No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk

I am reminded of a story from my childhood when I see some Hillary Clinton supporters throwing a temper tantrum and threatening to vote for John McCain't.

When I was a little kid, I got mad at my parents one time about something (I don't remember now what it was). I was drinking a glass of milk, and I began fuming. I wanted to throw my milk on them, but I knew I would get in big trouble if I did that, so I loudly threatened that if they did not give in to my demands, I would dump the milk... on my own head.

My parents did not react to my threats (my hunch looking back is that they were too busy stifling their laughter), and before you could say "bad idea," I had emptied the entire glass of milk over my head. Embarrassed and soaked with milk, I continued to threaten my parents, who had become unable to contain their laughter. I announced that I was never going to take a bath again, and they would have to live with a rotten-milk-smelling child. I can still see the laugh-induced tears rolling down my mother's face as she clutched her sides and mentioned that I might not be so popular in school if I enacted my plan.

In hindsight (and very quickly after the fact), I realized that my parents didn't suffer because I poured milk on myself: I suffered. I meant to teach them a lesson, but I learned one instead.

Hillary supporters have every right to be angry, to feel upset, disappointed, and even hurt. But don't pour rotten milk over your heads by voting for John McCain't or by tearing down Barack Obama. Apparently, some Hillary supporters (under the coalition "Just Say No Deal") have become determined to sabotage Barack Obama's campaign for presidency, but I don't understand what they get out of that besides a certain petty revenge-based momentary pleasure at their own expense. This reminds me of a prayer I've seen on bumper stickers: "Lord, please protect me from your followers!"

Hillary Clinton is campaigning with and for Barack: she isn't crying over spilled milk. There is no way for us to build a strong America, to fortify women's rights, and to ensure a peaceful and productive society with all this anger, hate, and frustration determining our behavior towards one another. Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot, thinking we are making a statement.

To these misguided people, I suggest: Listen to your leader! Hillary Clinton wants you to vote for Barack Obama:

"To anyone who voted for me and is now considering not voting or voting for Sen. (John) McCain, I strongly urge you to reconsider," said Clinton, beseeching her supporters to join with Obama's "to create an unstoppable force for change we can all believe in..."

"Unity is not only a beautiful place as we can see, it's a wonderful feeling isn't it? And I know when we start here in this field in Unity, we'll end on the steps of the Capitol when Barack Obama takes the oath of office as our next president!"

Hillary Clinton spoke yesterday in Unity, New Hampshire at a rally for Obama, in which she urged her supporters to vote for him. She also expunged all negative Obama content from her campaign's website.


Barack Obama: Unite for Change (June 27, 2008: Unity, NH)


To read more about this "eponymous" event sponsored by the Democratic in Unity, New Hampshire, click here.

Here's just a little funny video: Pictures of Obama and Clinton "Together Forever"
what about that "Dream Ticket" anyway?