Good one.

I agree.  Newt Gingrich thinks she'll take the nomination.  :)

Said so right on The View.

I laughed.  I think she will.  I think we're about to see phase 3.

Below is a response from Mr. Rudin regarding his recent comment;

I'm sorry you interpreted my comment as offensive. It's not what I was saying. Below is a copy of a note I sent to someone yesterday morning, before the Hillary campaign and Media Matters made a big deal about it:

Dear __________,

On second thought, the comparison is not one I wish I had made. I was, in retrospect, trying to be too cute by half. Frankly, I'm tired of the "when will Hillary drop out" conversations that have been going on since New Hampshire -- as in, well, if she loses NH, she's finished. If she loses Ohio, or Texas, she's gone. I wanted to make the point that she's not leaving the race anytime soon, nor should she. She wins in Pennsylvania by ten points and people still want to know when she's getting out? Nonsense. But I think, as you point out, that I damaged my case by making an unfortunate Glenn Close comparison.

In my heart of hearts, I didn't see, and I don't see, my comment as being sexist. If anything, I was trying to make the point that sorry, you're not going to get rid of her. This is only the seventh inning. This race hasn't been going on "too long." In fact, these states -- Indiana, NC, Oregon, etc. -- haven't been part of the conversation for decades. Let the people have their say and then we'll see who should drop out.

This will be part of my "Political Junkie" column this week.

Anyway, you now have a bird's eye view of my thought processes, imperfect as they were. I would love to continue this conversation if you have any desire.

Ken

Surely you can come to grips with the idea that there have been political races you weren't involved in that happened perhaps before you were born, right?

This political season is one of the tamer ones, and for this reason when real politics rears its ugly (but familiar) head, it makes it seem much worse than the kid-gloving it actually is.

These are professionals.

They'll find the way.

Hillary has to do her part, too.  She has to give them the "right stuff" to work with, and she is doing her job in that regard.

I like to read Maureen Dowd for a cue on this.  She's so .... transparent?  Is that a fair word?

Anyway, Maureen is noting how bored Obama is.  She said last night that he looked as though he'd like to be a "past president" already.  :)

Her analysis today of his emotional background was actually quite devastating.  It not only humanized Obama, it made him look as though he needs a good 12-step program to recover.  *haha

So there are hard-core pros who know how to navigate these waters.

Is it possible that events that occurred in my 52 year lifetime are no longer part of "modern political history"?

Obama has 10 supers since then, so since last week the delegate count has changed by 5, and Obama only gets closer to the magic number.