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If Hillary does "plan to help families in Pennsylvania have a secure retirement," she can begin by slashing Social Security taxes and other insidious incursions by the IRS and other federal agencies when she's president. (Hillary slashing taxes?!? A Clinton cutting bureaucracy?? Not gonna happen.) She says, "It's time we had a president who puts the people of Westmoreland County ahead of Wall Street." Why must a conflict of interest between the folks of Pennsylvania and the people on Wall Street exist, or be presumed? Cannot both parties use the assets, productivity, creativity, intelligence and capital of the American public to further their own rational self-interests without conflict? Does HRC divine some higher law or principle that demonstrates the interests of the common man must conflict with those of influence and affluence? In the words of Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?"

The junior Senator from New York (ugh!) finds no irony in asking the voters for money so she can manage her affairs while she slams Senator McCain for pledging to let the very same people have more voice in managing their finances. Hillary is a true believer, but sadly, the only thing she believes in her own self-interest. Hillary is incapable of anything but Machiavellian machinations. If she were to tell me it is raining, I would know instantly that she has an interest in an umbrella company. If the people of America are gullible enough to contribute to her campaign, well, "You can fool some of the people..." If we are foolhardy enough to elect her -- every day the odds of that happening are getting slimmer than Billy Boy on a no fat diet.

p>Her Majesty Clinton, "When I'm president..." Not gonna happen. br> -- Ira M. Kessel br> Rochester, New York /p>

As I recently told a friend of mine, the Clintons will not be done fighting until the last gavel of the Democratic Convention has banged, the doors are bolted and locked, and everyone has headed home.

p>And someone goes back in, counts the silverware, and inventories the furniture. br> -- A. C. Santore /p>

"Hillary was conjuring up the gritty spirit of Joe Paterno....Trailing badly in the fourth quarter of her campaign for the Democratic nomination, Hillary may yet lose, but she seems determined not to quit until the final whistle."

Joe Paterno has been known to "work a ref," and he has occasionally benefited from a timely call before that final whistle.

Reports indicate that Bill and Hillary are working the refs, aka super-delegates. What material might they deploy in such negotiations? FBI files? Recorded phone conversations? Incriminating photographs?

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