The End Is Nigh

(CBS)  Weekly commentary by CBS Evening News chief Washington correspondent and Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer.

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Despite all the hollering and general rudeness at the meeting of the Democratic Rules Committee that played out on television yesterday, by this time next week the primary season may finally be over, and both parties may have a nominee.

I know. I know.

When the committee gave those disputed delegates from Michigan and Florida only half a vote and dealt a serious blow to Senator Clinton's chances, her supporters shouted, "No-bama" and "McCain in '08." And her main man Harold Ickes threatened to take the fight all the way to the convention.

Even after what we heard this morning, I doubt that.

Here is why: Once we get through these last three contests this week, Senator Obama will be very close to having the delegates he needs to win the nomination.

When that becomes obvious, I expect a sizable group of superdelegates will swing behind him. They'll race to get the credit for being the ones who put him over the top - such is the nature of politics, and the desire to be on the winning team.

Once Senator Obama has those delegates in hand, it will be all but impossible for Senator Clinton to take them away from him - and she is smart enough to know the nomination wouldn't be worth much at that point even if she did: The bluster and bad tempers we saw yesterday showed how deep the division in the Democratic Party already is.

I think this thing is about done.

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[patriot12436]

I do not want McCain for president, but i believe he will beat obama hands down. It again comes down to lesser of two evils, vote for the ignorant or vote for the devil himself. The only good thing i see coming out of this is the DNC will now have managed to finally destroy themselves. I will vote independent and hope the majority does the same. I cannot in clear conscious support a man i think is intent on destroying or country. I will never support obama or that racist pitbull he is marred too.

[skeezix06]

I remember someone, I think it was you Mr. Schieffer, a few years ago telling us that they almost missed the cigar smoking men in back rooms in politics. Well, you don''t need to miss them any more. As evidenced by this democratic primary and meeting over the weekend, they''re still there.

You''ve probably been the one bright spot on CBS news until this morning.

I don''t know whether John (One Foot in the Grave) McCain or Barack (Inadequate Experience on his Resume'' to Qualify for the Position) Obama will get the Presidency. I just know that we the people and the nation are going to pay a very heavy price for the fact that the media decided that it was more important to ignore candidates like Edwards, Biden, and Kucinich, hype, promote, and propel outright lies such as the "Hillary is waiting for Obama to keel over", and gloss over the flaws of the "chosen two".

[chuckamok]

PVperson -

Tut, tut. You Hillary-heads need to get over it and back Obama.

After all, you don''t want McCain appointing the next three justices to the SCOTUS .. do ya?

Vote McCain, the least of three evils.

;)

[ytheml01]

If you vote Obama, this Nations end is nigh. Better bend over and kiss your you know what goodbye.

[lochlan-2009]

"At minimum if he really wanted to unite the party, he''''d offer the 2nd runner up the VP position. We will NEVER, NEVER vote for Obama for this betrayal."

And why doen''t he paint a big bulls eye on his back, while at it, that says, "shoot me here".

[lochlan-2009]

I think it is quite apparent that it is not the American People who are voting for this years president. Just as they didn''t in the 2004 election and the election before that. These rules they make up on a whim, they won''t be counted, now they will be counted but by just half. Who makes the rules up as you go.


They new the penalty when they moved their primary, which should have been decided by the registered democratic citizens. They shouldn''t count at all!!! But for PR purposes....

[glenncinca-2009]

Both HC and BO are both big losers. HC led her campaign from a sure thing right down into the toilet, lying through her teeth the whole way.
BO, with all of his fancy rhetoric, is nothing but an empty suit and we Americans already see behind his flimsy facade, in droves. For heaven sakes, he married himself and his family to that horribly divisive church and pastor for 20 years. And now, all of a sudden, when the heat is on, he resigns... 20 years too late. His judgment is poor to non-existent.

[pvperson]

"delusional sense of entitlement".....Tell me Chuckamok, did you learn that phrase from your racist pastor or is it something you picked up from the gutter you live in? So Clinton people are sore losers huh, well what has Obama won? Not the White House, that''s for sure. Pinheads like you will guarantee McCain wins. Congrats on your so called victory. If should make the next four years of Bush policies so much more enjoyable for you.

[clestes-2009]

He is correct. Very soon this fight will be over and the real fight will begin. The one to take the WH.

The reps will try and play on whatever bad feelings remain, but as I don''t that any lasting damage has been done, the democratics are going to line up and go after Fossil John and he will be toast by the end of summer.

I mean really!! His big thing is Iraq and the old man does not even know how many troops we have there! He is claiming that troops are at pre-surge level and he is off by 25,000 troops.

Either he is so deaf he cannot hear or he is so blind he cannot read or he is surrounded by incompetents!But to come out so totally wrong and then not accept the facts when presented to him only tells me he is just as arrogant as shrub and just as stupid!

Let''s not put another shrub in the whitehouse and Hillary won''t.

[crater7]

HOW IRONIC!

OBAMA IS CLAIMING HE IS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE, AND TRYING TO CONN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE INTO BELIEVING,AFTER TWENTY YEARS, HE HAS FOUND SALVATION, CLEANSED HIS SOUL AND CHANGE HIS RACIST WAYS, BY LEAVING "NOT DENOUNCING" HIS RACIST CHURCH.

AMERICANS ARE BECOMMING MORE AWARE, AND INFORMED ABOUT THIS KING OF CONN MAN, AND WILL VOTE ACCORDINGLY.

"IT IS POETIC JUSTICE" THAT THE FATE OF OBAMA, REST IN THE HAND''S "VOTING HANDS" OF 17 MILLION CLINTON SUPPORTERS THAT OBAMA, AND HIS SUPPORTERS, HAVE CALLED RACIST, GUN WAVING, RELIGIOUS FANATIC, AND UNEDUCATED REDNECK "TRAILER DWELLERS". THESE VOTERS WILL SEAL HIS FATE, IN NOVEMBER, "IF HE IS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE."

ALL THE WAY TO DENVER.

GOD "BLESS" AMERICA. NOT "G D" AMERICA.