DEPARTMENT OF UNFORTUNATE ANALOGIES

Hillary Clinton, in a speech she's giving today in Philadelphia, plays the card you just knew she was going to play in Pennsylvania if you gave it even the slightest thought:

...Now, this is one of the most important elections we've ever had. There is so much at stake. But just as it's getting time to vote here in Pennsylvania, Senator Obama says he’s getting tired of it. His supporters say they want it to end.

Well, could you imagine if Rocky Balboa had gotten half way up those Art Museum steps and said, "Well, I guess that's about far enough?" ...

OK, I didn't see any of the sequels. But in the first movie -- the one that made that scene famous -- wasn't the whole point that Rocky proved his mettle and became a hero by going fifteen rounds ... but he lost the fight?