Hi everybody,

Glad you could take a break from the madness of Kentucky/Oregon, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, flying penises, etc. for a bit of midday tree hugging.

I went to Reuters.com a few hours ago and this was the top story.  For those of you who don't follow links, it's a story about how a group of big investors are petitioning Congress for stricter environmental standards because failure to do so would, get this, "HURT THE COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. COMPANIES" (emphasis mine).

This is my first diary, so cut me some slack.

I am writing this because I've been noticing a disturbing trend here at Daily Kos.  I've noticed a lot of Obama supporters claiming that they wont vote for Hillary in the general election.  That they will vote Nader or McCain or stay home.  It's not just on Kos, I've talked to a few people face to face who told me the same thing.  I have one thing to say to these people:

Please don't do that.

I'm an Obama supporter, I really hope that he gets the nomination.  I think that he ultimately will.  But if he doesn't, I will vote for Clinton without hesitation.  This election is too important.  We've got an environment in peril, or economy is tanking, we're stuck in Iraq with no end in sight.

I don't like the campaign that Senator Clinton is running.  It's been nasty, disrespectful, based primarily on ad hominem attacks.  It's been surprisingly Rovian in its implementation.  I know it sucks, but it works, people respond to this kind of campaigning.  But should we give the Republicans 4 more years because of your personal distaste and indignation?

I say no.