Barack Obama Crushes Billary Clinton in SC.

I think you underestimate how dumb the Democrats are. They will nominate Hillary and she will get crushed by McCain. Don't feel alone in your bewilderment at the support of Billary. No one except hardcore Democrats understands it.

Listen to Russert tonight. He says that Democrats need a huge turnout from black and young voters to win. They can't win with just hardcore, white Democrats. And how are the primaries going? Barack is bringing out record young and black votes. The Democrats would stroll into the White House with Barack. They are just too stupid to see that.

I know some people may actually like Billary, but it really does confuse me. Anyone that thinks she's a uniter is dumb. If the democrats want to win, it should be relatively obvious who the choice would be. In all polls of "electibility" from the states that have voted so far, Obama has won. Even the states that Billary won.

Like I said I usually vote republican, like 85% of the time. Even I'd vote for Obama.

I saw Obama speak in Reno last May and I was very impressed. Yes, I think that we Democrats need Obama.

That margin of victory is huge. Plus 550k Dems voted vs. 450k GOPs in SC last week. Obama is on a tear !

Yep. Democrats are turning out at the polls.

Big time as Herr Cheney might say.

Obama just might be able to beat whoever the GOPers nominate.

Obama still has to get some significant support from the latino/hispanic voters, but this was a smashing victory -- a real repudiation of the Clintons and their sleazy tactics. Moreover, the Clintons' response to Obama's victory -- especially Bill's surprisingly tinned-eared, racially tinged remarks -- spoke volumes about their character.

One interesting sidelight was how the reporters and commentators discussed the results. Virtually everyone on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox -- whether Republican or Democrat -- was plainly thrilled with the outcome. Even Bill Bennett, who still wants a Republican to win in November and believes that Obama is a much stronger candidate for the Democrats than Hillary, nevertheless was almost giddy about Obama's victory. Carl Bernstein, who cannot contain his contempt for the Clintons, delightedly called it one of the worst days of Hillary Clinton's life. (I would think that she's had many worse days, including every day that she found out that her husband was seeking sexual favors from yet another woman.) In some respects, the Clintons -- even more than Obama -- are the real uniters in this campaign, because so many people are united in their desire to keep the Clintons out of the White House.

On the positive side, though, I genuinely like Obama, even though I doubt that he's going to do me any favors if he gets elected. He seems honest and honorable, he's exceptionally bright, and he gives a heck of a good speech. And though I've never been a fan of racial politics, I think that, in light of the damage that the current administration has done to this country's prestige, there's much to be said for having a President who is the son of a white woman from Kansas and a black man from Kenya, and who has a Muslim name and a Christian faith. (I'm an atheist, but I have to be realistic.)

There are maybe a handful of issues on which I agree with Obama, and our reasoning behind those issues would be very different.

I don't understand a person that doesn't agree with someone on a majority of issues but gets giddy because of how the person acts/looks/sounds/etc. I don't hate Obama, but I worry about people that are so superfical as to support someone for such silly reasons. What does he actually stand for? What will he actually do? That's what I care about and I certainly can't say I'd ever vote for him when taking the actual issues into consideration.

The Dems have to steal the Hispanic block of voters that elected Bush twice. That's they key. This time the GOPs racist attitude towards Mexicans has virtually sealed the Hispanic vote for the Dems against all GOP candidates except for McCain, who has always had the trust of the Hispanics in the southwest.

On the global scene, the world seems to be very excited at the prospects of an Obama presidency. The Dems have indicated they would withdrawal all troops from the Middle East and terminate all of the Bush/Cheney imperial designs on Arabia/Persia. The Dems have hinted at a full U.S. recognition of universal human rights and civil rights for Paletinians, including the right to return to the stolen lands occupied since the 1940s.

I hope the Dems are successful at concluding the Middle East conflict, as it would bring final closure to 9-11, and the souls of the victims could then finally rest in peace in heaven.

GOP Watch wrote:

On the global scene, the world seems to be very excited at the prospects of an Obama presidency.

Particularly al queda.

I don't disagree with your basic point, and I generally wouldn't even consider voting for someone who tends toward socialist reforms. (I supported Ronald Reagan for President at least four or five years before he was elected, and I have always tended to favor a ruthless market economy, balanced budgets, and very tight limits on government spending.) I believe, however, that these are unusual times. The image of this country has been greatly diminished under the current administration. In the 1980s, the U.S. under Reagan was a beacon of hope and an inspiration to many people in other countries, especially eastern Europe. Even in late 2001, after the attack of 9/11, the U.S. had great political capital and support worldwide. I believe that it has largely been squandered over the last six years. The re-election of George Bush in 2004 put the citizenry's official stamp of approval upon his administration's actions, and much of the world -- with considerable justification -- sees the U.S. as an empire-building, self-interested bully that invades sovereign nations, kidnaps and tortures citizens of other countries, and has little respect for the interests, cultures, concerns, and beliefs of others. I believe that, in the long term, that's a big problem.

I also believe that, within the U.S., the abuse of executive power -- the politicization of the Department of Justice, the unprecedented use of Presidential signing statements, the violations of Fourth Amendment rights, the restrictions on the right of habeas corpus, and so on -- has been sufficiently serious that I'm willing to vote against my own immediate economic interests to re-establish an acceptable level of honesty and lawfulness in government. I'm not sure that Obama is necessary to achieve that goal -- perhaps McCain or even Romney would be perfectly fine (not Hillary, who would simply replace one form of executive abuse with another). But I think that there is some value in telling the Republican Party that, since George Bush was their man, they need to take the fall for him.

In any event, I don't think that Obama is all image, or that his election would merely be symbolic. I think that he's an exceptionally bright and articulate person, and a pretty decent guy. Those are good qualities in a President.

None of this, however, means that I'll definitely vote for Obama if given the chance in the general election. I've only made one decision so far -- I'm not voting for Hillary.

" kidnaps and tortures citizens of other countries,"

reality check here.

"also believe that, within the U.S., the abuse of executive power -- the politicization of the Department of Justice, the unprecedented use of Presidential signing statements, the violations of Fourth Amendment rights, the restrictions on the right of habeas corpus, and so on -"

Avacados numbers identity is revealed ..... Rosie O'Donnell.

Spaceship rides wrote:

" kidnaps and tortures citizens of other countries,"

reality check here.

Are you familiar with the practice of "extraordinary renditions"? How about standards for treating prisoners under the Geneva Convention?

Souper Tuesday wrote:

I'm a registered republican, I voted for GW Bush both times.

Such people exist?

Spaceship rides wrote:

"also believe that, within the U.S., the abuse of executive power -- the politicization of the Department of Justice, the unprecedented use of Presidential signing statements, the violations of Fourth Amendment rights, the restrictions on the right of habeas corpus, and so on -"

Avacados numbers identity is revealed ..... Rosie O'Donnell.

You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you? I don't make these assertions lightly. I'm about as far removed as you can get from left-wing (or right-wing) nutcases and conspiracy theorists, and -- although I spend every day of my life dealing with matters of legal procedure and judicial oversight -- I'm not at all a political or even constitutional activist. And I'm certainly not a knee-jerk Democrat. I supported Richard Nixon until the day he resigned, I supported Ronald Reagan for President in 1976, 1980, and 1984, and I never voted for a Democrat for any federal office until 2004. But there are limits, and I won't be willfully blind to them.

Particularly al queda.

If you really like AQ then you should join them, it's easy, they have a website, google for it. I'd rather have a peaceful conclusion to the Middle East Criss. With the Dems (Obama, Hillary, or whomeever) we can finally eliminate the cause of 9-11, which is the 1940s occupation of Palestine. The U.S. should fully establishing human and civil rights for all people regardless of religion in Palestine. The U.S. should eliminate apartheid, and terminate the occupation dictatorship in Tel Aviv. It would be easy to do since it's the U.S. who funds 100% of Israel's occupation of Palestine.

Yea the first time I voted for Bush because I liked the guy.

The second time he was facing John Kerry who is just a more smug version of Mitt Romney.

Think of the last two democratic canidates.

Al Gore

John Kerry

Does anyone really think Hillary is any different from either of those two choices?

I don't see why Hillary is that bad. She's acceptable. I like Obama better myself. Obama seems like a fresh face with new ideas.

Doesn't really matter, good ol redneck USof A won't vote for

a woman or an afro -american. They kept Bush in power remember.You do not understand those people unless you live in the wilds of Kansas.