It is critical that we Hillary supporters be gracious in defeat.  It is critical that Obama supporters be gracious in victory.

We need to get on with this project.  Barack Obama needs to be president, because enough is enough, and eight years has been too much.

...she's got to start reminding her supporters there's a general election going on, we have a nominee, and her ideals are far closer to Obama's than they are to McCain's.

a real endorsement right now because it softens the animosity towards Obama that some of her supporters have.  I hope she continues to do this for a week or two before she drops out as it will make her supporters think more kindly of Obama.

She better help Clyburn... He's getting hate calls from supposed Hillary supporters:

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/06/04/ clyburn-clinton-supporters-flood-office- with-hate-calls/

Other than a few Taylor Marsh types, I'm convinced that most of these are Republican Operation chaos trolls who have an easy excuse to be racist.  I don't believe that these trolls are true Hillary suppporters.

Hillary needs to step up to the plate and denounce these trolls masquerading as her supporters.

YES WE CAN!

A united Democratic party will steamroll the GOP for years to come.

OK I have been impatient, but I have now seen statements from Both Charles Rangel and Gov. Rendell making public statements about the Clintons coming to Obamas side.

These are two of her most vocal and ardent supporters.  They made their statements very publicly.

I am sure that others are making things known privately.  I will now back off for a while and let them treat this as a family issue within the Clinton campaign.  

I have confidence that everything will be worked out by the end of the week.

Sounds promising.  I would think her doing this a little more publically would go a long way in unifying the party.

she's got about 3 days. then she becomes irrelevant if she doesn't give the speech.

Oh, wow, I can't even begin to describe the relief I feel about this statement.

Please, please let it mean that she's begun to slowly walk things back to heal the party.  

I'd disagree that her "having his back" being "more important" than endorsements.

It's like giving her credit for not being destructive -- which really is what we're doing here. She had an opportunity to ding him -- and she didn't take it, and instead said what we'd expect anyone to say of just about any American leader. What major American leader outside the fringe ISN'T a friend to Isreal? What major American leader who'd want to be president isn't CLEARLY a public friend to Israel?

This isn't a distinction without a difference. I'm not satisfied with congratulating Hillary for not punching Obama in the face each time the opportunity arises. Each day she's out there like this, she takes the spotlight off our chances for November, and hurts her own chances to make a credible case for herself to be Veep.

I think she's delaying endorsement to give her supporters a little time to come around to the reality of the situation.  In the meantime, she's actively positive about Barack Obama and her supporters are picking up on that tone and (hopefully) beginning to adopt it.  

I think in a few days or a week the vast majority of us will be able to get behind her coming endorsement, and we'll do it with enthusiasm.  But it's a lot to ask of us today.

Despite all the things have angered me in this primary campaign, she is a true blue Democrat.  She is going to fight for Obama as the nominee and that is to her credit.

We are lucky to have her as an ally.

About a week ago Obama's campaign and many of his supporters were arguing, with a straight face, that Hillary wanted Obama to be assassinated.  I'd say screw 'em all if I were her.  How does she know he will be a friend to Israel?  What has he done (not just said) to prove this?  But, I digress...

I'll vote for the Democratic nominee, but I'm keeping my money to myself.

This is encouraging.

I will be patient.  I'm not kidding when I say that.  I will calm myself and let it ride.

That will last for a few days.  That should be more than enough time for them to work this out.

I watched the AIPAC speeches. Obama was excellent. But Hillary was just outstanding. She was great, and showed the world why she has such passionate support. Her knowledge and command of the issues, her ability to speak to them with force and passion, and her staunch advocacy was something to behold.

Then, when she launched her pro-Obama message, I stood up clapping.

It is truly great to be once again on the same team as Sen. Clinton.

McCain's in deep, deep trouble.

at this point, it doesn't matter how or if she ever concedes to me (although it will matter to Obama how persuasive she is in getting her supporters to support him).

My wish at this point is to move beyond Hillary dominating the headlines and headlong into the GE discourse sooner then later.

Our focus needs to be on beating mcCain.

I am not going to follow her if she endorses Obama. She is a politician and she has to do certain things, I am not and I will freely excerise my independence. I'm just glad I have never donated money to the DNC because I would not want it spent on behalf of Obama.

to be announced at 3:45 Chicago time (4:45 in the east, I guess)

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/rezko /984453,rezkoverdict060408.article

She assumes she has a great deal of power and sway.

But what she doesn't realize is that each day that goes by with her stubbornly clinging to fighitng Obama in Denver adds to her irrelevancy.

That's right: if she doesn't find the light soon, she will be irrelevent.

We'll be forced to do it without her.

Hillary must continue on the Denver, because obama is vulnerable.  You folks who choose to ignore that obama is racist (whitey, no make that "why'd he"), that he has too much baggage to ever get elected, and he is involved with people who are in and who will soon be in jail, will get a real eye opener soon from the repuglies.  obama's chances of ever becoming president are in my opinion near zero.  

At the beginning of the primary season I kept an open mind as to whom I wanted as the nominee.  obama has done nothing to convince me he is the better candidate.  Perhaps once he is the nominee he can convince me he is the better candidate, but it better be something better that the tripe he has been spouting, or that he is the Democrat and therefore I must vote for him.  I'll never vote for McInane, but at this point I won't vote for obama, as I don't think he is worth of the presidency.  

Please don't bother laying hate on me for my opinion, I won't be back to this thread.  

sweet like candy.

I realize that I'm being really nit-picky here, but would it have killed her to say President Obama will be a friend of Israel?

I was encouraged by Hillary's comments today.  I hope that she'll move her endorsement from tacit to public and enthusiastic, but I understand that she might need a few days to get there.  The main thing for all of us now is to remember that we really do share many of the same ideals.  Ultimately, Obama and Clinton have more in common than these primaries have led us to believe.  

For months now they have been showing her to be the likely loser.  She has had far too long to adjust and arrive at this moment with grace and historical poise.  She has remained difiant and offered up a luke warm tone.  Obama, in his speech, was infinitely more complimentary and expansive when talking about Hillary.  The world was watching on Tues. night.  Instead she gave the Bronx cheer.  She lingered on her strengths, her perceived victories, and touted how she had more of the popular vote.  NOTHING new.  And frankly distorted.  This moment was not sprung on her.  It was well orchestrated and she chose to fumble.  Watch the two speeches, side by side, and you see why we are looking at this outcome.  As Hillary opined, the important question is "what does Hillary want?  What does Hillary want?"  

but hillary should do what she wants in the time frame she needs.  hell, given the fact that many of her supporters are pushing her hard to abandon the democratic party (i'd bet we even have people who want her to run as mccain's veep), i'm grateful that she's stated a commitment to the democratic party -- even if it won't be her democratic party...

She could have come out like gang busters.  Talking about how we have heard from all the voters and we have the most historical of moments.  We have had a spirited fight between a woman and a man of color.  Something we only see in movies which take place in 2056.  While she lost she is so proud of her party, her supporters, and most importantly the NEW DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE - OBAMA.  She could have talked about all the fantastic things he will do and detail their collective great moments during the campaign.  She could have talked about how lucky we are to have such a great candidate, and a unified organization against the republican party.  She could have sounded like a fantastic band opening up for the star attraction...Obama's soon to come speech.  She would have shut us all up and made us feel like asses for not trusting her motives.  Instead we got barely a nod.  

that I came to this site during the primary from DKos, because it was obvious that it was an echo chamber there (and that is not always a bad thing! support for a candidate kinda depends on groupism, since noone is perfect).

I've supported Obama the whole time, and while a part of me has a soft spot for the dream ticket, I realize that that isn't likely. Not so much because of the attacks from both sides, but because of the campaign messages that differ so starkly: change  vs. experience..

Anyways, what I wanted to mention is that I got tears in my eyes yesterday, not just from seeing Obama win, but also seeing the positivity here from front-pagers and other Clinton supporters. It was really special, and I hope that, if the roles had been reversed, I would have been as honorable and gracious. It is a privilege to have supporters like you on board.

Tears in the eyes are just one tiny thing. I cannot wait for huge Dem gains in November, and a truly new direction for the country..

And it starts here, with the awesome Democrats who have been so passionate for Clinton, but are putting their own interests aside for the benefit of the party and, ultimately, so much more.

She's had his back for awhile now, albeit inadvertantly.  The race has been way too close for her to even entertaining quitting, even though the media and others have been encouraging her to do so since Iowa! The Obama camp ought to be glad she's been here, because she has served as a protective shield for Obama.  If she had quit earlier, the Republicans would have already torn Obama too shreds.  He's had a little bumpy road with Hillary still in it, but if she were gone Obama would be toast by now.  

 I beleive that there are people who are part of 'Operation Chaos' trying to make things worse and stir up anger.