David Axelrod knows how to fight, just as Karl Rove knows how to fight.

Great, just what we need, another political consultant running White House policy.

When Obama is off his leash, he comes across as clueless as Bush, albeit with a little more brains. I'll give him that.

No thanks. Been there, done that.

...his work cut out for him, because if this thread is any indication, he has helped transform the Democratic Party into a thoroughly disorganized entity.

...just as it did when they endorsed Joe Lieberman. Many women (and men) said it'd take new leadership before they gave them any hard-earned dough again.

NARAL endorsed Lieberman who refused to filibuster Alito and Roberts and who infamously said that rape victims can just take a "short ride" to another hospital if they go to a Catholic hospital that refuses to dispense EC...and they endorsed him over a genuinely pro-choice challenger.

Some of these organizations just lose credibilty over time.

There are other issues out there in addition to reproductive rights. Obama's campaign got it's jumpstart on the Iraq War and a promise of change. Change?

Barack Obama voted for Dick Cheney's Energy Bill which was practically written, in secret, by oil, gas, and agricultural lobbyists. This bill undermines Obama's promise to reduce lobbyists' influence in the legislative process.

Obama's vote on the predatory lending bill was wrong, too. In one debate, John Edwards chastised Obama for not voting to limit interest rates on these loans. Obama argued that the limit should actually be lower. But Edwards shot back, saying that by not filing a lower limit amendment and not voting for the bill, Obama essentially supported no limit at all.

In an interview with Chris Matthews, Obama suggested that perhaps "we" could learn something from the Republicans about the merits of less regulation.

NARAL will lose a lot of support for endorsing Obama at this juncture. They should have waited 'til the Lady in the Pantsuit is out of the race.

Democrats are so predictable. They f**k it up all the time.

I wouldn't get too excited about the Childers' win being a bellwether of things to come, or an indicator that the Dems are going to clean up in November.

The 2008 Mississippi Republican presidential primary took place on March 11, 2008. Who knows what the outcome would have been yesterday if the Republican primary had been on the same day as the Dem primary. The earlier Repub primary certainly cut into their ability to get Republican voters to the polls yesterday for a special election.

Childers and Davis will likely face each other again in November to determine who serves out a full two-year term for the seat. That'll be the proof of the pudding. Not yesterday.

...by the amount of piling on perpetrated by the Obama supporters.

(..) I asked her if she was offended by Bill Clinton's use of the phrase 'fairytale' to describe her husband's characterisation of his position on the Iraq war. At first, Obama responded with a curt 'No'. But, after a few seconds, she affected a funny voice. 'I want to rip his eyes out!' she said, clawing at the air with her fingernails. One of her advisers gave her a nervous look. 'Kidding!' Obama said. 'See, this is what gets me into trouble.'

(...)

www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/may/04/barackobama

There is little more tiresome that someone who makes assumptions.

You are tiresome.

Well, actually, Dodd, Kucinich and Gravel were on the Michigan ballot, too. The results:

Clinton 328,151 55%

Uncommitted 237,762 40%

Kucinich 21,708 4%

Dodd 3,853 1%

Gravel 2,363 <1%

But, that's all so yesterday!

I hear that the Michigan "officials" have now proposed that the pledged delegates be split 69/59 -- 69 for Clinton and 59 for Obama. They are hoping that the Big Kahunas at the DNC will sprinkle holy water on the proposal.

I don't know for sure about Florida, but it's damned certain that Obama WAS AGAINST a revote in Michigan. There was no serious discussion about a revote in Florida because his name was on the ballot there; in Michigan he VOLUNTARILY removed his name from the ballot. Clinton's team suggested a revote in Michigan. Obama slow-walked on the topic for as long as possible, sending up roadblocks and excuses. Then his campaign nixed the idea.

Sorry, maddiep, but Obama was a fraidy-cat about Michigan. His kind of change is something I can do without.

Yeah. I thought a re-vote was a viable solution, too. But...er...hmmm...Obama was not in favor of that.

Oh, well.

We get what we deserve.