Pundits appear to be giving HER the debate. Did they all watch a different debate then I? The lady looked worn out, at times very angry and about to cry when Tim Russert kept attacking her. In her defense, Tim did get a little rude by not letting her finish her sentences....but after she filibuster for almost 20 minutes about Health Care, he probably felt he had to.

The lady is just the wrong woman to be our President.

If Hillary would run the country, like she has run her campaign we
would be pissed. Obama has run a much better campaign, and
I'm sure would do a better job running the country.

George W. Bush was a great campaigner, that not indicative of an ability to govern.

MrMurder,

I tempted to agree with you, except that Bush everyone knew Rove was running the show during the campaign season. Bush was just the guy the media 'had a beer with'. A little cheating in South Carolina, a stacked Supreme Court and his little brother being the Governor of Florida didn't hurt!
Obama is quite different, having experience as a community organizer, and explicitly setting the tone and direction of his campaign.

So, Obama is no George Bush. Please, be reasonable.

Nonetheless, Hillary is better prepared and has more progressive policies. That's what drives me nuts. Progressives are lining up behind the most conservative candidate in the race - and thinking that's the liberal thing to do. When I see someone criticize Hillary for being a centrist and too conservative and THEN say they support Obama, it makes me want to bang my head against the wall. The stupidity hurts.

now, if you were a conservative democrats, an independent, a liberal republican and supported Obama, great, that means you actually have done more than look at the color of his skin and swooned at his eloquence.

But as a progressive I am embarrassed by the facile and callow assumption that Obama is liberal and progressive compared to Clinton when they both have their policies out and they are clearly different. I will give Obama the more liberal position on two issues, Iraq and immigration, but on EVERY OTHER issue he is more conservative....and more conservative than any other Democratic Candidate since Woodrow Wilson. Please stop trying to insult my intelligence by pretending that you support him on the issues, it's clear you do not.

I completely agree with Connie that Hillary did everything she could last night to finish off her candidacy. She seemed to think that she could argue her way into the hearts & minds of voters. It doesn't work that way.

Just who among the undecided voters did she think that she was going to win over with her whining, interrupting, demanding more time, etc.? She came across as unlikable & as no one that you'd want to listen to for the next 4 years if you haven't already decided in her favor.

The most successful candidates have almost always (Nixon excepted) been congenial, have had a sense of humor, & have seemed comfortable in their own skin. She doesn't project any of these qualities. she comes across as angrey, petulant. & thin skinned. That's why she has blown this nomination. It's not because of the press or anyone else. It's because she has proven herself not very effective as a presidential candidate.

I frankly find her style in this campaign to be shocking in light of her senate campain in 2000, which I thought was brilliant. I thought that her listening tour through upstate New York was an inspired strategy, which showed her in a whole different light than her public image. I thought that she would take a similar approach in this campaign. She hasn't.

The media & the candidates all harp far to much on what a candidates' positions are. Hillary is the worst offender in this regard, constantly reciting a litay of her accomplishments & proposed solutions. A president isn't supposed to be the person with all the answers. That's why s/he is surrounded by a staff & by advisors. No one can be expert in all areas for which a president is responsible. Moreover, a presidents tak can completely take a 90 degree turn after s/he is in office. JFK was faced with the Bay of Pigs 2 months after he took office. Unfortunately his debates with Nixon focused much more on Kimoy & Matsu than they did on Cuba, which became a major focus of his administration. Same for GW Bush. 9/11 completely changed the focus of his presidency 7 all of his talk about domestic issues during the debates gave us little insight regarding what the real focus of his presidency would be.

A candidate must demonstrate to the voters qualities of leadership, judgment, temperament, & intelligence. These are the things that will give us the best insights as to how s/he will handle the unanticipated - which is much more important than their position papers addressing the known issues. In addition, no president will be able to move into the Oval Office & implement legislation unilaterally. If we are so fortunate as to get an actual national health plan, it will probably not look anything like either the Clinto Plan or the Obama Plan after the necessary compromises are struck. So, shy waste our time arguing over the nuances that will never see the light of day?

The press appears to be suffering from Battered Wife Syndrome, when it comes to HRC. She rips into them, threatens them, accuses the press of being biased towards Obama, yet the press fall all overthemselves to keep her happy.

If HRC had won 11 straight contests where the SMALLEST margin of victory was 17 points, does anyone really think that the press would still be considering Obama a serious contender for the democratic nomination??

The 'press is against me' meme is such a load of crap!