I almost share this perspective. I was supporting Edwards (rather than hope he was running on the audacity of substantiating his ideas), but he lacked the good grace and humor to concede he'd been bested in Iowa, and then rather than allow her to stew in her own tears he had to play lookie-see to Hillary.

I worry about Obama because he's perhaps too much like JFK, who used Camelot charisma and Cold War hysteria to imbed us in Vietnam, plus he left the Civil Rights Act to LBJ.

As for the comparisons to MLK-- it's one thing to have have an audacious dream, but it's quite another to back it up relentlessly with courageous acts. Running for President is more an act of ambition and opportunism than courage.

After being bamboozled by [Bill] Clinton's expected progressive legacy of hope, Obama's record of calculated, compromised, votes supporting Bush's terror war, I'm too cynical to hope that he'll change the establishment rather than be assimilated by it when special interest groups, corporate lobbyists, career politicians, cynical bureaucrats, political consultants start bearing down.

I like his message, I'm having doubts about the messenger. But if he's our best hope...

Obama will fizzle soon enough. You can't ride into the presidency on momentum and the audacity of hope, whatever the hell that is. The only question is whether he'll fizzle before the nomination is settled or whether Senator McCain will make toast of him in the general.

Here are two Californians who will vote for Obama. My husband is in the camp "anyone but Hillary" and I like Obama, having realized that Edwards is now sounding too shrill and divisive, even though his facts and analysis are correct.

California is NOT Hillary country; it's not a given that we'll go for her.

When Obama comes to SF Civic Plaza, I'm going to be there.

Wow, Hillary must be desperate to send that little insignificant Latin, Mayor Villaragosa out to drjm up support. I live in LA and no one likes or trusts him here, so what good is he going to do across the country... Sure, like Hillary, he's being positioned to be the standard bearer for Latino's in the democratic party after Bill Richardson flames out in NH today. But guess what... Mayor V is meaningless because latin voters are too smart... They didn't even give him 50% support when he ran for Mayor... Hasta la vista, Ninos. D.

Are we supposed to pretend that Huffington Post along with the media is not trying to push Obama on us as they did Bush? Agent of change? No qualifications, no specifics, but "charisma" gets him the attention?

How many of his supporters do you HONESTLY believe have a clue where he stands on issues and what his experience and voting record is?

Please take a look at this:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/jeannie411/fuckingbias.jpg

Look carefully, can you see a resemblance in the manipulation going on in the media?

YOU think that pic of Obama is an accident?

Hillary is drawing huge crowds, thousands with over flow rooms in the hundreds, but do you hear about this or just Obama?

The media is feeding you all once again who to support and who to vote for.

Can anyone tell me what are the purported skeletons in Obama's closet that may do him in if he becomes the Democratic choice?....other than the drug use charges as a teen....and the pun on his name.

The only January state that looks like a Clinton stronghold is Michigan. Obama is going to take Nevada and South Carolina rather easily, and he'll probably win Florida narrowly. Obama is 2-1 over Clinton in FL according to Intrade. He's nearly as competitive looking in CA.

Having grown up most of my life in the NY/NJ area, I could definitely see these states going for Obama. In this urban and dense suburban area with lots of ethnic and racial diversity and a relatively young population, he could put up quite a showing. He made a huge stir with his appearance at The Apollo in Harlem.

It dosn't look as if she will need that turf much longer. Maybe Hillary is beginning to understand that she can't have it both ways. She hasn't been clear on issues as she ought to have been.