"Stand and Deliver" or "Sit Down and Shut Up"

I liked a column that I read last week in the newspaper suggesting that if the President could be appointed to the position, Hillary Clinton, hands down, would make the best President of the three remaining candidates. I tend to agree and am one of the many still in America today to believe she should remain in the race. Having been through the many controversies and discussions in the early 1970's, and following, regarding the role of women, I do not take well to the voices, predominantly white male ones, who are calling for Hillary to "sit down and shut up." I ask those who are doing this to respond to this question, "Why are you so afraid for the race to play out until June 3 and perhaps beyond?" If allowed this chance, I believe that Hillary still has the opportunity to "stand and deliver." Why should the voices we as women have worked so hard to achieve the past thirty-five years be squelched? What harm is done in allowing the race to continue?

It appears the most liberal wing of the Democratic party is petrified that Barrack Obama will make a fatal mistake within the next two weeks and Hillary will win the nomination. If we truly believe that debate on the issues is positive and democratic by its very nature, the process must continue. The media and other talking Democratic heads have already crowned Obama the nominee, even Times magazine. Were Obama to stumble and fall and Hillary win the nomination, many of the political gurus like Richardson, Kennedy, and Edwards will perhaps regret their decision to support Obama. Let's let the people decide, not the media and other political leaders.