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even though Donna hasn't declared (none / 0) (#39)
by thereyougo on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:14:16 PM EST
who she supports do you believe it isn't Obama?

I can't wait till he throws her under the bus with the rest of Obama big supporters. Getting crowed in there.

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Words matter (5.00 / 2) (#65)
by litigatormom on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:34:46 PM EST
But so do deeds.  Brazile explicitly said she is not uncommitted, but merely undeclared.  In other words, she is keeping her commitment a (very) thinly veiled secret.  So thin, in fact, that it can only be called a naked secret.

Brazile, perhaps even more than Dean, seems to have her ego entirely invested in punishing the MI and FLA state parties who she thinks refused to bend to her will -- despite the fact that the FLA Democrats were effectively held hostage to the early primary date by a Republican dominated state legislature, and despite the fact that both state parties made repeated attempts to ameliorate the situation, including by conducting re-votes.  The DNC, no doubt at Donna's demand, made such proposals subject to Obama's veto.

Brazile seems far more interested in keeping her ego inflated than in permitting innocent FLA and MI voters have their say in the nomination process. She seems entirely willing to permit -- nay, enable -- MI and FLA to go red this year.  In other words, she appears to be entirely willing to punish each and every one of us, every single American, by handing the White House to John McCain.  

Please, Donna, don't complain to me about the voters who say they can't support Obama in the GE under such circumstances.  It is we, true and loyal Democrats, who will complain to you when the Third Bush Term begins on January 20, 2009. You, whose ego is more important than even your protege Barack Obama's victory.  As readers of this blog know, yesterday I said I was willing to vote for Obama in the fall. YOU can change my mind.  YOU seem to be intent on changing my mind.

Is the real secret, Donna, that you WANT John McCain to be president?

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there seem to be a lot of big egos lately (none / 0) (#99)
by hellothere on Thu May 08, 2008 at 08:24:11 PM EST
in obama's corner. that alone will do him in before november.

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You Give too Much Credit (none / 0) (#103)
by BackFromOhio on Thu May 08, 2008 at 08:50:37 PM EST
I agree that there is probably some ego operating, but I think that singling out for punishment only 2 out of 5 states that violated the same rule is partisan and pro-Obama; everyone knew that Hillary also stood to do much better than Obama in both Michigan & Florida.    

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why (none / 0) (#44)
by kcarab on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:15:55 PM EST
are people who support Obama automatically labeled as throwing Clinton under the bus?

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Someone in her position (5.00 / 2) (#56)
by cmugirl on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:26:23 PM EST
as in on the Rules Committee and high up in the DNC, not to mention on TV, should remain neutral publicly.  She has no business being so obviously in the tank for Obama.  Just shows she's not professional.  What a hack.

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Because they are willing to (5.00 / 4) (#69)
by litigatormom on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:37:03 PM EST
completely piss off the voters in two critical swing states rather than compete for them.

And it's not just Clinton they are throwing under the bus. It's all of us.  MI and FLA are about far more than Hillary Clinton's victories there.  They are about the (supposed) principles of the Democratic Party, principles that are not supposed to change depending on the identity of the frontrunner or the nominee.

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It's not automatic (none / 0) (#81)
by dianem on Thu May 08, 2008 at 12:48:52 PM EST
It just keeps happening again and again.

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