Winning at all costs is not gonna be okay

Don't think Obama is above the fray here. But I want to focus on Hillary in light of yesterday's heavyweight letter to the DCCC.

Hillary has a right to be in this race. We have a right to have her in it. But. The party is looking to take ground at all levels of government this fall. November is important. During the famous crying moment, Hillary said she was in this for the sake of the country... so she can't have it both ways. As shocking as it may seem, in America, personal ambition and the greater good are not always friendly with each other.

We like winners. Winning is good. Winning at all costs is not. Gaming for 2012 is not good. Gaming the delegate math is not good. Ripping up compatriots is not good. Dividing and conquering the party is not good. Hillary, this doesn't mean bowing out. This means: be true.

I could get rich robbing banks. But dang it, that wouldn't be so okay. As ambitious as I might be, making money the hard way -- sigh -- is the right way. Let's call a spade a spade: Hillary, what do you care about? Yourself? Power? Your party? Your country? Winning at all costs is not gonna be okay.

So Let's Discuss this.

There's an octogenarian on the high court hanging on by a toenail. He doesn't want to be there, but stays for love of country. He knows what voice will replace his.

Meanwhile, scorched earth is Hillary Clinton's path to victory. Clinton must character-annihilate Barack Obama, at the same time actually change the math of the primaries (which, for better or worse, IS possible to do). There are murmurings that, with eyes not just on 2008 but 2012, her strategy is tenable, even desirable.

If Barack Obama wins the nomination (barring his annihilation ), things could at least "work out" democratically. But how well does November work out when almost half of the party still wants Hillary Clinton? ...and after she has done John McCain's dirty work?

So. A dilemma. Between Barack and Hillary, all things are NOT equal. But... the wisdom of this mantra applies equally to both:

For the sake of the party, the country, and the courts: End the self-interest. Focus on November.