What Are They Smoking?

Thank you, Greta van Susteren, for pointing out the idiocy of the DNC when they think we'll "unite" behind Obama in November. Here's what she wrote on her blog (which has a great video of an angry Hillary supporter):

I hear from Democratic Party leaders as they pass through Fox News Channel that no matter who is the candidate in November (and it does look like it will be Senator Obama), there will be UNITY in the Party come November. I keep wondering, what are they smoking???

My response:

Greta, I am glad you are covering this. This is not about "white entitlement" as some of the "shoot themselves in the foot" Obama supporters charge. This is about WOMEN feeling like we've been thrown under the bus by the Democratic party.

I am a woman in my 30s and I have to say I am as angry as Harriet there. But let's get past the gender and race issues for a moment. Let's just get to the basic facts as they are now: Obama, by all recent data, will lose in November. Hillary would win. So what on earth is the Democratic leadership thinking forcing Obama down our throats?

The media has been crowning Obama all along, without questioning the unfair advantage the caucus states gave to Obama's constituency (young college students who have time to get to a caucus). I have repeatedly heard Clinton supporters in various venues online complain they couldn't get to the caucus (no handicapped parking), they were intimidated at caucus (shouting down by Obama supporters), or lied to at caucus (Obama supporters saying they didn't need to return in the evening when they did).

Does the DNC honestly believe that Obama holds a mandate here? He does not. And the more that comes out about him, the more I'm sure that many early voters for him would take their votes back.

So I have to agree with your assessment: WHAT ARE THEY SMOKING? Because the DNC leadership's pushing of Obama at this point seems suicidal at best.