If you think Clinton or Obama has the pure interests of FL/MI voters at heart, you're a fool.

I am with Clinton on this one because she happens to be right.  The original decision to strip all the delegates is garbage.

She's got nothing to offer, my friend, she laid all her cards on the table. Chill out, it's okay; I know you're concerned, but at this point, it's out of our hands, essentially. The superdelegates and Rules and Bylaws committee will make appropriate decisions, it'll be politically acceptable to both sides- I know your objections, they're certainly valid- but just keep this in mind as we go forward.

A revote would have been a terrible idea.  It would have rewarded FL and MI with tie-breaker status after they broke the rules.  If the revote idea went through in March, and scofflaw FL and MI were elevated to tie-breaker status, why shouldn't PA, IN, NC, and the other jurisdictions who abided by DNC rules and patiently waited their turn not be allowed to reschedule their primary date to some time after the FL/MI revote in order to gain tie-breaker status?  What would have happened in future Democratic primaries.

There simply have to be consequences for breaking the rules.  It is absolutely inexcusable for scofflaw FL and MI to have full voting rights in the nomination and/or the party platform.

I don't think even most Clinton supporters actually think that she's got the best interests of Michigan or Florida at heart because of all this.  

At best, she's doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.

At worst, she's tying us all up in an effectively moot procedural issue that was going to get resolved on May 31 anyway in a cynical bid to control the narrative for some obscure purpose (current bet on: VP selection).

Respectfully, since I think this is a very good attempt to be even handed, no one who is objectively looking at the information can draw any conclusion EXCEPT that Sen. Clinton's position on Florida and Michigan is based on political calculation.

When Sen. Clinton needed the early states she supported the sanctions (and a near majority of her senior staff made up the group that approved the them); when she won the votes they instantly became valid and couldn't possibly be invalidated with a revote; once the possibility of a revote was dead Sen. Obama was to blame for holding up the revote and the only choice now was to honor the original will of the voters.

I'm not so much bothered by the do-anything attitude the situation involves, both because I'm used to it and it's not worth arguing where the line is for what isn't acceptable; my problem is this is all being done at the expense of the likely nominee and the Democratic party as a whole, because they are being painted as the villains. And all to either try and force herself onto the ticket or for a vanishingly small chance of being the nominee.

The impression is that if Obama wins the nomination it is because he rigged the process not because he actually won in a fair contest.

It's time that Hillary was sent packing.

Regardless of what Clinton's intentions are, democrats will be better off including vote from FL/MI in some form or other. What we should be thinking of now is how to bring this to a better end, without alienating the voters.

Both sides want to win and both sides want to see it there way.

That doesn't mean there isn't a right call, it means that you need a referee to make the call.

Where is the party chairman and when will he make the call. It is about three months too late.

My position is that the best solution is to seat the delegations as is. Failing that a re-vote or half-delegation were acceptable.

From what I've read that is how the Clinton campaign sees it. A revote was not their desired solution, but when Obama showed no interest in resolving the problem they accepted a re-vote as a compromise and even lined up donors to fund it.

Even a re-vote was not acceptable to the Obama campaign, who continue to insist on a 50/50 split of delegates which would render the voters intent meaningless. At this point it is too late for a re-vote and Obama shows no interest in compromising.  So Hillary Clinton's only recourse is to advocate for the resolution her voters support.

During her visit to Florida, Hillary Clinton found time to speak to St. Petersburg Times political editor Adam Smith. Smith asked Clinton about her decision to support the votes in Florida's election only after it became apparent that she would needs those votes in the Democratic primary. Clinton dodged the question about timing...

Smith: Some people might say, "Where were you when we need you, when the Rules and Bylaws Committee were stripping away all the delegates you were silent and some of your top advisers, Harold Ickes and Tina Flournoy, were voting for that penalty?"

Clinton: Well I don't agree with the decision of the Democratic Party I have been pushing them to rectify that decision.

She didn't answer the question.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/22 /florida-reporter-asks-cli_n_103077.html

I am quite tired of those who attach their own meanings to the words spoken, events recorded and actual facts of the matter. Business, politics, war, everyday life, even sports is all about adjusting to  realities, taking into account events and situations that are beyond one's control, and taking responsibilities for decisions made that have generated "unintended consequences". If the DNC leadership would simply admit that certain  assumptions had been made about these state delegations and the presidential nominating campaign that turned out to make the whole thing detrimental to the party, then all stakeholders could figure out how to get at least a part of what they wanted out of this disaster. The DNC Leadership could have stepped up and resolved this matter in a pro-active manner, but they chose not. Now they have to live with a less than perfect ending.

Neither canidate gives a shit about the "voting rights" of the people in fla and MI... they just want whatever will help them win

That being said this situation is not the fault of Barack or Hillary.... in fact they, like the people in those states, are victims of the idiot state officials and the DNC

the game is likely to end in a brawl.