With the primary results from Texas and Ohio (and Vermont and Rhode Island) looming, I felt like venting a little bit about how ridiculous it is that Hillary Clinton can complain about her treatment in the media.  I never thought I would agree with Tucker Carlson, but he was right in saying on Dan Abrams last night that if Obama had lost 11 contests in a row, the media would be comparing him to Mike Gravel. 

He certainly wouldn't have been given a shred of a chance to win either Ohio or Texas.  So when I hear people like Dan Abrams say that Hillary Clinton is somehow being mistreated in the media, I'd like to get my hands on whatever it is that he's smoking.  She should have been given no quarter in the media, yet she is getting plenty of coverage, and especially so when she complains.

I think Hillary has a right to stay in this election as long as she wants, and no one should disparage her for doing so.  The problem is that now the math is against her, and so her only chance of winning is to go sharply negative.  She is using attack lines that the Republicans will use in the general election campaign, and in doing so is shielding them of any criticism.  I have already heard several prominent Republicans use this argument, saying that if Hillary can attack Barack Obama in such a manner, they can as well.

The fault for the situation we find ourselves in falls squarely on the DNC.  If the party wanted to end this, they could have.  There are enough uncommitted superdelegates that could have moved en masse to Obama after his 10 wins, giving him a very wide lead over Clinton.  Obama could have then easily pivoted to a general election campaign.  I think that was what Speaker Pelosi was alluding to when she said that this will get sorted out rather shortly.  They should have had the guts to stand up to the Clinton machine sooner, but as is often the case, the Dems have taken the path of least resistance.

The media would have followed suit, and we'd be talking about an Obama - McCain matchup and about potential VP nominees.  Instead, even if Hillary only wins Ohio, it is likely that the nomination process will drag on to the end of April.  If it goes further than that, we can pretty much hand the keys of the White House over to McCain.