Sen. Clinton's Sun Is Setting

Sometimes a failed endeavor is a process.

It is like puzzle parts coming together, giving you a realistic picture of how things cannot be for you. We see this with athletes and entertainers, and of course, politicians. The smarter person can see these puzzle parts as signs that it is time to pack it in.

The fool presses on, not caring who she or he might hurt in their path. They are blind and mental. They are obssessed with a non-reality. Perhaps in the "other universe" - the parallell universe, their endeavor is crowned with happiness.

I agree that it is a good thing to be ambitious, but in the midst of mounting odds, it can be a losers bet.

One of the central arguments Sen. Clinton is giving for staying in the race is that she believes the votes from Michigan and Florida ought to be counted, even though the states - who knew the consequences - moved up their primaries in defiance of the DNC rules. As a result of "busting in line", those delegates, as it stands now, will not be seated. Sen. Clinton is praying for a miracle; that the Rules Committee of the DNC, which meets at the end of the month, will somehow give her a pass and seat those delegates.

If this happens, I imagine riots. The odds are that it won't.

The problem that I have with Sen. Clinton - indeed there are several - is that she is constantly changing her narrative, or trying to modify the requirements in order to secure the nomination. The key metric is delegates - 2025. Florida and Michigan are not included. We visited this issue before. When you look at every category (i.e., popular vote, delegates, Super Delegates etc..), Sen. Clinton is not leading in either one!

Super Delegates are fast gravitating to Sen. Obama. Former Presidential candidate, Sen. John Edwards, recently announced his endorsement of Sen. Obama. Things are changing rapidly. Nearly every day, Sen. Clinton's predicament becomes even more grave. Her campaign, strapped for cash, is on life support.

The sun is setting on Sen. Clinton, and she cannot accept that reality.

What kind of a message does she need in order to be convinced, "not this time...maybe 2012" or, "pack it up and unite..."? I wrote about her obsession with winning in a previous post, and I still believe that it is an element of her neurosis that has blinded her.

Some of the media spinned her win in WV as if it were some enormous feat, a sign of a possible comeback. But we have been here before. We saw how she squandered a 20+ point lead going into the PA Primary and we saw how she barely took Indiana. In North Carolina, she had her head handed to her. Sen. Clinton is being beaten horribly all over the country, and there is no argument that she can make - that will convince the remainder of the Super Delegates - that will alter the momentum that Sen. Barack Obama has.

Puzzle parts.

It is not only Democrats, but the nation as a whole is yearning for closure with this mess. Sen. Clinton may not believe that the sun will rise the day after she gives up.

If she wants to exercise some element of power, the power to give in, then now is the time. Now is the time to concede and graciously exit, and just let someone else have their turn.