Well it seems that someone has regained their sanity...
There's no bargaining. You don't bargain with the Presidential nominee. Even if you're Hillary Clinton and you have 18 million votes, you don't bargain.
Compare this to some sillier Democrats who think they have a foot to stand on with this subject.
Members of Congress who support Clinton are weighing a joint letter to Senator Barack Obama pressing him to put Clinton on the ticket, a congressional aide confirmed.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz of Florida has suggested the letter, which would aim to represent the voices of female members of congress and those from swing states and key demographic groups.
Earlier in the day Hilary Rosen made her feelings clear, as a Clinton Supporter and voter:
I will enthusiastically support Barack Obama's campaign. Because I am not a bargaining chip. I am a Democrat.
Also writing some real insights into how last night went down.
I am also so very disappointed at how she has handled this last week. I know she is exhausted and she had pledged to finish the primaries and let every state vote before any final action. But by the time she got on that podium last night, she knew it was over and that she had lost. I am sure I was not alone in privately urging the campaign over the last two weeks to use the moment to take her due, pass the torch and cement her grace. She had an opportunity to soar and unite. She had a chance to surprise her party and the nation after the day-long denials about expecting any concession and send Obama off on the campaign trail of the general election with the best possible platform. I wrote before how she had a chance for her "Al Gore moment." And if she had done so, the whole country ALL would be talking today about how great she is and give her her due.
Instead she left her supporters empty, Obama's angry, and party leaders trashing her. She said she was stepping back to think about her options. She is waiting to figure out how she would "use" her 18 million voters.
Some Clinton Voters and Supporters are clearly feeling the bad taste shared by many Obama supporters this morning, as Superdelegates flood and Hillary still pretends there is a reason to go on.
UPDATE: Word is Charlie Rangel appeared on MSNBC a little while ago and was equally displeased with the current state of the race and Hillary's speech last night.
News at this moment is that Hillary Clinton will be holding a conference call with major supporters at 4pm to discuss the race.
Clinton, according to one prominent backer, is scheduled to hold a conference call with top supporters at 4 p.m., in which they are expected to hash out how and when to concede the race to Barack Obama and figure out a way to unify the Democratic Party for the fall.
But Representative Charlie Rangel of New York, who is still awaiting cues from Clinton before officially backing Obama, called on her to formally concede, saying she could have been "far more generous" to him in saying Obama is the party's nominee.
Meanwhile some people really have no fricken class at all, this is beyond pathetic
(SC Rep James) Clyburn told FOX News Radio’s "Brian and the Judge" that the callers identified themselves as Hillary Clinton supporters. Clyburn, an African-American and the third ranking House Democrat, said a white intern in his office was so upset by the calls that she had to be consoled by other workers and left the office early.
"We got more vitriolic, nasty phone calls, really racially tinged phone calls in my congressional office, so much so, until one of the interns, a young lady who is not a stranger to politics ... and she is not a black person, she left the office, had to be consoled because of the kinds of phone calls from people who identified themselves as Hillary Clinton supporters," he said.
"I was absolutely shocked, could not believe that this happened. I could understand people saying, ‘Why are you doing this or why would you not support Hillary Clinton?’ but to call me the kinds of names I have not heard since the ’40s and ’50s," he said.
Clyburn said some of the callers threatened to "sabotage this election." He added that he does not think Clinton understands her role in unifying the party.
Exactly... Bargaining and trying to publicly force a spot on the ticket certainly does nothing for Unity.
UPDATE II: Much Much more Rangel... a Voice of Reason!
"Unless she has some good reasons-- which I can’t think of-- I really think we ought to get on with endorsements (of Obama) and dealing with what we have to deal with... so we can move forward," Rangel said.
"It’s awkward for us for us who are known to be her strongest supporters in the NY delegation not to be able to answer the question of how long is it going to take before you can endorse?" he added later.
On the question of a possible Negotiation between Clinton and Obama supporters; pressure by Congress members to put Clinton on the Ticket
"Common sense would dictate if you want to get on the ticket you don't do it by leaning heavily on the person who makes the decision. So I don't think pressure is something that should be used," he said.
"I think it's a dumb policy to do that – to be telling the person who won what he should be doing."
Thank you Charlie, Thank You!
If you have a moment, you can call/email these folks to thank them:
Gov. Ed Rendell
Rep Charlie Rangel
Rep James Clyburn
Show some love. These are Democrats who are showing some leadership, class, and statemanship in the spirit of Unity and Victory!