For some time now I have believed that Hillary Clinton is willing to destroy the Democrat Party if she cannot have her way and be the Perty nominee. If she willing to put her self interest/egomania ahead of the interests of her Party, will she do the same to the country if she were to be elected president. Based on her husband's tenure, I think the safe bet is a resounding "YES." With Bill and Hillary, it is ALWAYS about them. The almost obscene amount of money they have raked in since Bill Clinton left office is but one example. As this Wall Street Journal story indicates, some in the Democrat Part y are waking up to Hillary's true ruthlessness and indifference for the Party's welfare. I truly hope today's primary results will force her from the race. Neither the Party nor the country can afford any more of Hillary self-centered agenda. Here are some highlights:
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton unveiled new negative television ads and attacked each other personally from the stump this weekend ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, stoking more worries among Democrats that the party's eventual nominee will head into the general election badly damaged. The rising vitriol is prompting more Democrats to demand that party leaders do something to end the battle.
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[S]ome party leaders are quietly planning to try to end the clash, said people familiar with the matter. After the primaries end in June, these influential Democrats -- led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- plan to push the last uncommitted party leaders to endorse a candidate, in hopes of preventing a fight at the August presidential convention, party insiders say.
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While the Clinton camp insisted its volleys are in response to the Obama side's attacks, polls indicate Sen. Clinton comes in for more blame. "I'm really sick of it," says Mary Vilter, a 50-year-old Paoli, Pa., lawyer who initially supported Sen. Clinton but will vote for Sen. Obama.
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The party leaders' aim: To thwart the Clinton campaign's vow to fight all summer long to a final, nationally televised round at the Denver convention, so the party can get on with the battle against the likely Republican candidate, Arizona Sen. John McCain. Convention fights in past decades -- notably in 1968, 1972 and 1980 -- left deep divisions that contributed to the nominees' losses and hurt lesser candidates on the ballots.
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With Democrats protective of the House and Senate majorities just won in 2006, "Do you think for one minute that Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid will allow this fight to go on and on and on?" says Donna Brazile, an uncommitted superdelegate as an official of the Democratic National Committee, and manager of the 2000 Gore campaign. "There's a group around [Sen. Clinton] that really wants to take the fight to the convention. They don't care about the party. It scares me, and that's what scares a lot of superdelegates."
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But come June 4, Mrs. Pelosi's Capitol suite could become the closest thing Democrats have to the proverbial smoke-filled room as she presses her members to endorse. The 233 House Democrats comprise nearly 30% of the superdelegates, and several scores remain uncommitted. Mrs. Pelosi will remain neutral, aides say, since as Speaker she will preside over the Aug. 25-28 convention. But Clinton advisers say they're convinced she favors Sen. Obama.
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