my bad

50 Cent's sudden shift of allegiance from Clinton to Obama is the real sign of the beginning of the end for H.Cli's campaign.

:)

we matter. we really matter.

Meanwhile, Obama can continue to organize in the two next contests, working to run up the score in North Carolina while building toward what could very well be the knockout blow in Indiana.

Indiana is not Ohio. It may very well be the last truly competitive state left this primary season. If Obama wins it, perhaps Clinton will finally realize what we've all known since the end of February -- Clinton lost this campaign.

The new goalposts -- Indiana! I haven't seen any polls for Indiana since February, and at that time it was 40% Barack Obama, 25% Hillary Clinton, 35% Unsure. I'd like to see what we look like now.

the beginning of the end?

Poll: Obama has double digit lead nationally

I saw my first Indiana-targeted Obama ad on TV last night, it was very exciting for me because for as long as I've been able to vote, Indiana has not mattered in any national election. But now we do, and its pretty nice :) I'm actually hoping Hillary will wait until after we vote May 6th to concede. I want my vote to matter for once!

the "tonya harding option"

Clinton plans to stick it out until the bitter end? Bitter is the key word here, we finally have a viable candidate in Barack Obama, and she's going to whittle away at the party's unity and chance at the Whitehouse because she still thinks the nomination should have been handed to her in Iowa.

Hillary, there will be other elections. You will still be around in the next 4-8 years, hopefully much longer than that. You can run again. You can use the next 4-8 years to make it up to the Democrats and the nation by being an even better Senator and helping President Obama pass the legislation he has been touting on the campaign trail. You could become part of his cabinet, why not Secretary of State? That would give you excellent experience for your turn in the Whitehouse. You would certainly be a more effective Sec. of State than Condi Rice. Think about it.

a non-political post, wow!

The new X-Files movie is scheduled to be released July 25th! Just three days before my birthday :) i knew this would be a golden year...

more on foreign policy

I've posted mostly negative about Hillary Clinton lately, so here's a post on some of Barack Obama's foreign policy plan, you can read more on his website, barackobama.com/issues/foreignpolicy/

Renewing American Diplomacy

* The Problem: The United States is trapped by the Bush-Cheney approach to diplomacy that refuses to talk to leaders we don't like. Not talking doesn't make us look tough – it makes us look arrogant, it denies us opportunities to make progress, and it makes it harder for America to rally international support for our leadership. On challenges ranging from terrorism to disease, nuclear weapons to climate change, we cannot make progress unless we can draw on strong international support.
* Talk to our Foes and Friends: Obama is willing to meet with the leaders of all nations, friend and foe. He will do the careful preparation necessary, but will signal that America is ready to come to the table, and that he is willing to lead. And if America is willing to come to the table, the world will be more willing to rally behind American leadership to deal with challenges like terrorism, and Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs.
* Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Obama will make progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a key diplomatic priority. He will make a sustained push – working with Israelis and Palestinians – to achieve the goal of two states, a Jewish state in Israel and a Palestinian state, living side by side in peace and security.
* Expand our Diplomatic Presence: To make diplomacy a priority, Obama will stop shuttering consulates and start opening them in the tough and hopeless corners of the world – particularly in Africa. He will expand our foreign service, and develop the capacity of our civilian aid workers to work alongside the military.
* Fight Global Poverty: Obama will embrace the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme poverty around the world in half by 2015, and he will double our foreign assistance to $50 billion to achieve that goal. He will help the world's weakest states to build healthy and educated communities, reduce poverty, develop markets, and generate wealth.
* Strengthen NATO: Obama will rally NATO members to contribute troops to collective security operations, urging them to invest more in reconstruction and stabilization operations, streamlining the decision-making processes, and giving NATO commanders in the field more flexibility.
* Seek New Partnerships in Asia: Obama will forge a more effective framework in Asia that goes beyond bilateral agreements, occasional summits, and ad hoc arrangements, such as the six-party talks on North Korea. He will maintain strong ties with allies like Japan, South Korea and Australia; work to build an infrastructure with countries in East Asia that can promote stability and prosperity; and work to ensure that China plays by international rules.

just sad

For the second time in three days, Hillary Clinton has told reporters that the "pledged" delegates awarded based on vote totals in their state are not bound to abide by election results — an idea that has been floated by her or a campaign surrogate nearly half a dozen times this month.

Is she really getting so desperate to suggest that the pledged state delegates from the primaries and caucuses should go against their state and vote for whomever they choose?? She's not talking about superdelegates here, she's talking about the delegates who each candidate won from each state based upon election results. This is supposed to be a democratically elected nomination (yes i know we're really a republic, but we can at least vote like a democracy)
Hillary: Give It Up. Find a better argument, no one should suggest that pledged delegates should give the voters the bird and choose whomever they wish.
UGH. At this point, if she were to win the party's nomination, there's no way I would vote for her.