Today's latest gambit from the Clinton media machine underscores the need for intervention in the kamikaze campaign we have witnessed since the fifth of February. Therefore, I submit the following for your comments and approval:
March 25, 2008
Dear Mr. Vice-President,
As loyal Democrats and patriotic Americans, we have found ourselves increasingly alarmed and distressed by the tactics employed by the Clinton campaign during the last month. The personal attacks against the reputation and character of Senator Obama, in our opinion, have damaged his ability to wage an effective campaign against our opposition in Fall, and we fear that this will have negative consequences on many key House and Senate races which are essential for the realization of the Democratic majority necessary to enact our legislative and social agenda.
We call upon you, therefore, to intervene in this rancorous and unnecessary fight, for the sake of the Party and our beloved country. With so many of our citizens suffering immediate and desperate economic deprivation, social displacement and insecurity, and with so many of our finest young people risking their lives in the prosecution of an unjust and immoral imperialist war, the petty political ambitions of individuals seem trivial indeed.
Senator Obama has demonstrated that he possesses the necessary qualities to lead the Party in the Fall elections. He has achieved an insurmountable lead in elected delegates and popular vote. And he has been successful in forging a new electoral coalition which has the potential to create a Democratic majority which will reinvigorate the Party for a generation.
It would be a pity to see this unique opportunity squandered for the sake of personal vanity and ruthless ambition.
Of all the Party elders, you possess the bona fides to broker an end to this miasma in which we find ourselves at this moment. We beg you to exercise your authority and bring the fighting to a permanent and immediate end.
The time for armistice has passed. There must be entente.
Sincerely,
Concerned Democrats Everywhere