Obama Aborts "Mission Accomplished" Declaration

Gee whiz, Barry. No codpiece?

You think maybe Obama's handlers had visions of split-screens with news reports of CLINTON WINS KY v OBAMA DECLARES VICTORY?

Obama: No victory declaration Tuesday

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — Concerned about appearing presumptuous or antagonistic towards Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama will not declare victory in the Democratic nomination fight Tuesday in the event he wins enough pledged delegates to claim a majority.

Rather, he'll tiptoe right up to the line, without explicitly asserting the race is over.

While it may sound like an exercise in hair-splitting, the conscious decision not to declare victory is a revealing measure of the sensitivity surrounding overtures that appear to disrespect Clinton and her supporters.

Disrespect- See Obama's entire Dem Primary campaign strategy for details.

As for that "never-before, absolutely astonishing" Obama inspired 75,000 crowd in Oregon...

How quickly Dems forget:

Clinton Campaigns With Kerry in Philadelphia
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Looking good, sounding better...former President Clinton "rises from his sick bed" to campaign with John Kerry in Philadelphia today.

Check out the size of this crowd. Estimates are 100,000 and higher.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The media wants to cover a general election between the "first black" candidate and the "aged, maverick" war hero. And they'll stop at nothing to ensure this scenario.

But the media never considered the backbone of the Democratic party rebelling.

Neither did Obama's handlers.

I've also said this before: If Obama thinks women can't survive four more years of Republican rule, he needs to take some history classes.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Obama Retreats To Iowa To Declare Victory

Get this: Obama plans to declare MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (not counting over 3 million votes cast in FL & MI) tomorrow night... In Iowa.

Iowa?

Why Iowa?

Why not Kentucky?

Obama's not going to win Kentucky tomorrow night.

Why not Oregon, where Obama is supposed to win tomorrow night?

Sorry, Oregon. You're not important enough. You're chock-full-o-farleftie, Birkenstocked latte sippers. And you're just not Rockwellian enough, damn it.

Iowa, however, is Obama's idea of cornpone-fed, downhome rural whitefolk country, where the hicks, Jews, women, and Garlic Noses first anointed Him (no typo)... long before He defended His whacko preacher and threw His "typically white" grandma under the bus.

What better place to declare victory and hope Clinton departs the field?

Obama, who has faced criticism for his perceived weakness among working class white Americans, frequently invokes his success in Iowa as evidence that his message resonates in one of the whitest states in the country.

Although he is expected to win the largely white state of Oregon Tuesday, polling indicates that Obama may lose Kentucky for a lack of support among Caucasians who earn less than $50,000 per year. He may hope that his appearance in Iowa will keep his perceived weakness among such voters out of the news in subsequent days.

Despite his expected loss in Kentucky, the Obama campaign expects to clinch a majority of pledged delegates Tuesday. They will use the event in Iowa to signal a shift in the campaign from the primary to the general election.

Obama must figure that Iowa voters are too damned stupid to figure out how they're being used as a backdrop for a poser.

What remains to be seen: Will Iowa fall for Obama's positively Bush-like "mission accomplished" crap?



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Today's Sermon: And On The Eighth Day...

... the god of Abraham, apparently, created space aliens and just neglected to tell anyone about it.

Good news for Agent Scully. The Vatican's top astronomer says it's OK to believe in life on other planets.

As ''X-Files'' aficionados know, Scully is the skeptical half of the FBI team that investigates alien abductions and other paranormal events. She is also Catholic, a faith that holds man is created in God's image and is, presumably, unique in the universe.

But in an interview published Tuesday in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes says rejecting the notion of extraterrestrial life outright would mean ''putting limits on God's creative freedom.''

--Snip--

In files released yesterday, Britain's Ministry of Defense has dismissed 90% of UFO reports as having mundane explanations, and has given the other 10% a big, fat question mark.

As for the Catholic community, well, there's now some good news.

The Vatican's top astronomer, and scientific adviser to The Pope is now saying that it's OK to believe in space aliens.

Conclusion: As long as these aliens aren't gay, it's now OK for Catholics to encounter them.

Thus endeth today's sermon.

Go forth today and consider not just this truly historic Vatican statement of belief in the possibility of space aliens... But also consider the fact that The Pope has an official astronomer/science advisor.

Proving, once again: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Just think about it.

I mean it, damn it!




Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Silly Saturday: Bring Back Stockings!

Pantyhose are not comfortable.

I know this.

Every woman knows this.

But, once in a while, they serve a purpose: they hide all kinds of ugly.




Pantyhose could solve that "You're so vein" look. (Pun intended.)

Unfortunately, pantyhose can't solve all of Sarah Jessica Parker's fashion problems...




Have a Silly Saturday!

But don't let anyone talk you into wearing something this silly.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Today's Obama Waffle: Gay Marriage

Which syrup flavor does this Obama quote (re: CA's Supreme Court ruling that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violates California’s constitution) indicate?

“Barack Obama has always believed that same-sex couples should enjoy equal rights under the law, and he will continue to fight for civil unions as President. He respects the decision of the California Supreme Court, and continues to believe that states should make their own decisions when it comes to the issue of marriage.”

Translations:

Same-Sex Couple- Should be obvious, but why not refer to these citizens as plain old couples? Well, if you do that, it sounds really stupid to deny them the right to marry in a church, doesn't it? The Unitarian Universalist Church will marry any couple any time... When it becomes legal. They've offered civil ceremonies for decades, but these are not marriage ceremonies. The feds would be all over them if they actually married couples who aren't Barbies & Kens.

Equal rights under the law- Does Obama really believe that's the case --or even a remote possibility-- for anyone who's not a Bush appointee? If so, he's dumber than I thought he was.

Civil Unions- limited rights, compared to heteros' rights (medical and legal powers-of-attorney)

States should make their own decisions- Sounds positively Repubicanesque to me.

And before he started sounding downright Republicanesque, Obama simple refused to take a stand.

NOT VOTING

HB 581 (2003)

Allows domestic partners to be allowed to assume the rights of a spouse or survivor with regards to pension benefits under the Chicago Teacher's pension system.

FactCheck: Yes, Obama cast 130 "present" votes in IL Senate.

Such a champion of (nowhere near all of) the people!




Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

The List Of The Men Who Can Call Me "Sweetie"

The list:

1. My husband

2. My brother

Thus endeth the list.

Note: Barack Obama isn't on it.




There are actual laws against calling an adult female "Sweetie" in the workplace, Mr. Obama...

Examples of Sexual Harassment:

* Sexual comments, jokes, gestures, noises, propositions.
* Referring to an adult as "honey”, “sweetie”, or “babe”.
* Asking about sexual fantasies, preferences, or history.
* Making sexual comments about a person’s clothing, body or looks.
* Display of sexual pictures.
* Letters, email, posters, gifts, and/or materials of a sexual nature.
* Invading a person’s body space, standing closer than appropriate or necessary.
* Unwanted physical touches.
* Deliberate sexual touching or brushing up against, or leaning over, or pinching.
* Tearing, pulling, yanking, a person’s clothing.
* Exposing herself/ himself.

And this guy, if elected, plans to work with Republicans, too. You know, those Republicans who've called women "Sweetie" (and worse) all these years? The ones whose clocks we're supposed to be cleaning this year because of their horrible treatment of anyone who's not one of them? Yeah, those guys.

Do you think Republicans will be calling Obama "Sweetie" any time soon?

Me, either.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Kiss My "Visceral" Ass, MSNoBamaC!

MSNBC's Chris Matthews says my reaction to Obama is "visceral."

Visceral?

What happened to cold and calculating? Treacherous and evil?

Oh, yeah. Clinton won WV last night with 71% of the female vote.

Of course, that makes (according to Matthews) women the new Obama "Clinging to" demographic. You know, the women who've given him the benefit of the doubt for months and now find him lacking in character, experience, judgment, and electability? These women can't possibly be making intelligent decisions, can they? Naaah. Must be a visceral reaction.

Visceral?

visceral- characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect: a visceral reaction
characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude

How do I know my reaction to Obama is visceral, and not based on my analysis of the candidates' plans, powers of persuasion, and/or the November electoral possibilities?

Chris Matthews says so...




The visceral part:

Matthews: If you talk to people, older women, and you talk to them. . . older women. . and they get really angry at me, of course .. How do you get those older women – I think that’s the strongest constituency for Hillary – the strained women, the woman who maybe works hard, maybe was a hard working woman, maybe her marriage wasn’t the greatest thing in the world in terms of economics, in terms of . . her life wasn’t that great and they look at Hillary as their champion that’s gonna save them and pull them out of this rut they’ve been in for 30 or 50 years or 60 years.

How do you move them, after all this visceral attitude toward Barack Obama, to him, if that has to happen. . . I talk to visceral!! These people have a visceral attitude about Barack Obama and against him. It is so deep. . . A woman said to me… a rather well turned out woman [for Hillary] said to me last night… I’m voting for McCain.. . Now I’ve heard that from women of all walks of life.

I've got a sister-in-law like that. She’s a very feminist woman. . Eileen Kennedy, [she’s for Hillary but she’s going to vote for McCain] .. . I’ll hear about this later. . . Even though it will run against every one of her principles, in terms of the Supreme Court and women’s rights and everybody’s rights.. I mean it’s so visceral. . .

My favorite part: "Their lives weren't that great for 30 or 50 years or 60 years."

Take a damned history class, Chris.




Whose reaction to whom has always been visceral, Chris?

Believe it or not, the female lifestyle depicted in that painting represents a long history of women's progress.

At least, those women didn't have to worry about being sacrificed to Priapus.




And every day that passes, life for women gets a tiny bit better and safer...




... and a little more worrisome for men like Matthews.

So, Chris... If 71% of women don't support an unaccomplished, religious wingnut-loving, anti-gay, abortion-rights-waffling waffle eater, their reaction is visceral?

Kiss my visceral ass, Matthews!

And you too, MSNoBamaC!



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Where Obamaphiles' Dreams Don't Even Dare To Go

Take a look at this graphic from Lavender Liberal (via Tennessee Guerilla Women) and consider the inconvenient truth that Obama supporters may be missing when they act this way...



Click here for larger image.

The inconvenient truth Obamaphiles may be missing?

If Obama is handed the nomination, the Clintons could choose the enviable path of good works and happy private lives (Like Adlai Stevenson, Jimmy Carter, and Al Gore) after giving the Democratic Party their all for so long.

Obamaphiles offer no reason whatsoever for the Clintons to continue their current level of Dem Party efforts, including their exhausting schedule of commitment to party obligations and their lucrative money-raising activities for fellow Dem candidates.

Fact: The Clinton Foundation is making vital progress in environmental initiatives, HIV-Aids drug cost reduction, economic opportunity expansion and health care improvement.

With Hillary Clinton proposing and fighting for these and other vital initiatives in the US senate and President Clinton running the foundation, why would they continue to subject themselves to the vile, Republican-created echo chamber attacks from Obama's new & improved Democrats?

Obamaphiles' dreams don't even go there, do they? They assume that the Clintons will always be around, fighting for whatever Dean-instigated mutation the party evolves into... no matter how they're treated.

Think again, Obamaphiles. You claim you're creating a new & improved Dem Party. Would that be the party of Blame Clinton If Obama Screws Up? The party of It's Clinton's Fault If Obama Looks Weak? The party of You Just Aren't Capable Of Understanding Obama?

The Clintons don't have to take whatever you throw at them, now or in the future. And I hope^® they don't.

By the way... If the Clintons cut back drastically on party involvement, I'm with them. And I know I'm not alone. The money I normally donate to the national party will do much more good in the hands of President and Senator Clinton.

Take note, Obamaphiles: You're making your own bed now.

And you know what that means, don't you?

I sincerely hope^® you do.




Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Can Obama Win Without Me?

Maybe.

But I'm just not ready to back an empty suit, who's new nickname is GWBush 2.0, with a résumé so slim that it would have to run around in the shower to get wet.

To those of you who keep submitting comments on Hillary Clinton being a "witch," a "ballbreaker," a "Communist," a "Republican" and a "crazy bitch": Keep trying; and know that I delete your comments daily.

And know that there are millions more just like me. Can you win without all of us?



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Today's Sermon: When Incense Is The Perfect Mother's Day Gift...

How do you celebrate Mother's Day after Mom is arrested for her seriously weird religious belief in resurrection?

Two charged after deputy finds dead woman

Two people have been arrested after a Juneau County sheriff's deputy found one of them and her two children living in a home with the body of a 90-year-old woman decomposing on the bathroom toilet.

Tammy D. Lewis, 35, and Alan A. Bushey, 57, both of Necedah, are each charged with two felony counts of causing mental harm to a child, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday. Lewis also faces one count of obstructing police.

--Snip--

According to the criminal complaint:

The sheriff's office was asked on Wednesday to check on Middlesworth's welfare by the woman's sister, Bernice Metz, because Metz had not heard from her in "some time."

When a deputy arrived at the home, Lewis initially claimed Middlesworth was on vacation, but after her body was discovered told the deputy that she had been dead for about two months.

Lewis said she had been helping Middlesworth put on an undergarment when she passed out in her arms and she had left her propped on the toilet after Bushey, whom she referred to as her "superior," said to leave her on the toilet and pray.

Lewis told the deputy that "God told her Alvina would come back to life if she prayed hard enough." Bushey told the deputy that "Lewis was obedient and served the Lord just as she should."

The 12-year-old boy later told investigators that after Middlesworth died, Bushey told him her appearance "was the result of demons attempting to make it appear that Alvina would not come back to life." The boy also reportedly said that Bushey told him that if Middlesworth's death was discovered, he and his sister would have to go to public school and get jobs because the woman, whom the boy referred to as his "grandmother," was paying the bills.

The girl made similar statements to investigators, the complaint says.

Both children are in protective custody, Oleson said, and physically healthy. In court appearance Friday, Lewis and Bushey were ordered to have no contact with the children or each other and their bonds were set at $50,000 each.

The complaint states that incense was used to cut down on the stench in the home and that Lewis said she and her children were using a bucket in a closet as a bathroom.

Thus endeth today's sermon.

Go forth today and celebrate your mother's (or surrogate mother's) life with an appropriate gift. Even if she has some weird religious beliefs... or no religious beliefs at all. She's still your mother. No matter what.

Think about the good things she's done for you.

I mean it, damn it!



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Obama Explains...

In today's edition of WORM (What Obama Really Meant)...

Obama tries to explain his weird "I've visited 57 of the states" and "100 million people in Burma" (Scroll down this page for the video) statements:

At a later stop Obama was talking with reporters and expressed concern he’d also mis-stated the number of potential cyclone victims in Burma. He said, "I hope I said 100,000 people the first time instead of 100 million. I understand I said there were 57 states today. It’s a sign that my numeracy is getting a little, uh." At that point, an aide cut him off and ushered journalists out. Before he could mis-speak again?

Hm.

Shades of Reagan?

Hey, that would certainly explain why Obama feels he has to climb to the top so fast and furiously, wouldn't it?

Instead of getting some important legislative accomplishments listed on a seriously thin resume and taking the time to develop in-depth policies, Obama is hell-bent on becoming our president now.

Not tomorrow.

Now.

Ever wondered why?

Ever wondered why his supporters keep insisting every day that Clinton quit now? Now, damn it. Now. Quit now.

Why? Is there something Obama doesn't want you to find out? What would that be? What's the hurry?

Think about it.

And watch his bizarre behavior patterns as the primary race wears on.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Not-So-Silly Saturday: Obama's Latest Dan Quayle Moment

You know what's really sad about Obama claiming that he's visited 57 states and would like to visit them all?

He appears to be reading from prepared notes.




What am I supposed to deduce from Obama's weird count of states?

That Obama is hiding either a physical or mental problem?

That Obama is an idiot?

Color me confused.

Some other Obama Dan Quayle moments...

"Now that's my phone buzzing there. I don't want you to think I'm getting fresh or anything." --posing for a picture with supporters in Indiana, when he apparently felt his phone start to vibrate in his pocket, against which one woman was closely pressed

"They say I need to be seasoned; they say I need to be stewed. They say, 'We need to boil all the hope out of him -- like us -- and then he'll be ready.'"

Whatever the reason, Obama's not ready for prime time.

Try to have a Silly Saturday!

After all, today's the big little Crawford pig farm wedding.

It doesn't get any sillier than that.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Just Like Bush, Obama To Declare Victory

... before all Dem primary voters have had their say.

Maybe Obama will stand in front of a spiffy, swell banner when he makes his announcement.

Hey, it could happen.

I mean, when was the last time you heard about a group of Gaza Strip Palestinians making US election cold calls to American voters for a presidential candidate?

Nothing Obama could do or say at this point would surprise me.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Donna Brazile Insults Whites & Hispanics & Gets A Free Pass From The Media

Why is almost every news outlet skipping Donna Brazile's insulting remarks about white and Hispanic voters and starting their coverage at a much later point?

Here's the firestorm's actual point of origin:

BRAZILE: Well, Lou, I have worked on a lot of Democratic campaigns, and I respect Paul. But, Paul, you're looking at the old coalition. A new Democratic coalition is younger. It is more urban, as well as suburban, and we don't have to just rely on white blue-collar voters and Hispanics. We need to look at the Democratic Party, expand the party, expand the base and not throw out the baby with the bathwater.

How freakin' insulting and seriously stupid is that?

And Paul Begala was justifiably insulted:

Begala: When people say things -- I love Donna and we go back 22 years. We've never been on different sides of an arguments in our entire lives. But if her point is that there's a new Democratic Party that somehow doesn't need or want white working-class people and Latinos, well count me out.

And guess what Donna said next!

DONNA BRAZILE, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Paul, baby, I did not say that.

Yes, you did, Donna.

Yes, you did.

A few examples of the new & improved retelling of the story's origin:

Daily Kos:

Donna Brazile ripped Paul Begala a new one

Salon:

The Brazile-Begala smackdown

Talking Points Memo:

Donna Brazille takes on Paul Begala on CNN

Take a good look at the treatment of this exchange and tell me why Donna Brazile gets a free pass for such dangerously divisive bad behavior.

And don't even dare to call me a racist for wondering.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Obama 2001: "Ayers Is My Benefactor" v Obama 2008: "I'm Appalled By Ayers Stomping Flag In 2001"

Psst. That's William "Serious Daddy Issues" Ayers (on the left, stomping on the American flag).

Even die hard hippies hated this guy and soundly condemned his "Kill all the rich people" bombing rampage back in the day.

Not a movie hero in anyone's book. Speaking of movies... Bear with me for a moment.

Barack H. Obama reminds me of the John Heard character in that Goldie Hawn movie, Deceived. That character meets, marries (sometimes simultaneously) and kills women who get in the way of his art forgery business. Oh, by the way... he also assumes different identities for... um, what he believes to be practical purposes. That's where the Obama similarity comes in.

In 2001, Barack H. Obama worked closely with unrepentant home-grown terrorist bomber, William Ayers, in Chicago.

Barack Obama is not just “associated” with Bill Ayers. They have a relationship. Bill Ayers co-founded a foundation in Chicago and named Barack the Chairman. That is more than an association. It is a relationship that started in 1995 and Barack stayed in that job for eight years. Bill Ayers and his wife helped Barack plot how to oust a longstanding state Senator, Alice Palmer. That is more than just stumbling into each other at Starbucks. Bill Ayers helped raise money for Barack’s campaign. And then Barack and Bill Ayers sat together on the Woods Fund board.

Today, however...

“Senator Obama is appalled by this disrespect of a flag we love and that so many have fought and died for. There is no excuse for anyone to treat that which we hold so dear with so little regard. But the politics of association required to link Obama to this picture in any way is ridiculous and a silly distraction from the important challenges facing the American people,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton.

That Ayers picture is from a Chicago magazine article in 2001. That is the same time Obama and Ayers served together on the board of a philanthropic organization called the Woods Fund. It is also around the same time that Ayers donated to Obama’s state Senate campaign.

The Chicago Tribune reports Obama held a campaign event at Ayers’ home in 1995 as he began his political career.

Obama has known Ayers since 1995, and he's only now "appalled" by the photo of Ayers stomping the flag?

Of course, he is. That's what comes next in a long line of things Obama has to do to placate the lustig masses. Or so he thinks.

Cue John Heard/ Barack H. Obama:

I don't want to hurt you, Adrienne. I never wanted to hurt anybody! But when I have to do something, I do it. I always do whatever comes next, no matter how difficult it is. If I have to do something then I do- I always do whatever comes next! No matter how difficult it is!

Like that John Heard character, Obama (right on cue) is just "doing what comes next."

Like he did with Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

And his "typical white" grandmother.

And Tony Rezko.

And Alice Palmer.

Ad infinitum.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Is This Your Idea Of A President & A First Lady?

Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Raise Your Hand If...

... You don't pay attention to the price per gallon signs of every gas station (the ones you consider reputable, of course) as you drive past.

Raise your hand if you wouldn't choose the (reputable) gas station with the lowest gas prices.

Now, raise your hand if saving a few dollars per week on gasoline doesn't matter to you.

Finally, raise your hand if you don't know anyone who could benefit from saving a few dollars per week on gasoline.



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.

Shorter NYT Poll: Obama Could Fail This Fall

Just as mid-term exams are indicators of students' study skills, class involvement, and mastery of the material necessary to do well on the final exam, Today's New York Times Dem primary poll indicates that Barack H. Obama's final exam grade (aka the Nov. 2nd election) could be... um, less than stellar.

In Poll, Obama Survives Furor, but Fall Is the Test

WASHINGTON — A majority of American voters say that the furor over the relationship between Senator Barack Obama and his former pastor has not affected their opinion of Mr. Obama, but a substantial number say that it could influence voters this fall should he be the Democratic presidential nominee, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

--snip--

In February, 59 percent called Mr. Obama the stronger candidate, compared with 28 percent who named Mrs. Clinton. In the latest survey, the two were essentially tied.

--snip--

Mr. Obama would defeat Mr. McCain by 51 percent to 40 percent among all voters, the poll found, and Mrs. Clinton would defeat him 53 to 41.

--snip--

While just 24 percent of voters said they thought the Wright issue would matter a lot or some to them in the fall, 44 percent said it would matter a lot or some to “most people you know.”

--snip--

Fifty-eight percent of respondents said Mr. Obama was “tough enough to make the hard decisions a president has to make.” Seventy percent said the same of Mrs. Clinton, and 71 percent of Mr. McCain.

Something else to think about...

When was the last time you heard of a student acing a final exam by wishing and hoping?



Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.