The center of the political universe

Is currently Mississippi. 

There’s no stopping the daily onslaught, from the politicians and the media. Click on that link. The most interesting thing there is the video of Saturday Night Live you can launch about midway down the page. If you didn’t catch it on Saturday night, don’t worry. It’s been all over the news shows, as SNL continues to be a prominent player in the Democratic campaign.

We have to laugh, to make it through this thing. Yes, it’s exciting. It’s also intense and wearisome at times (though some Democrats are calling it worrisome).

But now the threat of stalemate, vituperation and disillusionment hangs over a contest structured to declare a verdict a month ago. Potential fallout could imperil Democratic hopes for both the presidency and larger Congressional majorities.

“I’m very concerned,” said Representative Mark Udall of Colorado, who needs Democrats in his state to unite behind his bid for the Senate seat held by Wayne Allard, a Republican who is retiring. Mr. Udall warned that unity “could be a real challenge, especially as this thing grows more fierce.”

Meanwhile, is anybody talking about John McCain? Hillary Clinton is.

By saying that only she and John McCain are qualified to lead the country, particularly in times of crisis, Hillary Clinton has broken that rule, severely damaged the Democratic candidate who may well be the party’s nominee, and, perhaps most ominously, revealed the unlimited lengths to which she will go to achieve power. She has essentially said that the Democratic party deserves to lose unless it nominates her.

Never a dull moment.