It's been especially perturbing to see the same lines of attack coming from the right and the left. One friend even said "Gee, I wonder if she really did kill Vince Foster?" in a bizarre recursion that proves that, if you dislike someone, no attack is off limits.  I see sneering at those making less than $30K a year, at those without educations, even though they're registered Dems voting in huge numbers in the primaries, because they happen to support the "wrong" candidate, for what must be the wrong reasons. I see regular abuse of women, particularly older women, from people who know better: sly comments about the "Menopause Caucus" and idle banter about "The Pantsuit Riots." And I'm not getting into the accusations of racism, which started long before there was any actual evidence to support them. But then maybe I've been to too many rock shows to hear all those imaginary dog whistles.

What's going to bite deeply into the self-congratulating @sses of the clowns at the head of Creative Class is that their expectation of presumed power to lead the way-cool scene directly rides on being able to influence parties and groups they deride.

I'm not mind-melding but basing on observation of their behavior that, like their counterparts in the Dems, their puffery is inflated by being taken "seriously" by long pants media.

But the long pants media aren't respecting these doofuses so much as exploiting them to carry slop from the Obama campaign, which the media can then primly convey -- through snarky letters planted on their blogs from aides and other invested parties -- with an Oh No They Didden! smirk.

It's a form of political capital and media currency based on faulty notions that credibility and reputation are self-renewing tangible assets rather than an organic principle that must be fostered and maintained in order to be drawn upon.

The Creative Class has blown through their accrued credibility during (Obama's words) the Spring Training and vigorous workout provided by Hillary. They haven't even made for the 162-game season, post season, or October.*

Of course, the presumed pot at the end of the rainbow, where everyone gets access, cred, gold and Sody Pop Points, depends on TeamO actually winning.

At some point, the bandwagon filled with this merry fife and drum band will have to start shouting the following to the substantial number of activists, Dem loyalists and other discarded presumed peons: "Hey a$$holes, push harder or else!"

Or else ... what??? Atrios is going to typify my pseudonymous handle snidely and my self-esteem will collapse?

I can safely predict surviving that ignominy and going months, maybe even years without engaging in an online parry of calling them Poopyheads back.

I freely admit that I'm as much of an online doofus as any of the FPs or commentary gaggles among poliblogging Oboiz and RandiGrrlz. I've snarfed Cheetohs but I don't subsist on them.

But the difference is, my huge ego isn't precariously teetering on the transitory and dubious success of destroying "my" candidate's rival in a primary campaign. My creative cred and fortunes aren't dependent on propping Obama into the WH.

In short: I may indeed suck, but they suck more.

the house of clinton has put itself ahead of the party since wisconsin.

there will be no change from then to a week from now.  obama will attain the delegates needed for the nomination as projected back then.

for someone who has worked for, supported through impeachment, donated to, and voted for the house of clinton, the question is why tear apart obama?

we will not agree, but the answer seems obvious:  so he will lose.

i recognize this is not a shared sentiment in these parts, but it is not hate, it is disappointment.  i have lost faith in the clintons and question their political efficacy much like a connecticut senator.

Alas.

Father Pfleger comes to mind....typical Obama supporter if you ask me...and I heard callers (obamabots) on the radio saying they thought it was a hysterically funny thing Pfleger said.

For example, from DailyKos, back in early March, when it seemed so outrageous (and politically convenient):

How Many States Has the Clinton Campaign Dissed??

Just couldn't get too much of the meme at the time from them.

And now we have the august Atrios piping up with this dismissive junk -- not to mention the heaps of contempt the DailyKos and TPM crowd have shoveled the way of various types of people who don't seem to like their guy. And of course which is worse: to talk about how small and/or Republican states aren't as critical in a Democratic primary, or to single out classes of people -- working class people, older women, Hispanics -- and show them complete disrespect?

And that Obama will coast to victory.

They'll spend most of the summer talking about Obama's re-election campaign in 2012.

Their quotes, not mine.

They are truly engaged in the process of worshipping the smell of their own farts at this point.

I wonder how many doughy wheezing hipsters are desperately trying to fan THAT into a scene from being legends in their own minds. (Oh yeah, barkeep, order me a Panty-Dropper and schnell so I can be a camp follower.)

That's "rational" real-world living at it's heartiest, from egomaniacs who are clinging by a thread to their stories of basing themselves in reality.

Provided, however, that the Iowa precinct caucuses may be held no earlier than 22 days before the first Tuesday in February;

(held January 3rd)

that theNew Hampshire primary may be held no earlier than 14 days before the first Tuesday in February;

(January 8th)

and that the South Carolina primary may be held no earlier than 7 days before the first Tuesday in February.

(January 26th)

In no instance may a state which scheduled delegate selection procedures on or between the first Tuesday in February and the second Tuesday in June 1984 move out of compliance with the provisions of this rule.