you for one, but beyond that, reading english is not that hard, I compared one humor impaired person determined to drive people away from the polls for the GE, not a group to repukes.

so is "blue2008" your sock-puppet or notme's?

Oh thanks! You have made my day. Old news. Gee Google must not think so, it plastered all over there search engine. BTW, I have a company to run, I don't sit here all day arguing about frivolities.

57-He must be counting those caucus states. Just like his supporters that said millions of voters went to the polls in these small caucus states. How does a few thousand constitute millions. And if that were true, then why isn't he counting them, since he   is so concerned about the popular vote all of a sudden. Gee I wonder why?

Well if that is indeed the case, then it is working very well for her and the campaign. The Clinton's are very shrewd politicians, they didn't get were they are at, by being nice to everyone. We call it politics, what do you call it?

Personally, I don't think either Hillary or Obama should be allowed to cherry-pick, which is exactly what Obama did when he took his name off the Michigan ballot.

After all, 5 states--IA, NH, SC, FL, and MI -- all violated the DNC rules. If you are going to argue the rules, these other states probably should be stripped of their delegates as well. However, as pointed out on TalkLeft, Florida is a special case and probably should have its delegates reinstated:

In addition, the Florida delegation must be reinstated in full as it qualifies for the safe harbor exception provided in Rule 21 of the DNC Delegate Selection Rules provides:

21. STATE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES

   A. Subject to Rule 18.C. of these Rules, wherever any part of any section contained in these rules conflicts with existing state laws, the state party shall take provable positive steps to achieve legislative changes to bring the state law into compliance with the provisions of these rules.

   B. Provable positive steps shall be taken in a timely fashion and shall include: the drafting of corrective legislation; public endorsement by the state party of such legislation; efforts to educate the public on the need for such legislation; active support for the legislation by the state party lobbying state legislators, other public officials, Party officials and Party members; and encouraging consideration of the legislation by the appropriate legislative committees and bodies.

   C. A state party may be required by a vote of the DNC Executive Committee upon a recommendation of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee to adopt and implement an alternative Party-run delegate selection system which does not conflict with these rules, regardless of any provable positive steps the state may have taken.

The Florida Democratic Party complied with sections A and B of Rule 21. The DNC did NOT invoke Rule 21C and thus, Florida is entitled to the safe harbor provided by Rule 21. Its entire delegation should be seated.

However, should the DNC not accept the safe harbor argument, then Rule 20c.1.b comes into play. Rule 20c.1.b provides:

A presidential candidate who campaigns in a state where the state party is in violation of the timing provisions of these rules, or where a primary or caucus is set by a state's government on a date that violates the timing provisions of these rules, may not receive pledged delegates or delegate votes from that state.
. . . "Campaigning" for purposes of this section includes, but is not limited to, purchasing print, internet, or electronic advertising that reaches a significant percentage of the voters in the aforementioned state; hiring campaign workers; opening an office; making public appearances; . . . The Rules and Bylaws Committee will determine whether candidate activities are covered by this section.

It appears that Senator Barack Obama inadvertently violated this rule by running cable advertising that "reache[d] a significant amount of the voters" and by making a "public appearance" before the primary date. Accordingly, he must lose all of his delegates from Florida, should the DNC rule that Florida does not fall within the safe harbor.

To recapitulate, a strict interpretation of the DNC Rules that follows the reasoning of the DNC Memo circulated today would require the following results:

A. The stripping of 50% of the delegates of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Michigan.

B. The full seating of the Florida delegation.

C. Should the DNC RBC reject the safe harbor provision for Florida, then Florida would have 50% of its delegations stripped, but Barack Obama would be entitled to no delegates from Florida due to his violation of Rule 20c.1.b.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/5/28/ 164638/636

How ironic. That sounds like every politician in Washington.

I never said that Hillary rigged the process -- if anyone deserves the blame for this mishegoss it's Howard Dean. It turns out that Carville was right when he accused him almost a year ago of "Rumsfeldian incompetence."

Like Bush she'd have been yet another "signing statements" president and she'd have helped complete the destruction of America's constitution.

You don't have a clue what you are talking about.

You know what? Even if Obama fails in November, history will praise him one day if only for the fact that he stopped Hillary.

You're completely wrong about how history will judge this election, but I'm glad you are beginning to acknowledge what is likely to happen in November.

So is Edwards part of this conspiracy too?

He took his name of the ballot as well.

200 delegates. OMG, the end of the world. And how many will she be behind after Sunday? Let's see your Obama math at work.

200 delegates is the smallest margin in history. And the pledged delegate count, the only one that actually counts for anything at this point, is much closer.  The electorate is divided, there is no clear winner.  Delegates, even if she was winning them are not an accurate reflection of the way people voted on whole.  It's a bad system no matter who wins.