With permission, I am re-posting a diary by Alegre at Alegre's Corner

about Media Matters Eric Boehlert's article today, entitled:

who shared our lives with each other, and now are opposed to each other for one reason or the other,  I remember that before we were enemies, we were friends, so as I have officially "left" here, I still want to remind us all of the things we have in common.  I'm a Hillary supporter that most likely will stay away from here unless I feel welcomed.

It is with great sadness that I have decided to leave this wonderful blog. I am having much trouble integrating into the"new" hope and change thing, and am so sad to see the change here overnight.

It's nothing personal against the new group that has arrived within the past 48 hours, and it certainly has nothing to do with General Clark, whom I respect more than almost anyone in the world.

I never blogged much here, but did check in daily and read, and over time felt just like family here. Now everything has changed.

Anna and I are on a shared list. I found her following post to be very insightful and thought-provoking, and, with her permission, wanted to share it with everyone here:

Can you give him some comfort?

Not much of a diary here, but this man who fights for you deserves a word or two.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/12/25/82047/305

Over the past few weeks, as it became more and more (depressingly) clear that Gen. Clark is not going to join the 2008 presidential race, I've given a lot of thought to where to put my support, and I reached the exact same conclusion as Wes. But then, I'm originally from Europe where Hillary is far more popular than here.

So two weeks ago I joined the Hillary campaign, still ready to switch back to Wes at moment's notice.

"Macho Jacko" is wearing the check shirt, soft tobacco-coloured jacket and suede shoes of the recently retired Army man but he might just as well be in disguise because all I can see is the maroon Parachute Regiment beret, the pressed fatigues and the gaunt features of an Easter Island monolith that dominated his military campaigns. That indelible image includes the portmanteau-sized eyebags, so seductive to his female following and such a gift to photographers, even though he's since had them surgically removed - shame!