It's not underhanded at all. It's smart politics -- Hillary will encourage (fight) to have the Michigan and Florida delegates seated at the convention, because she believes that the voters of those states deserve to have their voices heard (their votes counted). If citizens took the time to vote in the primaries, the delegates should be seated according to the results -- that's Hillary's position.

I like Edwards, not so keen on Obama, but they decided to take their names off the Michigan ballot. Too bad for them that they made that decision -- they were counting on "uncommitted" winning in Michigan -- well, that didn't happen. Hillary won. Now, they want to rob Michiganders of their vote -- their voice.

They played the political game, too, by deleting their names from the ballot because they were afraid of losing in Michigan -- since they had all agreed to not campaign in Michigan, they were afraid that Clinton would win on name recognition, so they figured (wrongly) that if "uncommitted" won, they could claim that Hillary lost. Well, they blew it. On this one, they made a bad political decision.

Get over it.

Barack Obama was the first to inject race into his presidential campaign -- he intended to use his roots for political advantage before he had even won his first election to the Illinois legislature.

Obama had a career in politics in mind when he wrote "Dreams From My Father" in 1995 (before his stint as a Illinois legislator.) He played up his Kenyan father and his Kansas-born mother, his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, for political advantage. He was creating an image of a multicultural man, with struggles such as other kids had -- an absent father, searching for and forging an identity, straddling the color lines of America, even though he spent many of his childhood years in Hawaii, where most people are colorblind. He talked up his race, thinking it would be an advantage when the time was ripe.

Why would he write a book like that when he was a virtual unknown? He wrote it because he had plans for using his biracial roots as a foundation for a 21st century campaign. Unfortunately, it's not quite working out that way. He should have keep his mouth shut about race. If he hadn't introduced race into his campaigns, he could have won on ideas and leadership.

Good point about Oprah -- very well stated!

But, Obama was first, then she followed his lead.

Man, we are fucked in the drive-thru if you Obamabots think it's racist to even mention the fact that Jesse Jackson won the S.C. primary - TWICE - back in the 80s.

I thought it was a wonderful sign for better things to come that Jesse did win two decades ago.

But, damn! I never envisioned that it would be considered racist to mention his accomplishment in 2008.

Thank you, Paul, for injecting your reasonable comments into this media-manufactured maelstrom.

Now, if Bill Clinton referred to Barack Obama as "the Black thin-skinned candidate," he'd be crossing the line. But, come to think of it, that's the truth, too.

First, the vitriolic accusations spat at the Clintons, IMO, say more about the accusers than it does about them.

Second, politics is not fair. Never has been. And, not likely ever will be. So Obama and his supporters should just get used to it. Or get the hell out of the kitchen.

But, third, there could be a plausible explanation why Bill Clinton is fighting for his wife in a manner we've never seen. It's because his heart surgery caused cognitive changes -- and he is putting up the fight of his life. He's striking back for all the shit that was hurled at him -- from day one in his political career. The media never allowed him the "honeymoon" always given to a newly elected president -- they were hammering him before he took the oath of office. (That's fact, not fiction.)

Despite the many technological developments in arterial perfusion and cardiac surgical procedures, open-heart surgery is believed to pose a significant risk for cerebral injury -- i.e. including cognitive changes, including an alteration in judgment.

There are various potential causes of brain changes during open-heart surgery, including prolonged or severe arterial hypotension, as well as emboli emanating from the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit or the operative field.

But because coronary surgery is a life-saving operation, little research has been done on cognitive deficits that result from the procedure.

However, studies show that cognitive dysfunction does occur after open-heart surgery, and that the deficits are attributable, at least in part, to factors specific to the operation or to the patient being maintained on cardiopulmonary bypass (the heart-lung machine).

I am not suggesting that Bill Clinton has "lost it" -- no way! It's just no more Mr. Nice guy.

The endorsement by a powerful, and widely respected, member of Congress -- Senator Edward Kennedy -- will focus a lot of attention on Barack Obama's campaign. For a few days, that is.

Senator Kennedy's endorsement, however may eventually turn into a negative for Obama because this high-visiblity endorsement will mark him as an "insider" in Washington which makes it more difficult for him to ride his "change" message to the White House.

Most primary voters are swayed more by endorsements from local politicians and community leaders than they are by the public backing of powerful insiders in Washington.

That has been proven, time and time again.

Oh, boy is an understatement.

Hillary Clinton tells prosecutors to arrest Rezko. Chop, chop! They say, "Yes, m'am!"

That'll be the next ridiculous accusation coming from the Obamabots! Wait and see.

the fact that the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he was not upset by President Clinton's remarks about him winning in S.C. in '84 and '88.

Go to the NYT and read about it.

Thank goodness, Jesse isn't as thin-skinned as Barck.

The Pope's funeral.

Johnnie Cochran's funeral.

O.J. Simpson's "speech' at Oxford.