By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
The Democratic National Convention is a time for Hillary Clinton's supporters to get a grip on reality, grit their teeth and wholly support Barack Obama.
Yet some of her backers can't stomach the fact that their candidate lost the Democratic presidential nomination.
So now they are talking about casting their votes for Clinton rather than Obama at the convention this week.
"This is much bigger than Hillary," a Clinton delegate from Texas said last week.
"I have a responsibility. I do not own my vote. I have to represent the voters who sent me."
What tripe.
The voters who supported Clinton did so when she was running against Obama in the primaries.
But Clinton eventually lost the nomination, despite huge early advantages in money and name recognition.
If many Clinton supporters make a big deal about not fully supporting Obama for president, they could hand the presidency to the GOP's John McCain in November.
Do Clinton supporters really want that?