When Hillary came in 3rd in Iowa, everyone counted her out immediately. Her speech that night was inspiring to say the least. She went on to win New Hampshire, but then to lose 11 states in a row. She never showed one iota of being tired or beaten. She became the underdog quickly, but came back to win two very important races, and she is now the front-runner nationally according to Gallup, 48% to Obama's 44%.

This is the difference between the two of them. Barack is showing his political immaturity by being knocked off his message and showing his fatigue. Imagine what the senior members of the House and Senate will do to him as president when they want to control him.

This is a good, brilliant man with not enough experience to play in the big leagues yet. It doesn't matter how much he is loved and respected...he has to know how to block the punches and move forward.

I've never been a lunatic over Hillary, and I get frustrated with her when she does or says something really stupid. But I do know one thing about her: She will lead with stamina and power, and make no mistake about it, she is a democrat. Everything she has stood for in her professional career is from the democratic perspective.

I truly believe that if Obama was not black, Hillary would be getting the African American vote, just as she is getting the Hispanic/Latino vote. Why? Because they have watched her work tirelessly on their behalf, and feel a sense of loyalty to her. But Obama is black, and a good man, and I don't blame AA's for backing him for that reason alone. But the fact remains the same. Hillary is good for the less fortunate, the oppressed, minorities, and for all democrats.

I am not a politician and have no way of knowing what works to win. Will she do anything to win? She'll definitely play the politics in the best way she knows how, and will take advice from the pros. People, the whole idea is to win. It's one thing to say "I will not go negative," but let me ask you something? Is it possible that if Gore had done everything he could to beat Bush in 2000 so that there was no chance of Bush stealing the election, that 4000 American soldiers would still be alive today? And who knows how many Iraqi citizens and children would still be alive today? I wish to hell he had gone negative on Bush and won because this country is in worse shape than when GHWB left it.

Despite Willy being slick, and despite the constant ongoing barrage of legal challenges thrown at him throughout the entire 8 years of his presidency, Bill Clinton left the office with the country in better condition than it had been in for decades. Hillary was there through it all, watching, learning, advising, working, and that's experience with the Presidency, even if she did not hold the title. And she has shown amazing stamina throughout all of the crap that was thrown at her. Imagine yourself in her position. Could you have handled it all with the grace and strength that she did? I couldn't. I'd have collapsed emotionally, mentally, and probably physically and spiritually as well.

So, please, people, give the woman a break. You don't have to vote for her in the primary, but if she gets the nomination anyway (and it's more likely she will than not — sorry, it's not about the math, but the Superdelegates, and the rules say they can vote how they want, and they will, and they'll support her because they are politically savvy), vote for her over McCain because she is still a strong democrat who still cares deeply about democratic values, despite what she may seem like during an election contest. And if you can stand to wait for Barack to gain more experience, more knowledge, more stamina, and more power through a few more good years as a senator (where, frankly, he can do great things for us all), then support her in the primary as well.