So, Hillary, What Now?

While Hillary Clinton's rout of Barack Obama in West "By God" Virginia's primary may seem like a steroid booster shot to her campaign, it is not considered to stop the inevitable road of Barack's nomination as the Democratic Party presidential candidate. Although she is expected to do well in the remaining primaries, unless each primary results in a 90% victory, it will do little to alter the math. Clinton's hopes rest on convincing the super delegates that only she can maintain the party's voters base and that Obama is "unelectable."

For Clinton to still remain in the race, despite all the missteps, gaffes, every week a different face, a different message, memory loss, turning the race into a race about race, Bill's constant need for attention, "dodging bullets in Bosnia," denials, and organizational screw-ups, etc., etc., etc., is it a testament to her fighting spirit and determination? Is it a sense of entitlement? A place in US history, the first woman president? Yes to all of the above.

Credit must also be given to her loyal supporters who are hoping to be a part of history.

So what to do now, Hillary? Continue on with the campaign? Continue your wooing of the super delegates? Get the rules committee to rule in Michigan and Florida that benefits you? Or do you come up with another way of moving the goal posts? Considering how many times the goal posts have been moved, it is amazing that the game itself is still recognizable.

Is Clinton's change of tune this past week a "victory lap" to thank her supporters for their continued belief in her? Might she be playing "nice" so that if she ultimately loses she will ask Obama to pay off her $20 million and counting campaign debt? With her and Bill earning $107 million in 6 years and her campaign is financially running out of money? Is this any way to be fiscally responsible? And we are to entrust her with over seeing a multi-trillion dollar government? And after she has called into question Obama's experience and electabilty she now may be asking Obama to bail her out? What nerve.

What many Democratic Party leaders and voters are hoping for is that she take a big step towards healing the party and gracefully bow out of the primary race.

Or might Hillary be warming up to the possibility of becoming the vice-presidential candidate?

Talk about a disaster waiting to happen. Can you picture Hillary playing second fiddle to Obama after she has claimed him to be "inexperienced, unelectable," etc.? I can't.

Can you see Obama being comfortable with Hillary? And with the oversized blowhard Bill in the background looking over both their shoulders? I can't.

Let me propose a scenario that absolutely blows my mind that would be the "ultimate blood bath":

• Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton versus John McCain and Condoleezza Rice
• Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann versus Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity

A media dream come true. The voters can't wait to get to the voting booth. Lock up the china.

A historic race in every sense of the word.

Peace.

Larry