I like the guys at the New York Post, but I think they’re really straining to find a hidden meaning where none exists when they parse a recent Hillary statement:

“Thank you for caring so much about our country,” Clinton said in a video sent yesterday to supporters. “And now it’s on to West Virginia and Kentucky and Oregon, and we’ll stay in touch.” Not mentioned in her apparent video swan song are the final three primaries, in Puerto Rico, Montana and South Dakota, to be held after next week – leading to speculation that she might pull the plug on her campaign after what are expected to be strong wins in West Virginia and Kentucky.

Since the odds shifted against her, Hillary has relentless beat the drum about letting every state vote, counting all the votes, letting everyone have their say. Quitting before Montana, South Dakota, and Puerto Rico would be a strange reversal to her rallying cry of previous weeks. And the costs of competing until the end compared to competing until next Tuesday, both financial and in terms of party unity, are pretty small.

Montana and South Dakota are generally perceived to be strong states for Obama, but they’re primaries, and he’s generally done better in Mountain West caucuses. (Montana’s an open primary, for those Operation Chaos troops.)

Bill Clinton’s headed to Missoula, Montana Wednesday. Seems like a waste if there’s a plan to quit next Wednesday.

A poll in Puerto Rico puts Hillary up by 13 percent. Why walk away from that win?