Harold Ickes

defends Hillary Clinton from McCain shill Tim Russert and does a good job:





What the media refuses to tell people is the superdelegates are NOT bound to either candidate; they can change their votes at the convention. So to put up a graphic including the superdelegates is completely and totally misleading.

At Least

Harold Ickes stands for the right to vote:




I wonder what threats the Obama campaign has made to the DNC. I know there was talk by some nutters, including what's-his-face out of Virginia, about riots in Denver if the Chicago Shitbag doesn't get the nomination, so fear might be motivating some. And I suspect there are other party bigwigs who believe McCain has won this election anyway, and it's time to focus on 2012. If so, this is a huge risk, for McCain may not even run for a second term. Then we are likely stuck with his VP, whoever that is.

The Rules & Bylaws Committee

decided, under pressure no doubt from the Obamabots, to violate the DNC's own rules by allocating delegates Obama did not earn:

Harold Ickes: I rise in opposition. We find it inexplicable that this body that is supposedly devoted to rules is going to fly in the face of, other than for our Affirmative Action rules, the single most fundamental rule in the delegate selection process, which is fair selection. It is analagous to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. This motion will hijack, remove 4 delegates won by HC, and most importantly reflect the preferences of 600,000 MI voters.This body of 30 individuals has decided that they're going to substitute their judgment for 600,000 voters. Now that's what I call democracy. There's been a lot of rhetoric about democracy, and on and on and on...I am stunned that we have the gall and the chutzpah to substitute our judgment for 600,000 voters. Was the process flawed? You bet your ass it was flawed. It's hard to find an election in the US that isn't flawed. Did a lot of people not vote? You bet your ass a lot of people didn't vote. Look at the voting stats. This country has one of the lowest participation rates of democracies around the world. That is not an excuse. I've never heard that advanced as an excuse. To overturn elections. To substitute our judgment for the voters....As Don Fowler said eloquently last night, and as more wine was consumed the more eloquent he became, he pointed out that this is in the ....constitution of our party... you cannot take delegates from one candidate and give them to another... not only will this motion hijack 4 delegates from Mrs. Clinton, it will take 56 (?) delegates from uncommitted status which is a recognized status in our constitution and give them to Barack Obama. There's been a lot of talk about party unity. Let's all come together. Wrap our arms around each other. I submit to you, ladies & gentlemen, that hijacking 4 delegates, notwithstanding the flawed aspect of this, is not a good way to start down the path of party unity.... Mrs. Clinton has instructed me to reserve her right to take this to credentials committee.

Clinton isn't going to quit, no matter how much pressure there is for her to drop out.

She should take it to court if need be. The Democrats are committing suicide by nominating this shitbag.