But Still I Am One - No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party that ignores her sex.

Looks like the rebellion goes all the way to the top…and it has deep pockets. 

According to The New York Times:

While it appears that many Clinton backers are poised to begin immediately raising money for Mr. Obama, the presumed Democratic nominee, several categorically ruled that out in interviews. Others said they drew the line at collecting cash for the Democratic National Committee, whose chairman, Howard Dean, angered many Clinton donors over how he handled the dispute over whether to seat convention delegates from Florida and Michigan.

“The Obama campaign has a lot to show me before I will consider being there for them,” said Susie Tompkins Buell, co-founder of the clothing company Esprit and a longtime friend of Mrs. Clinton.

Ms. Buell said she wanted to see how Mrs. Clinton was treated over the next few weeks, a sentiment that she said was shared by many of the women, especially, in her donor network.

“Hillary has asked us to do all we can for Barack,” she said. “I listen to that and respect that, but personally I need to evaluate.”

Ms. Buell is certainly Obama-skeptical. More than that, she is willing to think for herself on the issue. As Hillary supporters, yes, we appreciate what Hillary has said and the gracious and amazing way in which she said it, but we reserve the right to make our own decisions about who we shall support, when we shall do it, and under what conditions. While Ms. Buell is waiting for certain conditions to be met, others have made up their minds:

Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a top Clinton fund-raiser, telecommunications entrepreneur and member of the Democratic national convention’s platform committee, said she had questions about Mr. Obama’s trustworthiness. If he does not answer them, Ms. de Rothschild said she would at least consider voting for Mr. McCain or even working for him.

“I love my country more than I love my party,” said Ms. de Rothschild, who said she had been receiving entreaties from both Mr. Obama’s and Mr. McCain’s backers. “I can’t just fall in line.” [emphasis mine]

Yep, Ms. de Rothschild sounds like a PUMA. Others apparently want to meet Obama face to face and have a little bit of a talk with him. 

Many Clinton fund-raisers, however, say they want to wait until a meeting is scheduled between the two candidates and Mrs. Clinton’s “Hillraisers,” those who have raised $100,000 or more for her. For some, it is a matter of ensuring that Mrs. Clinton gets the proper credit, while others are waiting for the chance to question Mr. Obama.

Lanny Davis, a former special counsel to President Bill Clinton and a Hillraiser, made clear that he was willing to do whatever he could to raise money for Mr. Obama, but he said he wanted the opportunity to ask Mr. Obama about what Mr. Davis described as “personal characterizations he made about Senator Clinton.”

“It’s something called closure,” Mr. Davis said. [emphasis mine]

I’d also like to ask Senator Obama about the many “personal characterizations” (putting it mildly) he levied against Senator Clinton. It’s something called respect. 

But here’s the ultimate kicker: Dean has doomed the party with his failure to lead and blatant efforts to fix the nomination.

But several Clinton fund-raisers said they harbored too much ire for Mr. Dean to raise money for the party, even if they said they were willing to support Mr. Obama.

“Howard Dean and the D.N.C. will not get one penny from me or any of my friends,” Mr. Davis said.

Looks like some Clinton donors are joining together to Just Say No Deal!