This will be brief and without supporting quotes and references. Just a late night sense I'm getting from events in this unfolding primary passion play.
The picture that is emerging in the last couple of weeks is coming into focus.
The Clintons and their minions have essentially declared war on anyone who would deny them the nomination, which they see as theirs, right and proper.
I predict an escalation in smears against Obama, with anti-Semitism and being anti-Israel leading the charges.
The ugliness we have seen will pale against what is to come. They are prepared to split the party. Indeed, I now believe that they intend to split the party.
Winning in November is not their primary goal. Witness all the praise they heap on McCain, almost every day. The Clintons' priority is to destroy the upstart Obama, and consolidate their power. They are content with a McCain win, if necessary.