WASHINGTON — When Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, she said she'd found a candidate who "gives us a reason to believe again."

Obama believed in her, too, donating $10,000 from his political action committee to McCaskill's 2006 campaign. She received nothing from the PAC of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.

And when California Rep. Doris Matsui endorsed Clinton, she said the former first lady had been "a consistent champion and friend" of Asian Americans. Clinton's PAC had also befriended Matsui, giving $5,000 to her campaign. Matsui received nothing from Obama's PAC.

And if that's the case, it's good news for Obama. Since 2005, his PAC has donated $710,900 to superdelegates, more than three times as much as Clinton's PAC has. Her PAC distributed $236,100 to superdelegates during the three-year period.

The study found that the presidential candidate who gave more money to the superdelegates received their endorsements 82 percent of the time. That's based on a review of elected officials who are serving as superdelegates and who'd endorsed a candidate as of Feb. 25.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/31905.html

But records show that one-third of his record-breaking haul has come from donations of $1,000 or more: a total of $112 million, more than Senator John McCain, Mr. Obama’s Republican rival, or Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, his opponent in the Democratic primaries, raised in contributions of that size.

An analysis of campaign finance records shows that about two-thirds of his bundlers are concentrated in four major industries: law, securities and investments, real estate and entertainment. Lawyers make up the largest group, numbering roughly 130, with many of them working for firms that also have lobbying arms. At least 100 Obama bundlers are top executives or brokers from investment businesses: nearly two dozen work for financial titans like Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs or Citigroup. About 40 others come from the real estate industry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/us/politics/06bundlers.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=obama%20bundlers&st=cse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRctKSeyQ-s

she is so much more capable and experienced than that religious fanatic Obama.

Would King be proud that Obama got to the white house by using corrupt wall street money, buying more delegates than the other candidates, smearing Hillary a racist, and promoting discrimination against gays to get the religious vote.

Somehow I don't think he would.

welfare......why not sell all the crap they can, he and rick warren can share a booth.

if the damage wasn't so horrific.

If not then he is the same old bigot that raised money with his hate tour of the american south, refused to have his picture taken with mayor newsom, and gave rick warren a national platform to spread his hate and dvds.

and the majority wanting investigations into Bush's illegal wiretaps.

"that deeply alienated one of America's most powerful political families, humiliated a friend of the president of the United States"

This is about representing the people of New York, not sucking up to the Kennedys or Obama.

the more they stay the same

According to Obama, we can't hold terrorists at Gitmo without a trial, but it's okay to kill them without a trial.....Rush Limbaugh

I won't hold my breath

there is no left in American politics, there is not even a center. There is organized religion and wall street. These two entities control everything from taxes to civil rights to foreign policy.

Think something like this could ever happen in America:

Iceland has announced a new government that will be headed by the modern world's first openly gay leader.

Johanna Sigurdardottir was named new prime minister by the country's coalition political parties.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7863923.stm

ps spare me the obama is black argument, how many black millionaires do you know?

organized religion's bigotry and wall street's corruption?

A president who gave us the best economy in 50 years, the lowest crme rate in 50 years, spread peace throughout the world from the former Yugoslavia to Ireland to Haiti, passed the beginnings of gun control, took on the tobacco industry and Microsoft.

Now we have a president based on the color of his skin and the color of his money.

through the media.

same as the democrats.

to entrust them with the economy of the country?

instead?

could have been used to fix our infastructure and give us universal health care like every other civilized country.

But instead we gave it to the very people who created this nightmare so they can buy more corporate jets.

which party won the election again?

of the ones who didn't?

It would save us all some time.

reducing medical costs.

But I don't expect people who don't even know how to pay their taxes to understand something like that.

and sell more tshirts and dvds.

although I know Obama taking responsiblity for his own actions is not exactly his strong suit.

sorry couldn't resist

and do us all a favor.

to win an election when he didn't have to?

Organized religion has a special status in this country:

1. they don't pay taxes

2. they can own property

3. they recieve other people's tax money to spread their propaganda

4. they hold presidential debates

If we, as humans, are ever going to reach our full potential we have to turn our backs on superstition and bigotry, not reward it by giving organized religion special rights.

He didn't pay all of his taxes either but since he already has a position in the government I guess it doesn't matter.

The executives will just get their money in other ways.