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I expect the half life of this article to be about the time it’ll take to type it. For the past hour, I’ve been plowing through the Wednesday Morning Wonks’ analyses of last night’s primary results and wouldn’t be surprised if Hillary chucked her campaign in time for today’s 5 o’clock news - or after victories in the West Virginia and Kentucky primaries, which would permit an exit on a higher note. 
A side comment: it seems Operation Chaos may have helped Hillary’s numbers last night more than the Reverend Wright hurt Obama’s - how about them apples? My take on the pointless-and-endless Reverend Wright debacle is well known but, if it's gonna keep going, I'd rather do battle with the GOP than with another Democratic!
I will state that I respect Hillary’s to proceed however she pleases but, given the Wednesday Morning Wonks’ analyses, I don’t see how she can get the nomination. It’s clear the Superdelegates will select the nominee regardless of how the seating of the Michigan and Florida delegates is resolved.
No, short of some sleight of hand - like admitting more states to the union - Hillary simply cannot overcome Obama’s lead in elected delegates or popular vote.
If anyone sees a way Hillary can pull it off, I hope he/she will come forward to enlighten me.
So, if the Obama victory is inevitable, how do we make the Hillary supporters happy? Is there any possibility of an Obama/Clinton ticket? Would be awesome!
Lord knows, there’s enough work to be done - to name a few: smoothly transition Hillary's less-than-suicidal, white, no-college, supporters to Obama; capitalize on McCain’s less than stellar performance in his uncontested Indiana and North Carolina primaries - but, mostly, gear up for the general election instead of bashing each other any longer in this intramural scrum!
Whaddaya think?
Do you understand what happens at a convention? Obviously you don't.
Neither of them will have the vote count needed to clintch the nomination. This allows for the BROKERING of a nominee. That means promises made for votes cast. Who has more to offer delgate voters (super delegates)? Clinton, the former first lady, current Senator from New York and Co-Leader of the machine Clintonian? Or a 1st term Senator from Ill?
Monty Hall would be proud of the "Let's Make A Deal" Democratic Convention that is about to play out.
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