Hillary Loans Campaign $6 Million - Is She Asking for Repayment from Senator Obama?

I had recently heard reports on MSNBC's political coverage that (1) Senator Clinton has loaned her campaign $6 million to continue her ill-fated run; and (2) given this past Tuesday's election results, she is looking towards Senator Obama's Campaign to repay that money to her campaign, which I imagine, would in turn go back to repaying the Clintons.

I do not believe the Obama campaign or the Democratic Party owe the Clinton campaign the amount she has loaned her campaign personally. She has chosen to continue her run, long after people have stopped contributing - even her billionaire friends - with just a few of the millions she and Bill have earned in the last years. John Edwards was forced to drop out, although a worthy candidate, because of a lack of funds. Hillary Clinton chose to use her vast personal wealth to promote her campaign.. Unity or not, it would be a misuse of funds of both the Democratic Party and the Obama campaign to offer corporate welfare to a multi-millionaire who made an investment in herself which did not work out.

I hope Senator Obama does not do this. Certainly, Senator Edwards, a great and honorable man, did not make such a request. He withdrew, or suspended, his campaign. Such a request, and any agreement to such a request on the Clintons' behalf would convince me the Democratic Party is back to "business as usual".

I'm missing you now, John Edwards.