Now for the delegate count, of course there is only a 10% chance she could be ahead in that. Neither can win that of course, we all know that. So the SD's will decide the race either way.

And remember, no matter what all the SD's say between now and the convention, they can change their minds according to the rules. So to really know, we have to wait until the convention. No matter what everyone says.

Unfortunately, the only thing that is allowing women in some states the freedom to make reproductive decisions is Roe v. Wade, and when it goes, so will that freedom.

I have seen nothing from Obama that suggests this is a fight he is willing to have on behalf of women, and his initial desire to vote to confirm Alito disturbed me greatly.  Yes, he was talked out of it before he cast his vote, but really - what was he thinking?  And if he thought Alito was acceptable, what kind of nominees will he give us as president?  We know that the next justices likely to retire are Stevens and Ginsburg - if their solid pro-choice stance is not replaced, it's over, probably for my children's generation, and the one they will bring into the world.

There are other issues and concerns that I have about Obama - I sometimes wonder if he wakes up in the morning and asks himself which Obama he feels like being that day, possibly having to check his schedule to see who he is meeting with to get some hints.  Yes, it's Congress which introduces and passes legislation, but it is the president who makes critical appointments to the Cabinet and government agencies and departments where decisions are made that directly affect the lives of Americans.

MAggie Williams is right - let the people vote.  

To all the people who support one candidate or another, who want to get bogged down in what this one said or that one said, or what this one meant or that one intended, who fear that a decision will impact one candidate at the expense of another - just stop.  This is about your vote - the right to cast it and the expectation that it will be counted.  This is about precedent that, if allowed to stand for Florida and Michigan, could be affecting you the next time.  It's also about credibility - when Democrats make the argument that it is wrong to work to suppress the vote, to make it harder for people to vote, the disnfranchising of Florida and Michigan voters will come back to haunt us for a long, long time.

It's easy to look at the short-term, as it seems to me Obama and his surrogates and some at the DNC want to do, but this has long-term consequences that will extend far beyond the immediate outcome of the nominating process.  It's time we all got over ourselves and did the right thing - and that includes people at the DNC and in both campaigns.

And yes, by all means, let's talk about how "some are willing to go places in the pursuit of winning" that are "completely offensive."

It is undeniable that people in FL and MI are not having their voices hear, and it is also undeniable that the Obama campaign was the missing link needed to ensure those voices were heard; if you contest that basic fact then I'm sure BTD would have a few posts to show you.

The fact is you can make all of the "let people vote" arguments without any reference to candidates. You can't make the "but that would be unfair to Obama" arguments without mentioning Obama.