Oregon Media Insiders

The reason Hillary's people wanted more debates is they'd hoped to force an error by Barack that could be decisive for superdelegates. But the time for that is past. She's much more conciliatory, now, and that's a tipoff to the end game--she agrees to endorse Barack in return for help in retiring her substantial campaign debt.

As one whose Obama vote was in the mail two weeks ago, I have to say that Hillary was impressive as hell these last few days, in South Dakota and in Oregon. Her intelligence and wide-ranging knowledge really come through, in smaller settings. Get her away from shouting her talking points, and you see just how capable she is. I'd be huge for Hillary if it weren't for the fact that we're sorely in need of the "great communicator" that Barack Obama is---his race speech was historic, and his presidency will be an opportunity for reconciliation and alignment.

Unless the rumors that are wishfully floating on the rightie blogs actually turn out to be true, namely that there's a Jeremiah Wright-style video ready to erupt--starring Michelle Obama. Hillary may yet be called upon.

By the way, for Lars or anyone like him who might be reading, it's the "Democratic Party." Be respectful and use the proper name. Not the Democrat Party. Anyone who uses that phrase is immediately discredited in the eyes of any objective individual. "Democrat Party" was the slur used repeatedly by that snarling un-American bastard Joe McCarthy. Don't be like him.