figure out a way to solve the problem YOU created. If you cannot, you are fortunate I can.

Just forget these two states exist for this year's nomination. Remove their total delegate count from the total number of delegates and see if that does not enable one candidate or the other to win the majority of the new delegate count. The people crabbing about the Rule you established previously did not seem to complain about it at the time when something could have been done about it. Then the DNC would not look like a bunch of jackasses in spite of the fact that's our symbol. It would be easier to change that symbol than the DNC Rule. The DNC made it abundantly clear that if these two states moved their primaries ahead, they would have no delegates at the convention to represent them. Florida dems had no part of the date change which was done by the Republican controlled legislature, but that made no difference to the DNC. We protest how Bush bypasses and/or knowingly performs unconstituional acts. I don't agree with that; I don't agree the DNC can ignore or bypass its Rule about the delegates in question. Good Luck The Thoughtful One

Voting in primaries is NOT a constitutional right, contrary to the ignorance posted below. Political parties are free to nominate whomever they want however they want, subject to only the most cursory of constraints. Years ago, there was no such thing as a primary. The party bigwigs got together and played let's make a deal. It's not that much different now, really. Money, money, money, and connections, usually win the day. Until we get real campaign finance reform, this hodgepodge, this irrational mix of caucuses and "voting" will continue. But the folks in Michigan and Florida were NOT disenfranchised. Their local politicos sold them out in the lemming like rush to have as early a primary as possible. Bullfeathers.

Find the candidate that gets rid of the loan-shark allowed credit card interest rates, mortgage companies to run amok, where a math teacher can buy a 4-bedroom house on the beach. Real lives out there...the President is a civil-servant job. Find one who can do it; keep in mind that many watchers no longer have homes, let alone have cable TV; even if they did, they don't care about the junk. This isn't reality TV, this is reality. Get TV and the crap out of the equation. Get a civil servant, that's your President. Anyone out there qualified? I doubt it...how sad, and scary.

This editorial has all the makings of a tacit endorsement for Senator Obama. A leading paragraph makes it sound like the author is being impartial when describing the tactics leading up to the vote this past tuesday, but that paragraph even ends on an up note for Obama.

The next paragraph continues that positive note but then put's down the very reason the editorial was written.

"It will be extremely hard for Clinton to close Obama's lead in pledged delegates.but it will also be hard for Obama to win the number of delegates he needs to decisively win without superdelegates."

Pledged delegates count only holds up if they don't count Michigan and Florida. With Michigan and Florida, Senator Clinton is actually ahead in the delegate count. Attempting to separate pledged and superdelegates is impossible since the superdelegates will not be removed fom the count by either candidate. They need them to win.

Naive,Should we get Obama another pillow?

"I don't think the party can fairly seat the delegates Clinton won in both states; I also don't think the party can simply refuse to seat two huge states' delegates under any conditions"

Of course they can seat the delegates. Naive to think that they Obama campaign did not know what they were doing when they agreed to not campaign in either state and have those delegates stripped. They knew the states would go for Senator Clinton and saw an easy way to remove a large number of delegates from her side of the table. Ignoring the voters in those states is their own fault and having a do over because suddenly it's not looking good for you is reprehensible.

Obama lacked the integrity to do the right thing in January and will lack that very same integrity in the future.

Gender Bias?

Count the number of good things said about Senator Clinton versus Obama. Suck it up and try actually asking him some hard questions for once. Dropped the ball by not pressing the IRAQ issue and now this.

The press in general is/has been/will be harder on the Senator Clinton ever since the it was narrowed down to 2 candidates and she has weathered it all, she has shown exemplary character in doing so.

Very simply, as a Floridian, I would love to have my vote count--finally. It's tough to watch the process and not be able to truly participate.

It is no surprise that Obama supporters reject voting again in Michigan and Florida. Status quo favors Obama.

However, regardless of whether it favor Clinon or Obama, this democratic primary will be fatally flawed if the voters in Michigan and Florida are not given the chance to represent their choice in the convention. This is a fact that will come back to bite the democratic candidate hard on the ass if these two states are stripped of their rights.

Sandy King

SO RULES DON"T MATTER any more..............I didn't like how the super bowl turned out, Maybe we can get that changed TOOO

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS

by Christine Bowman

As I watched Hillary Clinton's post-Ohio spin on CNN, I took heart after a brief period of despondence. As a lifelong Democrat who likes Obama for president, I need some hope. The DNC strategy to wrap up the primary season early and focus on the big prize is in shambles. The Republican glee about "there will be blood" among Democrats requires a counterweight.

My hopeful epiphany springs from Hillary Clinton's own statements today that align her with John McCain while trying to dismiss Barack Obama, even though Obama remains well ahead of her in grassroots workers, small donors and total donations, popular vote totals, states won, and the delegate count. I see Clinton's clear decision to "Be Like John" as the strategic choice that will be her undoing.

http://buzzflash.com/articles/analysis/258