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...Even though Clinton knows it's mathematically impossible for her to gain the elected-delegate lead, she will not quit. She wants to keep throwing dirt at Obama. Why? So she can weaken him going into the general election against McCain and position herself for another run for President in 2012. The Clintons don't care about Democrats' winning a Senate or House majority this year. They don't care about gaining independents, new young voters or disaffected Republicans. They don't care about the health of the Democratic Party. All they care about is winning - if not now, eventually...
...Hillary Clinton look at herself in the mirror after trying to cajole people like Howard Dean to include Michigan's and Florida's delegate votes? The Democratic primaries have turned into a contest to see who can manipulate the system to gain advantage - and both candidates have become political chameleons. We want to see their true colors, not the ones they think are going to get them elected. John Gardiner, Lakewood, Colo...
...best of the best is the promise F1 is holding out this year. Almost certainly, Ferrari and McLaren still have the fastest cars. But with technical aids on the scrap heap, drivers from BMW, Renault and maybe even Williams could just get a look-in. And F1 may gain a new legion of fans - those who, while they'll never be transfixed by fast-moving, logo-covered machines, could be won over by the brave and brilliant souls who control them...
Even though Clinton knows it's mathematically impossible for her to gain the elected-delegate lead, she will not quit. She wants to keep throwing dirt at Obama. Why? So she can weaken him going into the general election against McCain and position herself for another run for President in 2012. The Clintons don't care about Democrats' winning a Senate or House majority this year. They don't care about gaining independents, new young voters or disaffected Republicans. They don't care about the health of the Democratic Party. All they care about is winning - if not now, eventually...
...that being the only brown face in the room, as he puts it, has probably been as much of an advantage for his career as a detriment. People remember him from the blur of conferences and meetings. In international field work, not being white can make it easier to gain the trust of local populations - Sanjayan recalls an early field trip to an African nation in the wake of apartheid, when being white meant earning instant suspicion. But he admits to being troubled that at a time when the U.S. may finally be ready to elect an African-American...