How Over Is Over? Obama Takes Superdelegate Lead

ABC News is reporting that Obama has overtaken Clinton for the lead in superdelegates. In Obama Now Takes The Lead in Superdelegates Too. ABC reports that Obama picked up two superdelegates this morning, Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J. and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. In Payne’s case he switched his endorsement from Clinton to Obama. Ouch. How over is over?

Clinton & McCain

United States Senate Legislation & Records

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 107th Congress - 2nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Joint Resolution (H.J.Res. 114 )
Vote Number: 237 Vote Date: October 11, 2002, 12:50 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Joint Resolution Passed
Measure Number: H.J.Res. 114
Measure Title: A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

Vote Counts: YEAs 77
NAYs 23
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Clinton (D-NY), Yea

McCain (R-AZ), Yea

Wolf’s (Clintons’) Obama Interview

Wolf Blitzer allegedly wants to make the most of his Obama interview today and so he is asking for input, suggestions in what he should ask Senator Obama: Blitzer: What would you like me to ask Barack Obama?

I am guessing that after canvassing everyone’s input Wolf will ask Obama:

1) Impact of Reverend Jeremiah Wright

2) Why can’t he close the deal.

3) Why can’t he win the “big” states, states Democrats have to win etc.

4) Can Democrats win in November  if Michigan and Florida primary votes don’t count.

5) About white working class voters

6) Today’s Clinton campaign talking points

It’s OVER!

Senator Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee.

The Clintons can keep trying to get up off the canvas but the round is over, the fight is over.

Barack Obama is the heavyweight champion of the Democratic party.

Today Clintons Will Fall Further Behind In Pledge Delegate Count

Despite the Clinton News Network’s constant focus, as per the Clintons’ campaign spin, on Indiana there are actually two state primaries today. Most “analysts” are predicting a narrow win for the Clintons in Indiana and a slightly larger win for Obama in North Carolina. If these educated guesses are correct then Obama’s pledge delegate lead over the Clintons will increase today and the Dem nomination race will be over. The math will be obvious - even for Rah Rah Hillary supporter Wolf Blitzer.

North Carolina has 115 pledge delegates up for grabs compared to Indiana’s 72 pledge delegates. If the Clintons win Indiana by 10% and Obama wins NC by 10% he gets MORE delegates today then the Clintons who fall further behind. This will make it even more unlikely that Hillary can catch up mathematically. AND it will leave Hillary’s Big Momentum argument in the gutter.

It’s over for Hillary today Wolf. Get over it.

CNN Ignores Obama Delegate Lead, Calls Democrat Race A DEADLOCK

CNN’s bias in promoting the nomination campaign of Hillary Clinton is more pronounced each day. Today CNN described the race as a DEADLOCK, ignoring Obama’s pledged delegage lead which analysts have described as virtually insurmountable. Deadlock my %$@^$!!!!

(CNN) — Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton hit each other hard Monday, a day before contests in North Carolina and Indiana that could break the deadlock over who will be the Democratic nominee for president.

And of course the article on the Clinton News Network website features one picture - Hillary!

Hillary Clinton and the Robert L. Capp Hiroshima Pictures

“I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran (if it attacks Israel). In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them.”

Hillary Clinton, April 22 2008

Before Hillary presses any more nuclear buttons, in the Oval Office, or in her aggressive imagination, she might want to take a look at the “Capp photos“, photos developed from rolls of film found in a cave outside Hiroshima by US serviceman Robert L Capp. These photos show some of the human tragedy of Hiroshima.

Huff Post - Clintons’ Contemplate Nuclear Option

Thomas B. Edsall of the Huff has revealed that the Clintons’ are contemplating their primary nuclear option - using a super delegate majority to ram through a decision to seat the disputed 210-member Florida and 156-member Michigan delegations. If the Clintons drop that bomb the blast and the radioactive fallout will destroy the Democratic party for good. The nuke option would make a mockery of the Democratic party rules that required those states to hold their primaries later then they did. The nuke option would not give the vote to those in Michigan who had only one choice on the ballot. The nuke option would not give the voters in Florida the opportunity to hear from the candidates before they cast their votes. The nuke option would make it crystal clear that only one thing counts in Camp Clinton - the Clintons. The nuke option is about changing the rules after the fact.

Above all the nuke option would be a clear rejection of the African American community who have been a critical constituency for the Democratic party.

Old Politics - Clinton & McCain Insult Intelligence of NC and Indiana Voters

Heh, heh, they’ll fall for this one!

With their holiday gas tax proposal Clinton & McCain have insulted the intelligence of voters with Clinton aiming at NC and Indiana primary voters. Betting that the voters in those states will be swayed by a $28 summer gas tax savings that may not even materialize if oil companies raise prices to claim the tax savings the plan is universally condemned by economists.

May 04, 2008 12:36 PM

ABC News’ Mary Bruce reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., declined this morning to name a single economist who backs her call for a gas tax suspension.

“I’m not going to put my lot in with economists,” Clinton said in an exclusive appearance on a special edition of “This Week” from Indianapolis.

Clinton & McCain represent the old politics of pandering to the voters but offering no real solutions. As Obama has said Clinton is literally playing a Shell game. Clinton, in particular, is hoping that NC and Indiana voters will buy her gas tax holiday snake oil on Tuesday. In effect Clinton is gambling that voters in those states are not smart enough to understand they are being conned.

Hillary Worked for the Black Panthers and the Communist Party

arl Bernstein has a good column on the Huff Post The Question of Hillary Clinton’s Guilt by Association Tactics in which he lists some of the radical causes that law student and young lawyer Hillary worked for including the Black Panthers and the Communist Party. Her former law firm boss and his wife were long time friends of Hillary Clinton (and long time members of the Communist Party). Bernstein raises these facts to point out the hypocrisy, and the danger, of the Clintons’ guilt by association attacks against Barack Obama.

Hillary Clinton thoroughly vetted? Apparently not.