Isn't it sweeter to de-leg a rival in the championship round than to see the adversary go down to inferior competition long before then? Not John McCain, not Mitt Romney, not Fred Thompson, but Barack Obama has ended Hillary Clinton's presidential dreams. He destroyed her in Virginia, Maryland, and DC, making a seven-straight-state streak. Forget the delegate count, Obama's got money and momentum. Hillary, whose greatest strength was the inevitability factor, doesn't have that anymore. So is her early defeat bittersweet? Or, are you singing this song with as much glee as you would have had it happened in November?

Careful, Dan. The fat lady is warming up but she ain't singing yet. Don't be jinxin' dis...

While the race is not over, it seems likely that Hillary Clinotn never had a chance. She is percieved as a supporter of continuing the military operations in Iraq. Frankly, as things stand now, it seems unlikely that anyone who supports continuing the US military presence in Iraq has any chance at all of winning the presidential election. This especially seems to be the case when the voters are presented with a candidate who is percieved to be against continuing the US military presence in Iraq.

It's absolutely amazing how a guy who has done nothing and stands for little more, who was fixing parking tickets in Chicago just a few years ago, seems to be inevitable at this point to capture the Presidency of the United States.

Is it George Bush that's set the bar so low that we've tapped the bottom of the of the political talent barrel? Or is it that people really aren’t paying that much attention?

Gonna be a long four years.

So, because the other candidates embrace of the war by varying degrees, we’re going to hand of the reigns of power of the greatest and strongest country on the planet to a one term junior Senator who is typically MIA from his job and wants to have a Kumbaya moment with World? Good thing people are paying attention. Scary.

Speaking of setting the bar low, Bush invited Al Sharpton to the White House for his address yesterday. Guess I answered my own question.

The question is what does it do for McCain if Obama wins? Is the country ready for that possibility? And could McCain be the recipient of voter angst?

Another question would be if Hillary loses the big 'T' and beyond and her candidacy is essentially over, what will she do? Does she have the b@ll$ and/or the audacity to run as a Third Party candidate?

Obama would crush McCain in the general election. McCain reminds people of Bush too much.

Ben,

Is SCOTUS of concern to you? Who would more likely propose a pro-Roe nominee? No one has a crystal ball, but one can (should?) play percentages on this.

Sorry, wrong "Obama" spot.

One of the sacrifies made by going into Iraq was the prolife agenda. The Senate was lost because of Iraq. Doesn't matter if McCain even wants to appoint an anti-Roe judge, the Senate won't let it happen.