The Sunshine Empire

Not expecting much I spent last night having dinner with my girlfriend and did not watch the returns, but the numbers seemed to have stemmed the Clinton tide and have people again talking about her leaving the race.  The numbers prior to last night seemed to show Clinton storming back, but Senator Obama stomped her in a way reminiscent of his ten state winning streak.  Despite the early feeling from Obama that he could win Indiana, the polling was looking like another ten point win for Mrs. Clinton.  She only came out with a hairs breadth win and is now loaning her campaign money again.

These facts now have the national political commentary class calling for her resignation from the epic fight.  Tim Russert was saying that we now know who the nominee is.  The Huffington Post had the headline, “Obama vs. McCain,” and pollster John Zogby was quoted by the BBC as saying, “I honestly believe that she will find a way to get out of the race before the next primaries.”  I would like to believe this tide will be the turning point, but I fear that it is only the media tiring of the Wright controversy and needed a new storyline.  That being said this space has spilled many pixels on discussing Wright and my comment wars with Biggus Rickus have been enthralling, but I refuse to discuss the situation any further.

It is my hope that the elders of the party of Jackson and Jefferson will end this in some way.   I also hope that Senator Clinton does not willingly cast the convention in Denver into the same political maelstrom that Teddy Kennedy did in 1980 and McCarthy did in 1968.  I do not have much confidence that she will head my warning.