Remove all that is propping up this illusion that he is The One, which persists though he has not had a significant win for months, unless one counts going from inspiring to mediocre to tedious to downright annoying as a victory.

Let it be apparent that it was the candidate's own weaknesses in his credentials, record, temperament and judgment that ended his run.

Remove all doubt that extraneous forces sabotaged his "destiny", particularly the outrageous argument that his rival didn't take a dive (like she was supposed to), that voters he insulted and robbed of franchise were too stupid or bigoted by withholding their support, and that being required to show affirmatively that he could do the job and do the work.

Let it be known that he was afforded every advantage and burned through it like an oxyacetaline torch bouncing off piles of oily rags into a heaping mound of greasy money.

Remove utterly every possible future temptation to risk the future and integrity of the party on an empty mascot that destroys it to pander to ruthless political enemies who flatter him, and works harder to eliminate voters who didn't support him than honestly win them over.

And please, use this time to stop hobbling the only capable and deserving candidate remaining with false new burdens and handicaps. Stop this foolish exercise of self destruction to eliminate her impressive showing by rewriting her score with math and bizarre translations of political arcana from the Nu Blogger Kidz Roolz and sputters of primary primacy from irrelevant media kingmakers.

It's pointless to ask that the egregious sexism be dialed back ... but not keeping it blowing full force at eleven ALL THE TIME would be good.

Thanks, pantheon.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Obama/Maps/May01.html

(Obama 243 - McCain 269 - Tied 26)

and then check

http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Clinton/Maps/May01.html

But, if Obama wants to live on to fight another day, and show some leadership and wisdom, he could bow out now. Campaign for Clinton and be a good party player. Of course if he did this and Clinton lost, he would most likely retry in '12. So good for his reputation, and he can live on to try again.

In an e-mail to members of the Harlem for Obama group on Obama's official Web site, my.barackobama.com, Calderon lamented the unease and disillusionment he felt watching Obama denounce a man whose Press Club appearance Calderon found to be eloquent, intelligent and -- most of all -- truthful.

"How much does Obama have to disavow before 'America' sees him as a viable candidate for president?" Calderon wondered to the group. "And a question for the senator himself ... How much is it worth for him to be president?"

In an interview, Calderon said this was not to say Obama would lose his support. Perhaps, he mused, "I was idealizing the man too much."

But his e-mail identified something else he said made him uncomfortable: "Some supporters are so focused on the importance of Sen. Obama being the Democratic nominee for president," Calderon wrote, "that they want to gloss over any controversy, with the attitude being, 'Let's get him nominated, then in office, and after that we'll deal with the issue of race.'"

Indeed, "There's a lot of winking going on in the Obama campaign," said Glenn Loury, a Brown University economist who writes frequently about race.

Loury supports Clinton because, he said, Obama's candidacy "is a place where the racial contract is being negotiated and renegotiated," and he simply doesn't want to entrust Obama with that power.

Obama's Spreadsheet  

Indiana  
Obama   53
Clinton 46
North Carolina 
Obama 53
Clinton 45

Going further, Obama's spreadsheet forecast that the deficit against Clinton in WV will be 12%, in KY it will be 14%, and that Obama will win OR by 5%, MT by 9% and SD by 15%, concluding with Clinton winning PR by 9%.

Now, I don't know about you, but on the face of things those two connections smell bad.  The law/lobbyist industry is already known for getting bunches of partners to donate, and now here comes joe andrew with a mutual fund that only donates to companies that assist progressives.  

So how will this payola work?  You go to SN & R or Joe for lobbying, knowing that they're connected to Blue Fund and can make suggestions, and presto blue fund helps pressure and grease the wheels at the right time.  And it doesn't even have to be obvious, because another company could make the donation.

and if the story doesn't make you rise up in anger at the lengths these people will go to split the party, check out the comments...

Denver Post Editorial

The company Obama keeps

By The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 04/30/2008 08:27:57 PM MDT

Just six weeks ago, Sen. Barack Obama said he could no more disown his former pastor than he could disown his own white grandmother.

Until, of course, he did.

I've been saying that disowning Wright was a bad idea, an act of cowardice and not the courageous act of someone with presidential stuff.

Listen to the radio program she predicted her demise would not be self inflicted.

Festival of Wright
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=167429&title=festival-of-wrights