political link hour

Ladies and gentleman, I give you Ralph Nader

I'm not sure what he's thinking. In 2000, there was a fair amount of apathy and disappointment with both candidates, and he was able to tap into that. But I doubt very much he could garner much interest in the current political landscape. People are generally satisfied with the slate of candidates, and there's no way he performs on the same stage as McCain/Obama/Clinton. Of those three, I think he would hurt Clinton the most, but thats just a gut feeling and I'm not sure why.

Also, this is a good point and one that I wish more people made. If Obama had gone 0-fer since Super Tuesday, the narrative would be "why is he still in the race?".

And one more link, regarding concerns for Obama's safety. I really think the parallels between Obama and Lincoln run deeper than we realize, and that includes the intense hatred/threats on his life that he will face if elected. It is a valid concern, and makes his VP selection as important as any such choice in recent memory. I swear somebody said once "If they're shooting at you, you must be doing something right." Maybe its a West Wing quote?

Hillary did a nice job in the debate last night, but the dials took a nose dive when she went negative, which could present a problem for her since she needs to be able to take shots at him. Obama has done a masterful job of painting himself as the positive candidate and making attacks against him just backfire.

In any case, I just want this contest to be OVER soon. I'm tired of delaying my celebration/misery.