In an earlier post, I graphed an 'insanity scale' where Hillary Clinton was somewhere between eccentric and unbalanced.  She has now moved further along the scale.  On Friday, Clinton made a remark that one reason she is staying in the race until June was because "we all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California."

Wow.  What do you suppose the media response would be if McCain made a similar remark?  But I digress.....

There has been speculation as to why Clinton is still in a race that she has already lost.

1. She is pushing for the VP slot.
2. She is looking to damage Obama so he will lose and open the field for her to run in 2012.
3. She thinks she can actually still win.

The first choice would certainly hurt Obama's campaign of 'change', and might be considered a wee bit self serving.  You can read some of the reasons not to choose her as a running mate here.  The second option is probably the most likely one, which will play out in its own time.

The third option leaves us thinking either Clinton is delusional, or she thinks something will happen to Obama and give her the nomination.  Her campaign said that she was mentioning "historical examples of the nominating process going well into the summer."  Yeah.  A historical example where the presidential candidate was murdered.  Better hope nothing bad happens between now and November; the conspiracy theorists would have a field day with that one.

For the time being, it might be best for Clinton to stop referencing national tragedies when talking about her campaign.  I think people are starting to see the irony.


Update: Video of the remarks from the New York Post