The Times reports that Edwards has refused to say whether he would endorse Hillary Clinton if she’s nominated.

Obama says that of course he’ll endorse the Democratic nominee, which he believes will be him. That is the standard line that all Democrats are expected to toe. So where does that leave Edwards? Is he creating strife in the party, or pointing out that Clinton is only nominally a Democrat?

Personally I’ve long considered the entire DLC to be more than the Republican wing of the Democratic party; I claim they’re Republican plants, designed to destroy the idea of a peoples’ party as opposed to a corporate one. The iconic DLC Democrat is Bill Clinton, who sold Democrats down the river by claiming to be one of them but spending his political capital on Republican issues. Triangulation is capitulation: the Clintons chose NAFTA over health care.

So I count myself among those who will not vote for Clinton under any circumstances. If the Democrats are out to hurt me, then right back at ’em. But I expect most people will vote for whoever the Democrats nominate, regardless of policies, assuming that the person who claims to be a Democrat must be better than the Republican. Which is why we’re in the mess we’re in now, but that’s another story.