As a lifelong progressive Democrat, I will work to elect whoever is the Democratic nominee for president.  Any of the Democratic candidates are better than the current imperialistic bozo and the Republican candidates: minority averse, fear mongering, constitution trashing, ignorant, cookie cutter crop of white men in dark suits.

Having said that, I am not a Hillary Clinton supporter for a number of reasons (e.g. triangulation, still supporting 2002 vote for Iraq war, saber rattling about Iran, Mark Penn and his ilk, non-reform health care plan, Bush proclivities, etc.) which I'll occasionally blog about.

One of the best, concise observations about Hillary is from Chris Hayes who will be The Nation's new Washington, DC bureau editor.  Titled "Hillary Clinton's Message," this is what it says:

"Some interesting back and forth about Hillary Clinton’s campaign message and gender. To me, what makes Hillary’s campaign so appealing to many Democratic primary voters is its simplicty: vote for me and get years 9–12 of the Clinton administration. That’s it in a nutshell. Remember competent government, peace and prosperity? I don’t find the message particularly compelling because 1) I thought the first go-around of Clintonism sucked in many ways 2) I think the country is ready for a more robustly social-democratic, internationally liberal agenda now than it was in 1992 (thanks in part to Bill Clinton) and 3) I don’t think it’s possible to toss out the last eight years as if they were a nightmarish interegnum, which is, I think, part of what Hillary Clinton is selling."

Amen.