Please Leave. Now.

by Steve Soto

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Senator, it's time to go. Now.

Sure, many people are giving you the benefit of the doubt, saying that certainly you didn't mean to suggest that you need to stay in the race in case something sad happens to Barack Obama. Others are saying that you must have been tired at the back end of a long campaign. Sorry, no sale. Because today's disaster isn't simply a gaffe from a tired candidate; she brought up RFK's asassination to justify a continued candidacy months ago to Time magazine. Well, others may be willing to give you a pass, but I am not. And I was one of your earliest supporters. You may recall that I endorsed Hillary because of her smarts, judgment, and demeanor. And all of these things have been gone from her and her campaign for a while now.

There is no reason or justification whatsoever to mention the word assassination at all, especially given this country's sad political history, after you have spent weeks talking about the white vote, and three days after RFK's brother basically found out he has months to live. Sure, Olbermann was damn near hysterical in his delivery tonight, but that doesn't make what he said wrong.

Why would any remaining superdelegate endorse you now? Your judgment and decency have left you.

Before you offer another lame mea culpa and say something else stupid, trashing any remaining legacy you have left, get out please.

Now.

Postscript: Please spare me the "She didn't mention 'Obama'" defense. She's running against one remaining candidate for the party's nomination, and he ain't Daffy Duck.