“The states I’ve won total 300 electoral votes. If we had the same rules as the Republicans, I would be nominee right now. We have different rules, so what we’ve got to figure out is who can win 270 electoral votes. My opponent has won states totaling 217 electoral votes.” - Hillary Clinton, campaigning in Kentucky

We’ve posted a number of classics in our list of Hillary Clinton quotes, but this one is an all-timer. A rationalization in which you make up different rules? Really?

Just so we have this straight. Even though Clinton’s entire point is she’s more electable than Barack Obama… against John McCain… she counts the slam-dunk GOP states like Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee in her favor?

What about California or New York, big electoral vote sources likely to be carried by Obama … or any breathing member of the Democratic party?

If there’s a wall in sight, Hillary Clinton will see what sticks to it.

Sadly, this nonsense is partly the fault of the Democratic party and the mere notion of superdelegates. Allowing the candidates to make an argument for the nomination? Ridiculous. It should be a pledged delegate race, period.

Still, what’s the point of this? Hillary’s now suggesting that the Democrats should adopt a Republican, winner-take-all system? Like them or not, these rules aren’t new! Both she and Barack Obama have played by them the whole time!

Clinton’s tenacity is impressive… as is her belief that she can have it both ways. The above quote is analogous to a baseball team’s manager saying after a loss:

“Yeah, but we had more hits… and, you see, if the rules said the team with the most base runners won, then we deserve to have won this game.”