The only way Obama can be declared the winner is if he had earned enough pledged delegates. He didn't.

Unless the kangaroo Democratic rules committe changed the rules, the superdelegates can can change their vote at any point up to and including the convention.

Why is the media so intent on ordaining this guy. Why the deception and hysteria. Why the ignorance about the process? The guy is in very good position to wrap up the nomination why the need of the media and Dem "leaders" to promote ignorance in order to prop up Obama?

As in Mass. Axelrod beat another moderate blonde white women with a liberal black man.

After Axelrod got Deval elected in Mass., Deval became a ship without a rudder. First we elected Rove and now we have nominated Axelrod. If Axelrod is elected, I mean if Obama is elected, instead of Rove steering White House policy, we will have Axelrod steering White House policy. Obama will be another empty suit driven only by marketing and plotical concerns.

That's new alright.

...on Obamas visionary political approach of winning elections by getting his opponents removed from the Illinois ballot by challenging petition signatures? How about his backstabbing the people who helped him in his political career with the petition challenge? You'd think he would have had the confidence to win that election on the power of his ideas and character. I guess he did not have the confidence, ideas, or character. Maybe the "new" politics of change aligns with the "old" No honor amoung thieves approach to politics.

Some view the willingness and ability to play the rules to his advantage a strength. It is a strength but it also shows a politician who has no bottom to his well of dirty tricks. To make it simple, Rove/Bush and Axelrod/Obama are different idealogical shapes cut from the same political cloth.

There are three basic criteria in electing an official. 1. Competenecy - can they get the job done. 2. Idealogy - do they agree with your views. 3. Trust - are they honest. Obama failed in 1 and 3 for me, but I do understand that idealogy makes it difficult for people to consider 1 and 3.

Change and Hopes latest message:

If it's not illegal then it must be ethical.

Denial is a river in Egypt.

Whatever.

Fine no great loss, not an exactly great VP picker and not exactly a poster boy for Obamas "Change we can believe in" flimflam.

Would be better if Obama supporters were calling to dump Obama.

The difference between Obamas site and sites like Malkin Idiots Inc. type sites is that the owners/editors of the site spew hatefull scrazy chit while on Obamas site only independent posters do.

And moderation is not the answer, the power of the internet is that no one is in control. Who the fuk would you want to moderate the Daily Kos - Tim Russert? Keep the internet free and open, and so what, you have to deal with people who act like aholes. Welcome to life.

...and since when has nuance won a presidential election?

If the message gets out there that Obama is soft on bad guys then the ad was successful, if it doesn't, then it was not successful. Facts are just devices for politicians and their operatives to twist and turn to their advantage. Obama does it. McCain does it. And 527s do it in spades.

Some may say it is being extremely exaggerative or just advocating for a position and others may say it's not that complicated, it is just plain dishonest. Whatever it is, it is a virtue in a presidential campaign.

The issue is not whether Obama was a Muslim at some time or not. The issue is that it is irrelevant, bigoted and ignorant to make being a Muslim an issue.

What I wonder is if the Obama campiagn will respond with - oh no Obama really does love the baby Jesus and is a true red, white and blue Christian, which is equally irrelevant, bigoted and ignorant.

"I think that it's not realistic to do all 10 given all the campaigning that I have to do since we just finished our primary election"

It should be impossible for a democrat to lose in the current poltical environment with a weak opponent like McCain. Obama making statements like the above, helps make it possible. It makes him sound like he is making lame excuses to cover a yellow streak. And since when is meeting your opponent head to head not related to campaigning?

I am still pissed at the Democratic party for nominating this stooge.

Misogyny directed at strong women used to be Standard Operating Procedure only for the republican political machine.

Now as we found in the Democratic primaries, it is an accepted tactic for any political machine.

Just Tuesday, Obama had querulously complained about having to "hire the vetter to vet the vetters."

Yo hello Obama dude, you are responsible for hiring the person who will direct the selection of potentially the next VP of the United States of America. Yes, you dumb-ass, need to know who you are hiring before you hire them.

God almighty, this guy is either scary stupid, or scary dishonest, or both.

...if Penn worked for Obama, Obama would have lost?

Maybe we have gotten to the point where we elect campaign managers, not presidents.

smart politics when a front runner decides to forego debates, but whatever you do, don't call it the fukkin politics of hope.

If this latest opinion from Scalia doesn't label him as a political hack more than a judge, I don't know what will. Since when are court opinions based on alleged events as in "released detainees allegedly returned to the battle field"?

Unfortuntely we have CREATED an epic mess in Guantanamo, that like Iraq itself has created and will continue to create large amounts of human suffering.

And we do not have an "Undo" button.