With so much at stake in this election year, after nearly eight years of such disastrous and destructive Republican rule, it is almost impossible to fathom the current division in the Democratic electorate.

I blame her.

Granted, I am (or have become) a passionate supporter of Obama. I think he's a brilliant, once-in-a-generation leader, a candidate we are truly lucky -- maybe even blessed -- to have at this time in our history. Don't let anyone bullshit you. He's the real deal. He's got a great vision and a real plan to back it up. He also has serious brains and real integrity. For pop-culture junkies I put it like this: Barack is the closest thing to a Jed Bartlett (I had trouble watching the show because I always thought it was too idealistic) that we're likely to see for a long time.

And while he has taken the high road and delivered on his promise to run a different kind of campaign these last few months, Hillary has consistently stooped to dirty tricks and baseless, desperate attacks. I'm really starting to believe she is willing to say or do anything to win the nomination.

And now we're seeing that her relentless ambition is really tearing the party apart and giving a serious boost to McCain and his proposed 3rd term of Bush-Cheney policy.

I have lost so much respect for Hillary Clinton, along with her vast coterie of allies and advisors -- and, alas, her husband, who really needs to go back to his foundation's (incredible) work of saving hundreds or thousands of lives around the globe.

I wish the Clinton freakshow would just GO AWAY.

-jw