"Had this all come out in late September it could very well have cost Obama the presidency."

Thats exactly why Obama must be presented from getting the nomination.

Obama would have happily let this issue stay in the dark corners of his campaign even though he knew the political ramifications Wright presented over a year ago.

What other skeletons has Barack been hiding from the American public? And why in the world would we want to wait until he's got the nomination to find out?

Second, the racial and political divide among Democrats is indicative of Obama's failure to deliver on his great promise of unifying the nation. I thought Obama claimed he was a great uniter? When is he going to start actually demonstrating some of those abilities, instead of just talking about it?

If he can't even unify Democrats, why assume he can unit the nation, mush less flaming regions like the middle east? It's just more ObamaBullshit.

Barack Obama has failed to demonstrate any unifying abilities, as is indicated by the chasm within the Democratic party today. It's nothing but talk - the man cannot deliver - and in fact, he just makes matters worse.

Barack Obama has failed to demonstrate any unifying abilities, as is indicated by the chasm within the Democratic party today.

And Hillary IS a uniter?

What you're saying is nonsense. We have a competitive political system and Hillary had the party establishment behind her. Therefore, it's not been easy to kill her off but he has just about done it.

Lee wants a united party during a primary. What a moron. Guess what, idiot? Clinton hasn't united the party either. I guess she's nothing but talk too - the woman cannot deliver - and in fact, she just makes matters worse.

The party unites after a nominee is chosen. Look at how the Republican talking heads, who almost universally hated McCain, have been rallying behind him. Obama and Clinton are both more well liked in their party during the primary than he was.

I see from your recent posts that you've fallen back on your old troll behavior, running around screaming liar as loudly and as often as you can. What a child.

Yes.

Obama has to carry the battleground states like FL, OH, IN, IA, and MI - states which Hillary dominated and which McCain leads in the polls and whose Hillary-supporting moderate Democrats will split for McCain given Obama as an opponent.

Furthermore, polls on Wright-Obama such as the following show that

Wright & Obama State by State

It's just more ObamaBullshit.

And another thing Lee. Can the profanity over here or I'll have you banned. We have higher standards at Politics than what you've dragged Blue back down to.

Well I'm glad to see the events of the last week has rocked the Obama supporters. This little pity party is

Therefore, it's not been easy to kill her off but he has just about done it.

"kill her off" - Wow, and here I thought it was just politics.

And no mantis, I don't expect a united primary full of Obama Kumbaya goodness, that's the type of fantasies the Obama supporters keep weaving...

But keep up the attacks on me and anyone else who disagrees with you guys, and make sure you do all you can to "kill" Hillary, Larkin lol!

Psstt - Austin nailed it.

larkin, i think you are optomistic that obama has wrapped up the nomination. clintion is in it to the convention, and as obama continues to mis-step, there is a real possiblity that it might cause the super delegates to break her way. i'm not saying that it is probable or even likely, but it is within the realm of possibility.

and this really hurts obama, and the democrats in general, for the general election in november. you're airing all of your dirty laundry and the divisions within the party. everyone is now seeing that identity politics is what the democrats stand for, and a lot of independent voters don't like that.

plus, mccain can stand up on the podium and say that he has crossed the partisan line to get things done, point to a lot of concrete examples and then ask the question. "if obama can't even reach across the line within his own party, how does he think he'll do that with the republicans?" and there goes one of obama's cherished lines.

"Obama would have happily let this issue stay in the dark corners of his campaign even though he knew the political ramifications Wright presented over a year ago."

As I have before, I find myself shocked to completely, utterly, agree with Lee Ward. Our politics are quite different, but I couldn't have written my reasons down without plagarizing his response. Well said all the way around!

Stunning leadership there, eh?

Obambi's answer? - make another speech of course - and throw his white grandmother under the bus in this one.

He's a brilliant guy, no question - but he's not very smart. There's a difference.

I'm sure Obama's speech fully satisfied his supporters, most of whom didn't see any need for the speech in the first place, and of course the fawning press corps. But he failed to answer any of the key questions, or even to address them. Instead, he made a weak case for moral equivalence and spoke at length about race in America, which was merely an attempt to change the subject.

There remain over five months before the convention is gaveled to order. It's a lot of time to try to nurse a small lead by running out the clock.

The Obama supporters keep telling us, over and over and over again, that the race is over and Hillary has no chance, that Obama has won the nomination or cannot be stopped from winning it. One suspects if they really believed that, they would be a touch less frantic in their urgency to repeat the point.

In fact, Obama's best chance lies in getting the public support of enough super delegates to convince Hillary she can't win, but he needed to have accomplished that before all his problems began surfacing. Since Texas and Ohio, he's had to contradict three top advisers, sacking one of them, on bedrock policy matters. His connections to indicted Tony Rezko have been revealed as more extensive than previously acknowledged, as has the amount of money Rezko raised for him. And his old friend and adviser is exposed as a racist, America-hating, wacko.

Why would a super delegate commit to Obama right now? Wait and see seems the more prudent policy, just in case there are more bombshells waiting to drop.

I predict Oprah to reinforce Obama's front lines. (Oprah and Obama are both parishioners of Wright's church)

Princess Caroline Kennedy will re-materialize to put the Whammy on Hillary via an Actors' Studio-style sit-down across media with Obama. Perhaps on Oprah's teevee show.

Rush L. will join Hannity and Gibson in declaring himself no longer a Republican, but "Independent".

Jim Addison,

Don't fret, when the PA primary results will show Obama not even getting 20% of the white vote, Obamaniacs like Larkin will still say that Obama has the nomination locked up.

Hillary winning PA by 15% and the white vote by 40% will convince the superdelegates that they should line up behind Obama.

Check out the latest poll from NC, Obama leading by 1 point. When he loses the NC white vote by 40%, the superdelegates will stampede towards Obama.

Come June and the SDs realize that Obama has not won a single state since Febraury, the SDs will be ecstatic about his chances with the white vote.

But hey, it's their party, thy can cry all they want to.

Hillary winning PA by 15% and the white vote by 40% will convince the superdelegates that they should line up behind Obama.

The idea that Hillary gets to pick the states that are important, and when she wins them say "see...because I won this state I should get the nomination" is laughable. No one's buying it; certainly not the superdelegates.

She said Texas was important and then Obama got more delegates than she did there. She said Ohio was important and then Obama more than made up her 9 delegate gain in Mississippi, Wyoming and at the Iowa conventions.

A 15-point win in PA might net her about 20 delegates which will still leave her way behind. I've said before Hillary's only path to the nomination is through a civil war that fractures the party. She should do the right thing and step down now so the party can unite and take the fight to the Republicans.

Obambi's answer? - make another speech of course - and throw his white grandmother under the bus in this one.

Well, at least he doesn't cry when the going gets rough like your candidate does, Lee :)

Larkin, are you a retard that cannot comprehend wriiten English?

"A 15-point win in PA might net her about 20 delegates which will still leave her way behind."

Did I say anything about delegate lead? You are stuck on the 100-or-so delegate lead that Obama maintains. If that was important to the Democraic Party, they would have closed the race by now and awarded the nomination to Obama. All the SDs would have lined up behind him by now. The fact that they have not tells you all you need to know, stupid.

This nomination is not going to be decided by your spreadsheet. Talk to me when Obama keeps losing the white vote by 30-40% in every primary. The Supers are watching.

And no mantis, I don't expect a united primary

No?

If he can't even unify Democrats, why assume he can unit the nation,

It's just more bullshit lies from a lying bullshitter bullshit lies lies lies! Liar!

/Lee Tard