I wanted you to be one of the first to know: on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Over the course of the last 16 months, I have been privileged and touched to witness the incredible dedication and sacrifice of so many people working for our campaign. Every minute you put into helping us win, every dollar you gave to keep up the fight meant more to me than I can ever possibly tell you.

On Saturday, I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.

I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party’s nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.

When I decided to run for president, I knew exactly why I was getting into this race: to work hard every day for the millions of Americans who need a voice in the White House.

I made you — and everyone who supported me — a promise: to stand up for our shared values and to never back down. I’m going to keep that promise today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

I will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama. The stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.

I know as I continue my lifelong work for a stronger America and a better world, I will turn to you for the support, the strength, and the commitment that you have shown me in the past 16 months. And I will always keep faith with the issues and causes that are important to you.

In the past few days, you have shown that support once again with hundreds of thousands of messages to the campaign, and again, I am touched by your thoughtfulness and kindness.

I can never possibly express my gratitude, so let me say simply, thank you.

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

(HillaryClinton.com)

Part 2

First off, I’m getting ready to move from Springfield, MO to Austin, TX this month. The good news there is that I’ll be able to really help Obama come the fall in a more crucial state, even though Missouri is also both crucial and winnable.

Second, I’ve just been busier at work, and am getting ready to pick up yet another job.

Still, mainly what it comes down to is primary lag. Hillary Clinton and her nasty campaign have just sucked it right out of me, man. I mean, shit, her if-I-don’t-win-then-no-Dem-will attitude might just land John McCain in the White House. I’ll fight like hell to keep that from happening, but not for her after what she’s done. Really, looking back at both her past foreign relations decisions and the GOP-playbook campaign she’s run, what’s the difference between her and Johnny Mack? If McCain were to become President, then I’d brush up on my Spanish down in Texas and move to Spain. I’m serious.

I can’t handle four more years of this filth, and I’m guessing that the much of America, not to mention the rest of the world, is with me. I’m still feeling positive, I’m just not sure many Americans really care about the issues. Are we that stupid? Are we going to let Jeremiah Wright cause us four more years of Bush policy, ridiculous gas prices, a recession and the continuation of a lost war? The other day somebody told me that they still believe he’s “Muslin” (sic) because of an e-mail received. Are we that fucking stupid? Maybe.

Hope is not lost, and I still belive that “yes, we can.” I just didn’t have anything nice at all to say about HRC, so I was trying to keep my mouth shut and not go all Rove on her like she is on Barack. If anybody else was running–say John Edwards–they would have bowed out by now. Hopefully, we’ll win big in North Carolina and do well in Indiana on Tuesday and put a fork in the Clinton Restoration for good.

And I’ll be checking in periodically, just not as often. No worries–I’m still involved with the campaign and we’ll ramp it up for McCain down the road.

Stay tuned…