Janurary is no time for fire dancing in Illinois

So McCain takes Florida and chills run up my spine.

Are we looking at a potential third term of Republican leadership in the White House? Can or will McCain win the general election?

It is truly scary how possible that might be. With his win tonight of the Florida primary he has essentially sealed the GOP nomination.

Moving forward, he will have the Republican backing, he will have the moderate vote, he will have the racist/sexist vote (which ever one is needed).

As for the Democrats, Obama has it locked up right?

He cleaned up in South Carolina didn't he? He dominated the black vote, the young vote, the poor vote. That is correct, but here is the catch.

The South Carolina primary was held on a Saturday.

A critical detail that has been absent from the 24 hour a day clusterfuck media coverage.

Having a vote on a Saturday, when many citizens in the US don't work, allowed for voters who are typically disfranchised and struggle to get time off work to vote a chance to get out and do so. This could have only encouraged those citizens to vote for the "Candidate for Change" in such overwhelming numbers.

Please don't get me wrong. I'm excited that Obama kicked Hillary's ass in South Carolina. But I want people to get out and do it again on Super Tuesday and again in November. The fight is not over.

The momentum is building in Obama's favor, no doubt.

With endorsements from the royal family of the US--Ted and Caroline Kennedy-- Toni Morrison, and the Governor of Kansas who gave the Democratic response to Bush's riveting State of the Union Address, Kathleen Sebelius, and many others every time you turn around, Obama supporters should be stoked.

Stoked.

Obama's campaign fire should continue to be stoked but not danced around in celebration yet.

Hillary is a great politician. She and her spouse play the game well and one has to reasonably assume that she and he for that matter, have more tricks up the sleeve of her pants suit. Such as the one she pulled tonight by making a big deal out of the Florida primary victory that she and her fellow democrats agreed not to campaign for.

Who is she kidding?

I promised myself when I decided that I would fully support Barack Obama for President in 2008, that I would not bash Hillary. I can't stand political mug slinging. And honestly I believe that she would be just fine as President. This country and the world needs an intelligent, competent, and Democratic President of the United States. They would get that with either Obama or Clinton. But with the political charades displayed by our former President and his wife in the last few weeks it has been harder and harder for me to keep my promise.