Reply #69: "Outrage fatigue"

[mhoran]

Perfectly put.

I don't care what Clinton and her campaign staff say or do anymore. I don't care what motivates them or why they say or do the things they say and do.

I believe (some, obviously, will disagree) that this primary race is for all intents and purposes over, and that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee. The process for Senator Clinton going forward will continue to be what it has been for quite some time now: death by a thousand paper cuts, as SDs one by one continue to join Senator Obama.

I do not believe that the SDs will overturn the will of the majority of Democratic voters. Quite simply, they understand that doing so would not only kill our chances in the GE, but would tear the party to bits.

If the decision is made to seat the Florida delegation, I will accept that decision and move on. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't make an appreciable difference.

As Obama, Edwards, and others were not even listed on the Michigan ballot, no rational argument can be made for accepting the results of that vote. It won't happen.

The "nuclear option" won't happen, either. Senator Clinton is far from stupid. She understands that moving ahead with such an effort would be the death knell for her, not only for this primary, but for her entire political career.

All the noise and sound bytes and sabre rattling ultimately will amount to no more than that.

When emotions run high, reason is easily lost. When this whole thing is officially "done," most everyone will calm down and unite against the real enemy. There will always be a few people who will not be able to move on, but they will be a very, very small, and ultimately meaningless, minority.

As we move forward, both Senator Obama and Senator Clinton will lead the way in bringing us all back together.

Senator Clinton's supporters are passionate, loyal, and hard-working Democrats. I look forward to working with them as we move forward in preparation for the GE.

The handful of boorish, angry and ill-mannered posters on either side only persist when we engage them. I don't plan on doing so.

We are brothers and sisters. No one fights nastier and more intensely than siblings but, when the chips are down, we stick together and protect and defend our own.