And she's free, free fallin...

Several words come to mind when thinking about Hillary Clinton's campaign, freefall and desparation work for me. While the consensus was that Senator Clinton was going to run a more positive campaign following her eloquent concluding statement at last week's CNN debate (or Debate XIX), that has certainly not been the case. The insistence that delegates in Florida and Michigan be sat is maddening. Despite the fact that all candidates agreed that delegates from these states would not be seated at the convention, the Senator was the only one to keep her name on the ballot in Michigan (Kucinich did too, but that was not a real campaign). She is acting like a wild animal trapped in a corner and it is not good for the Clinton brand or the Democratic Party. Recently, she has consistently compared Senator Obama to George W. Bush and George McGovern, the ultimate paradox of paradoxes. The picture of Obama dressed up like a Somali elder in 2006 highlights the deparation that has seemingly overwhelmed the Clintonistas. That is a tactic one might expect from the 527s that brought us the inspiring swiftboat nonsense in 2004. She has tried to criticize his inspiring rhetoric with silly sarcasm, even invoking a SNL debate in this week's debate (or Debate XX). Acting angry over Obama mailers in Ohio that dealt with the Clinton health care plan fell flat. What is left one might ask? Well, the Clinonistas apparently are setting up a legal challenge to the next week's vote in Texas before the vote even takes place. This is just another example of desperation from a fledgling campaign. Please go away Senator Clinton, exit the stage gracefully. Do not subject us to anymore of the negative vitriol that has become commonplace in your campaign. In my view, hope always beats desperation, unless your name is Richard Milhouse Nixon.