Delegate Counting, Part II

So, after the super de duper Tuesday what are we left with?  While Atta has commented better below, I have to wonder if the super delegates are going to make the difference come Democratic convention time...?

Given the current array of delegates for Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama, one has to wonder if its going to be the machine (the DNC, super delegates, calls for party unity, etc) that is going to be the deciding factor.  And I would contend that the machine will be much more supportive of Clinton than Obama. 

Regardless of that, can democrats and progressives get past their petty arguments?  Is Clinton really a seismic shift away from Obama, nope.  Will both be better than the current misadministration and BushCheneyCo?  Without a doubt.  So, lets move away from who is holier than thou and instead embrace the excitement that we have on the democratic side.  Besides, if John "100 years in Iraq" McCain is the GOP nominee, that gives progressives a lot to fight against.

While on the other side of the equation:

John "Bob DOLE" McCain is pushing his campaign forward and appears to be marching toward the St. Paul GOP convention, the party is splintering around him.  This reveals the deep problems in ideology that the Reagan PR machine glossed over.  The GOP has never been completely united, no matter what the punditocracy has ever said.  Remember that St. Ronnie himself was never a "true" conservative, he started as a democrat.

Ultimately, I believe that McCain's efforts reveal several important items beyond just how fantastically weak the party of Lincoln has become: 1. Pundits suck when truth confronts their limited worldview, 2. Radio and TV Pundits do not speak for the entire GOP, and 3. Saying your something and being something does not matter much in the Republican party.

In the end, let's not allow the media to create the impression that what we have here is smooth sailing among the republicans and a rocky road among the democrats.  Because the Democrats have a lot more interesting and appealing candidates.  Period.