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Once again people are going round and round being outraged over a statement that EVERYONE knows she didn't mean the way they are taking it.

I am inclined to agree with you. As many have already pointed out, however, her personality and frequent bouts of faulty memory certainly qualify her for all of the suspicion directed at her. IMHO, the real story here is the eagerness of a major faction of Rats to dump all over her. Her crackup is, for me, bitter sweet as I had hoped to see her run against the Pub in Nov.. Sooner or later, her arrogant, grasping nature was bound to bring her down.

Hillary is what she is. So take her down for what she really did. This is ridiculous. This speech patrol stuff scares me about more than anything. I mean, come on. We know what she meant. Why doesn't that matter most? There is way too much condemning of phrases rather than picking of brains and trying to understand a person's real point. Everyone hollers over what it sounds like in their own ulteriorly motivated imaginations rather than over what their brains and logic reveal the person really meant. It's insane and it cripples representative government.

As for the dates being at issue because this primary started earlier -- doesn't matter in my book. Obama has not won the thing yet. Hillary is playing by the rules (this time). I say let her be and get on with debating the issues, principles, and abilities of the candidates. This stuff is a waste of precious time. No wonder primaries have to take so long.

Oh, and another thing about the length of primaries. Drudge the ruler of all conversations (seemingly) makes the point that the 1968 primary was decided after 13 states had voted. To me that should change. Is this not a republic of 50 states?

One more thing I would argue. Primaries keep being moved up by various states because of what? Isn’t it precisely because the first few states have all the power. So states feeling left out keep trying to find a better position so they have more say and power. Either make these things last longer so that later states play a part or make the entire primary the same day for the entire country. That’s a fix. Ignoring precisely why the primary season has gone wild just because people see an opportunity to take down their opponent won’t solve anything in the long run. Next time it will be their ox being gored. In this case, Hillary is the one representing the true interests of a republic. (I’m not claiming that her motive unselfish, just that her act is in the best interest of we-the-people in this instance.)