Washington, D.C. (rightcommentary.com): Last night’s speech by Sen. Clinton hardly seemed concessionary to me. She talked about how hard she fought. She asked her supporters to rally around her - and send her notes of encouragement. Today at her website - she’s asking people to join her in her “fight” (for what I’m not sure).

Is she really angling for a convention fight? Does she not accept it is over? These are the things I hear today as I talk to my fellow partisans and other democrats. They’re all deathly afraid she’ll continue her quest for the nomination.

And here’s the scary thing - under the rules of the DNC - she could. Kennedy went to the convention in 68 behind by 700 delegates… didn’t stop him from fighting. Moreover, Clinton could continue to pressure both committed “elected” delegates and Super Delegates to switch sides… the avenues are open for her to continue to fight it - no matter how futile it might actually prove to be.

“Now the question is, where do we go from here,” she said to cheers of “Denver, Denver,” the site of August’s Democratic National Convention.

“This has been a long campaign and I will be making no decisions tonight,” she said.The South Dakota has probably strengthen the hands of those among Clinton’s advisers urging her to resist pressure to withdraw. Pollster Mark Penn has allegedly advised Clinton to “preserve her options, nothing more or nothing less,” a source close Penn has said.

Clinton also left supporters and opponents alike speculating on her motives in refusing to concede defeat. She appeared, to some degree, still trapped in the story around which she’d rebuilt her campaign, after she moved from an ironclad front-runner to a woman against the odds, mocking the press and the pundits as she cited, again and again, the voices of supporters urging her to stay in after she’d been written off.

… and of course - there is her remark about Bobby Kennedy. I believe that while she does not want Barrack assassinated - she is waiting for something equally catastrophic… perhaps another Rev. Wright incident… and Sen. Clinton can stride in on her White Horse to the White House.

Her speech last night also forces the Illinois senator to treat her with respect, and perhaps even to make at least a symbolic proffer of the vice presidential nomination.

And again, let’s not forget that Clinton signaled, on a conference call with members of the New York congressional delegation, that she would consider the second slot, according to a person on the call. The suggestion puts Obama in a difficult spot: If he doesn’t offer her the No. 2 spot, he risks offending her supporters; if he does, he risks that she takes it.

I think Sen. Obama should just say while Clinton ran a good race - that there are significant differences between them and that he needs to consider what’s best for the party and for the ticket. The longer it drags out - the worse things get for him. How he handles the Clintons could wind up being the first test of his prospective “Administration”.

I honestly do not believe Clinton will attempt to chase the delegates to the convention. However, I do believe she will continue to maneuver Obama into a corner on the VP issue and on getting him to commit to pay off her staff, her debts, and get her people in his campaign and his Administration (if he wins).

But I must admit I find it all surreal - both her speech last night - and her statement she would be the VP. She has maintained for several months now that nominating Barrack Obama is the end of the party. Why would she then want to be at top of that ticket?

Without question - I think the best remark I heard from last night’s pundits was this - Bill and Hillary Clinton are the Ike and Tina Turner of politics… so true. Big wheel keep on turning… Proud Mary keep on burning… Rolling… Rolling… Rolling on the campaign.

I expect “Tina” will finally call it quits by the end of this week after she’s struck the deal. She just wasn’t ready to admit “it’s over.” Rolling on the campaign…