In a year where Democrats hold all the obvious cards: an unpopular 2 term Republican in the Whitehouse; an long war, that, even though it seems to have plateaued, remains unpopular; a faltering economy; the continuing avalanche of bad press for Republicans; the supposed rift between McCain and the conservative Republican base; the phenomenal fundraising and enthusiasm generated by the Obama campaign; the new voters supposedly brought in by the prospect of the first woman or the first black president; the cheerleading and softballing of Dems by the press while they excoriate McCain constantly- all these factors should add up to negative numbers for the Republican in the race.
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Jennifer Rubin at Commentary asks

Obama seems to be an intelligent and decent person. Yet when he says this sort of thing, you wonder what in heaven’s name is wrong with him. What would it have taken for Obama to leave Wright’s church? Or speak out publicly against these statements?

Easy. Because he can’t without alienating his base.
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It will be interesting to see how quickly the wind goes out of Obama’s campaign now that the death stroke of Jeremiah Wright’s very racist rhetoric, tacitly supported by Obama for 20 years, has hit the news.
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…Never get in the way of your opponent destroying himself

This is really all you need to know about the Church in which Obama sits every Sunday for the last 20 years, in which he was married, which baptized his kids, and through which he claims informs his campaign and his life spiritually.

In a set of “talking points” on the church’s Web site, Wright proclaims himself an exponent of “black liberation theology.” He cites James Cone, a distinguished professor at New York’s Union Theological Seminary, whom he credits for having “systematized” this strain of Christianity.

Here is a quote from Cone, explaining black liberation theology:

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One of the side-shows that no one thought would be a factor was the moving up of the Michigan and Florida primaries, and the fact that those delegates would not be seated. Only Hillary!, who had a large national lead then, chose to do some oblique campaigning in either, after agreeing she would not (but after losing Iowa and SC big and needing some wins somehow)

Only Hillary! was even on the ballot in Michigan. How she can argue that its fair to count those votes and delegates is beyond our poor power to ken.
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This is extremely telling:

Obama can’t even take a tiny punch. He’s been nothing but worshiped this entire campaign. When McCain threw him a tiny bit of sneer about the “no Al-Qaeda in Iraq”, Obama was peevish and put off stride.

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Huckabee is taking a lot of crap because he’s still in the race. In this exchange with the execrable race-baiter Sean Hannity and his boot-lick Holmes, he talks about his campaign vs. Romney’s failed bid, and the fact that Romney dropped out so early:
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