On second thought: She should stay in the race.

[rateyes]

If Hillary wants to throw good money after bad, that's her right. As long as she pays her bills, contractors, employees, etc. and doesn't stiff them, she has every right to stay in the race until every state has voted.

She isn't going to get the nomination, and by staying in, when all is said and done, when Barack wins the nomination "fair and square" she won't have any valid complaints. Yes, she will probably scream about Michigan and Florida--but, she knew the rules going in, and agreed to them. In fact, she PUSHED for the rule that would disallow all delegates from states that held their primaries early. It was part of her strategy. So, that complaint will fall on deaf ears.

If she stays in all the way, and ends up losing according to the rules (and, she will), she should have nothing whatsoever about which to be bitter. She can talk about Barack going "negative," but she needs to remember that she was the first one to go there.

So, I say, let her keep running---let's keep holding her feet to the fire (she does need to pay her bills, and she should release her 2007 tax returns, etc.)---and, when Barack wins (and he will) she will have no choice but to endorse Barack in order to save face.

Her supporters in the primaries, as well, will have no excuse to refrain from supporting the eventual nominee, Barack Obama.

Run, Hillary, run. The Democratic Party is going to need you to keep your word and endorse and work for Obama when he goes into the General Election campaign.

[CBGLuthier]

1. except word is she has NOT been paying her bills

And these economic times are not good ones for getting stiffed by a couple of millionaires.

[rateyes]

2. Obama, then, needs to point that out...

How is she going to run the economy and keep it from going bankrupt, if she can't do that with her own presidential campaign????