However…

I look forward to when Obama goes through the wood chipper, otherwise known as the Clinton Political Machine.

True, the media is building him up, only later to tear him back down…think Howard ‘I have a scream’ Dean.

All that said, Obama can have the nomination when he takes it from the cold dead figures of Hilary.

If Obama runs is ’08 he is too stupid to be President. If he decides not to run in ’08 he is way too smart to be President.

If nothing else, Democratic Party politics is (almost) always fun to watch

That said, I like Obama better than Hillary, which is not saying much, I know.

Good luck guys!

There are two problems for Hillary Rodham Clinton.

She can’t go negative against Obama in a way that prevents her from bridging back to Black voters in the general election.

Also, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s popularity with the Dem base originates from the perception that GOP attacks against her and her husband were unfair. If HRC uses attacks that are perceived as being unfair against another Dems she will risk losing her own support.

I think HRC’s best strategy would have been to declare early and try to run on the Clinton economy. Let the “second tier” candidates go negative against each other.

By waiting until late to declare HRC has made her situation more difficult.

As I read the situation her best play is to stay out of the race. Perhaps she was trying to calculate how to beat Gore while Obama was calculating how to beat HRC.

Look at the …ahem …really nice people… McCain is lining up for his run. He’s going to simultaneously Gore, McCain and Swift Boat any and every opponent he has.