Unbelievable

Hillary Clinton's speech last night was fantastic. In 20 minutes, she demonstrated why she is one of the most remarkable politicians of our time, and displayed a passion for causes that were bigger than her.

How any of her die-hard supporters could listen to that speech and still not get behind Barack Obama just confounds me. I'm not trying to be coy- I just don't get it.

Here's a good article in the Washington Post about people who still aren't convinced that they should support Obama.

A key quote from one of Hillary's supporters: "She deserves it."

I think this gets right to the issue. Many of these people seem to think that Hillary Clinton is somehow entitled to the nomination, and that Barack Obama did not win it legitimately. Saying that she "deserves it" implies that either she deserves special treatment that puts her above the normal process, or that the normal process was not followed.

Is there really a legitimate case to be made that Obama stole the nomination using illegal or immoral tactics?

Unless that's the case- and I haven't seen any reputable people make any such claims- the "deserves it" crowd is really just operating on profound levels of sour grapes.

I realize there are large forces at work here that are emotional and cut to the core of people's self-identity, and to the struggles that people, and women in particular, have had to fight. But at this point, for anyone who supported Hillary Clinton for any reason beyond the simple fact of her gender to not continue to fight for her cause, which is now the election of Barack Obama, is raw absurdity and self-mockery.