This is a rather huge admission. Hillary’s top fundraiser, in what looks to me like an attempt to (again) blackmail the party, is now overtly admitting that, if we let the nomination drag out until June, it may be too late to reunify the party and as a result Hillary’s supporters and fundraisers won’t help Obama in the fall. Unless, of course, she’s given the VP slot. Then Her Highness might deign to support the Democratic candidate for president instead of helping the man who plans to overturn Roe v. Wade:

Hillary’s top campaign fundraising official said in an interview that there’s a “risk” that Hillary’s political and financial supporters won’t get behind Obama in time for him to win in November if she’s passed over for the veep slot…. “But there’s a risk that if she isn’t invited on the ticket, Hillary’s political and financial supporters may not feel compelled to be as integrated and involved in the Obama campaign in order to provide the maximum support that he’ll need to prevail in November.” “We have to recognize that we’re talking about the month of June, versus a normal process that historically would have begun in the month of March,” Nemazee said. “Time is not your friend. A dream ticket would be the best way to ensure both unity and full and active support, financially and politically, for the ticket to be in the strongest position to win in the fall.”

Now, let’s take a step back to fully appreciate what was just said.

1. Hillary’s people are now conceding our point that by dragging out the nomination until June they may be jeopardizing Obama’s chances against McCain.

2. Hillary’s people are admitting that they know, and don’t care, that they may be jeopardizing Obama’s chances against McCain. Hillary’s emotional healing is far more important.

3. And what’s worse, Hillary’s people are using the fact that they’re hurting our chances against McCain as some badge of honor that therefore entitles them to the vice presidency.

How many more times do they need to be blackmailed before Howard Dean, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi tell this emotionally-adolescent basket case to go to hell?

Honestly, Joe and I almost hope Obama does pick Hillary. Then we can really vet the Clintons like they’ve never been vetted before. Who wouldn’t like to know all about Bill Clinton’s travels with Ron Burckle, and just what the two of them were doing on those trips to Vegas together. And since everything potentially embarrassing is fair game in a vp-vetting, Hillary would have to answer detailed questions as to whether the rumors that were blasted on the front page of a supermarket rag only 6 weeks ago are true. Then there are the rich foreigners funding Bill Clinton’s library. And we’d of course need to know if there are any more Monicas in Bill Clinton’s past or present. The possibilities are endless. Anybody have any further questions we’d need answered in a true vetting of Hillary for the vice presidency? Post your questions in the comments.