Pressure on Hillary to drop out

As the national media count, and endlessly recount, the known votes of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August, it steps up the pressure on Hillary Clinton to drop out and help unify the party behind Obama.

The Clintons are fighters, and unlikely to drop out until after the last primary in early June. This is great for Republicans, to keep the controversy going as long as possible. National Democratic Chairman Howard Dean sees the threat, and is calling for party unity much sooner.

Such action is perceived as running roughshod over Clinton by Obama activists, and interfering with her rights to free speech. This tremendous show of ingratitude to the Clintons, the nation's last and most successful Democratic president has stiffened her resolve the stay in until the convention. Hillary has poured in another $6.5 million of her own money and flown to campaign in West Virginia, the site of the next primary. If she hears Howard and George McGovern, owner of the biggest Democratic loss in 20th century history, she is tone deaf and ignores their pleas.

Clinton is forging ahead. There continue to be rumors of Eliot Spitzer-esque revelations yet to come about Obama, and are probably what Clinton is banking on at this point. She has sent yet another letter asking that the contested elections in Florida and Michigan be allowed to stand, which would bring her closer. This is considered a longshot by most observers.

If everyone backed off, and saluted Hillary's bravery in the face of adversity, Hillary might drop out of her own volition. However, cries for her to drop out, appear one-sided and make it hard for her to swallow.

There's no hurry--just let Hillary be Hillary. If that happens, the GOP is sure to win.