Despite the Clintons' fantasies, the fat lady has begun to sing. Hillary is out of money (having loaned herself another $6.4 million in the last month and more than $11 million so far), behind in delegates, popular vote, and in states won. With no practical chance of overtaking Obama in delegates pledged, her only hope is that the super delegates will overrule the will of the people and nominate her. That scenario is unlikely to occur since the superdelegates have to face their peers and, in many cases, voters of their own. And with the spectre of the 2000 election fiasco kept fresh in their minds by Democratic leaders, the perception that people were disenfranchised by party leaders who nullified their votes is a concern.
For the good of the Democratic party, it is time for Hillary to step up to the plate, congratulate Barack, and begin to rally the party behind him before it's too late. People don't switch allegiances quickly, so the Democratic party will need as much time as possible to convince voters to forget the bruising primary season and vote Obama in November.
