The Washington Post reported that Clinton’s advisers say that “a major reason she does not want to be pressured out of the race is that she believes it will be easier to bring her supporters over to Obama once the primaries are over if they think she was able to finish the nomination battle on her own terms.” That makes sense, though it doesn’t explain the aggressiveness of her criticisms of Obama.

Columnist Richard Cohen wrote that Clinton “is acting as any leader would.” He added: “Take a tour of statues throughout the world, and, while you will find monuments to plenty of historical figures who lost battles, you will find none to ‘A Gracious Loser.’” However, Cohen also noted that fighting to the end could have political benefits later. Clinton would be 65 in 2012 and still younger than John McCain is now in 2016, so she would be “positioned to run for president, not as someone’s wife, but as a gritty fighter who just would not quit.”

The New York Times reported that Clinton thinks sexism was a significant factor in the campaign, and she wants to show younger women that she won’t be pushed around. But it also reported that Clinton thinks she still has a chance to win, and the more primary wins and delegates she can get, the more leverage she’ll have to argue for seating delegates from Florida and Michigan.

We’re not inclined to wade into a private school matter. But before activists against illegal immigrants get up in arms, some points to consider:

The Spanish-speaking students in this case are U.S. citizens who are bilingual — English is their primary language. The parents aren’t asking that the students be allowed to speak Spanish in classrooms — at issue is whether the students should be able to speak Spanish outside the classroom, during recess or other free time.

It’s too bad that any American student would be dissuaded from being bilingual, when U.S. schools, public and private, actively promote the benefits of being fluent in more than one language. How does this “English only” school rule support that educational goal?

“There can be no room whatsoever for holding information back,” said council member Jim Skelton.

It’s good that the council held a public forum Monday to allow Wichita citizens to see the candidate up close and ask questions. (The forum will be rebroadcast on the city’s cable Channel 7 at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.) This models the kind of transparency and accountability Wichita expects in its next manager. Council members and the public still need to interview several other candidates, though, before determining the best fit for Wichita.

But if anything, Clinton showed that the nation is ready to vote for a woman for president. She began as the odds-on Democratic favorite and has come close to winning the primary process.

As presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin told the New York Times, the Clinton campaign’s own mistakes have been decisive - “strategic, tactical things that have nothing to do with her being a woman.”

Sexism didn’t defeat Clinton. Barack Obama did.

But J.D. Crowe, editorial cartoonist for the Press-Register in Mobile, Ala. (where the Northrop tanker would be assembled), has a different take on the congressmen’s advocacy.

Reduce the national speed limit to 65 mph for all vehicles. Install engine governors to limit new trucks to 68 mph. And reduce congestion by investing in highway improvements.

Graves called the proposals “practical, reasonable and doable,” and he called on Congress to help support the program.

Good luck on that. In 1995, Congress repealed a national speed limit, and 32 states, including Kansas, now have speed limits of 70 mph or higher on some highways.

No lawmaker has stepped forward to endorse the ATA proposal. How serious are we about conserving energy?

“The GOP, should I be the nominee, I think can say whatever they want to say about me, my track record,” Obama said in an interview shown on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

“If they think that they’re going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful, because that I find unacceptable.”

He added that the GOP should “lay off my wife.”

This could help Obama. Yes, a spouse is fair game, to some extent. But if Michelle is perceived as being bullied and pilloried by Swift-boaters, Obama’s defense could play well with voters. He’s showing he’s going to protect his family. Voters of either party can respect that.

Brownback, remember, thinks abortion should be illegal in all circumstances, including cases of incest, rape and when the life of the mother is at risk.

This might give pause to Democratic voters thinking of supporting McCain if Hillary Clinton loses the nomination.

The report bolsters claims that wind power has arrived and is poised to move from a niche market to the mainstream.

Is Kansas poised to capture this opportunity?

The report does identify some major challenges, such as the need for more transmission lines in remote areas — that’s been a key obstacle in western Kansas. But the study says it’s doable and affordable.

It’s further confirmation that a thriving wind power industry for Kansas isn’t a pipe dream — it’s waiting to be built.

Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, said a smoking law “may not happen next year, but I believe in the next five years you will see it in the majority of states.”

As The Eagle editorial board has argued, it’s just a matter of time before Kansas follows the lead of many other states and enacts a statewide smoking ban. This issue isn’t going away.