Hillary, It's Over

Dear Senator Clinton,

Congratulations on becoming the first legitimate female candidate for President of the United States. You have definitely paved the way for young women who will follow in your footsteps to fame and success in politics, business and almost every walk of life in this country and beyond.

However, for the sake of your party and the American public the time has come for you to gracefully step aside and concede. Democratic party voters have spoken, and a large majority prefer Senator Obama as their candidate for the presidency.

It is almost statistically impossible for you to win enough pledge delegates to win the nomination. The only way you could win would be if the so-called "Super Delegates" go against the popular opinion of their districts and endorse you in favor of Mr. Obama. This would not only divide the party, it would cause a major rift among the already disenfranchised voting public.

If you continue your hopeless campaign for the Democratic nomination, spending even more of your personal fortune to compete with Obama's unprecedented fundraising, your myopic hubris will confirm to everyone that you really don't care about your party or the American public. All you care about is yourself and your lust for power.

Please do the right thing and step down before this bloody battle gets even worse. Your party needs time to heal, to unite, and to form an effective campaign against Sen. McCain, who has actually become attractive to undeclared moderates who see the Democratic party as unfocused and disorganized.

The USA needs to send a strong signal to the world that we are changing and are more willing to be a cooperative force in the world as opposed to the bullying force we've been in the past. Only Senator Obama has the ability to send this message and to fulfill the promise of hope for our nation's future.