrate "contrast" with Barack Obama, more and more people seem to be voting for Barack Obama. To that end, I should also note that, to the best of my recollection, I have never said I thought she should drop out of the race here or in any other forum. She is welcome to stay in the race to her heart's content if she truly believes that she still belongs in it. As I said, her presence in the race compels Senator Obama to stay on top of his game and to travel around this nation presenting his case. From all the evidence so far, he seems to walk and talk like a winner. And if there's one thing Americans love, it's a winner.

Talking as if Mrs Clinton is a bitch really defeats the argument of voting for someone based on their record and decision making over their career doesn't it?

On another note I agree with the other reader that calling MrsClinton a bitch is similar to me having strong emotions about any media celebrity, personally I do not know any of them personally enough to call them a bitch. Also I really avoid using that word because as you may already know many people who support female rights and their rights as individuals equal to all other individuals in this country take great offense to being called a female dog. So I have never gone there, however I can understand people having strong emotions for our elected leaders as many of their decisions do have a direct correlation on our lives in this country. That being said, I have to admit that I am not a follower of all the legislative work that either candidate has done their entire life as political person. This election has given me the chance to look at their backgrounds and so, being exposed to their backgrounds has shown what luck the democratic field has had with its apparent depth of substantial candidates who for the most part care about the needs and values of the American people. This is where we are truly lucky.
Ok, I live in the south and whether you have had the similar experiences or not I think you would have to agree that many in the south have a firm displeasure with the Clintons? I don't agree with many of the fears that people feed off of about the Clintons but there is no doubt that many people feel a little uncomfortable with them. In fact I was talking to a Republican the other day about the state of the race and we mentioned the Lewinsky thing in regards to the story about John McCain, and he said he would always remember Clintons, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." I said I think a lot of people that were affected by that moment might have felt differently had he just said that he did and that it was a private matter between him and his wife and that in no way would it affect his performance of presidential duties. He thought that there was no doubt that Monica had thrown herself at the man, but him lying about it was another matter. I told him I thought the president getting a BJ was not a big deal to me as I thought it was a private matter as well and hell if the president had a smile on his face and felt good than maybe he would feel uplifted and make better decisions for us all.
Obviously this whole incident has little to do with whether Mrs Clinton, who is not BIll, or MrObama will make a good candidate but we can not ignore history. So with that in mind, let's see what the voters in each state decide! I just hope whether or not she goes truly negative or not does not undermine our efforts to insure that the Democrats win in November but beyond because I believe this country needs a shift in policy from healthcare, immigration, tax policy, interstate commerce, foreign policy, etc and it is going to take a whole helluva lot of people within the government, civil services and the citizenry to stop our momentum to the gutter of an Oligarchy.

I love it! Make her Senate Majority Leader and let her bust Joe Biden's balls for a while, where it might do some good.

BTW, I really liked your title. Awesome!!

I may be an Obama fan, but even I can see it sucks that female politicians in the US are held to different standards than, say, are Thatcher, Helen Clark, Merkel, etc.

Josh,

We're running on Ms. Clinton's record as The Bitch, not just your run-of-the-mill Bitch. Please note the capital "B" in "Bitch" - it's the new respect, trivial as it may seem to you, it means the world to us. Think of it as short for Command, Control and Intelligence.

And never fear, we're standing up for the Southern Belle Debutante Bitch, the Blue Ball Bitch, even the the Donnie McClurkin and Ted Haggard Bitch. Because we are the real unifiers, reaching-across-the-aisles for both the oppressed and the domineering. We're all Bitches Now - North and South, Black and White, Straight and Gay, Republican and Democrat.

When you feel down and powerless, get up and say these words of empowerment - "One Tough Bitch and Proud of it". We're transcending Sisterhood and Brotherhood. Welcome to Bitchhood. We're all Bitches now. And there's One Big Bitch coming your way. Own it. It's good for the soul.

Not scolded, little Dragon, Bitch Slapped. And here, it's the Bitch that does the slapping. No 3rd world Donkey. And that's "Queen Bitch" to you. "Thank you ma'am, may I have another".

I'm not even really sure if this is post is about politics or a neo-feminist meme, but I think Clinton should fire Mark Penn and hire you, Desidero.

It would be nothing if not entertaining.

It ain't over till the Fat Bitch sings, Dragon, and if you know your Salinger, the Fat Bitch is Christ, buddy, the Fat Bitch is Christ.