Half - votes?

The Democratic Party puzzles me. Why should Obama get any votes in Michigan if his name wasn't even on the ballot. I don't know all the ins and outs of the process but it just doesn't make any sense. This I believe will come back and bite them come November. I'm no Hillary fan but I'll take her side on this issue. Vote's should be counted 100% percent. I'm not sure if I'd be to happy to know that my vote was only worth 50%. If I was a Democrat voter(only an if) in Florida or Michigan I'd be outraged. It's looking better for a "President McCain" in January.

Re: Hillary vs. Bill (O'Reilly)

Apparently it is true. Hillary Clinton will be on "The O'Reilly Factor" tonight. It should be interesting. He's been wanting this one for years. It should be interesting.

Hillary vs. Bill

Bill O'Reilly that is. Not Hillary's husband though that might be interesting in itself. A developing story on Drudge Report has Hillary appearing on the O'Reilly Factor on Wednesday. Has hell frozen over? Must be an attempt to top Obama's appearance on the Fox network recently. It should be interesting. This a big coup for Bill as I know he's tried to get her on the show for years.

Personal Politics

While doing some afternoon channel surfing I came across in interesting news bit on either CNN or MSNBC. It featured a ten year old asking the current Presidential candidates some standard questions about the environment and graded them afterward. McCain and Hillary both took the time to answer the youngsters questions. Barack apparently was a bit busy but the kid got a shot with his wife Michelle which she answered for him.

I didn't think much of it until I came across this article by Providence Journal columnist Mark Patinkin about recent visits by Obama and Clinton before the primary vote this past week. They both spoke at the same venue so it was perhaps a fair comparison. Obama apparently had good organization and had a large and enthusiastic turnout. The downside was that he pretty much gave the staple stump speech and left the state soon after. Hillary in comparison though speaking to a smaller crowd and was a bit disorganized. On the other hand she was apparently a bit more energetic and more personal. She even made a tour of state after which to small state like Rhode Island can be a big deal. Let's face it on a national scale this state is usually a blip on the map.

The connection or question here is Obama becoming sort of "Rock Star" candidate to busy for the little people. "All politics are local" as the old saying goes. Could this be Baracks weak point? In case you missed it Hillary carried the state by a wide margin.