McGovern's Kumbaya Solution

Former Democrat candidate for President, George McGovern, decided to weigh in on the Obama-Clinton campaigns in an effort to unite the party.

After today’s vote in West Virginia, the two candidates should agree to make joint visits to the sites of the five remaining primaries (in Kentucky, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Montana and South Dakota).

During these visits, Senators Clinton and Obama should agree not to criticize each other. They would simply state what each would do if elected president. They would also point out why President Bush’s policies have failed and why they would continue to fail under John McCain.

After each candidate speaks for 15 minutes or so, they would then be taken to a reception where citizens paying $50 a ticket would mingle with the two candidates. The money raised would go to the state Democratic Party to assist local and state candidates in the fall elections.

Chummy up and mingle. Helluva plan. It's sort of an expanded Rodney-King-can't-we-just-get-along strategy. Oddly, McGovern didn't say anything about holding hands and singing.

Notably, McGovern's plan seems similar to Obama's chummy up and mingle answer to Middle East strife.