For all the prognosticators out there waiting for Obama's "Sister Soulja (?sp?)" moment, where he comes out and slaps down the conventional left-wing/progressive element of the party, in hopes of broadening his appeal to Centrists and Reagan Democrats, that time was today, with Reverend Jackson's impressively revealing "snippet" captured via "live mic". It was so far beyond common decency that, to be effective for Obama, it requires no formal reply from the part of the campaign. In one ill-timed comment, the Reverend has drawn a line in the sand separating the old, post-MLK, ineffective entitlement movement from the politics of now, a "new" Democratic message of personal responsibility (which clearly Rev. Jackson does not think the black community can own up to), and responsible government support. I can only think it will help.

Sorry if this is duplicated, I'm a poor blogger.

Despite the protestations of those who would prefer Clinton to "bow out gracefully", she's chosen, for better or worse, to stay in the race. The obvious analogy in Indiana is in basketball, where someone (Obama) has a seemingly insurmountable, lead. If you're behind, it's simple. You foul. A lot. And you try not to be called for being intentional, because it hurts you as well. In basketball, as well as the current situation, the strategy being successful relies on a lot of things falling into place.

1. After you foul, you score. In PA, Clinton did pick up a net popular vote and delegate count, but it's debatable if she "made both free throws", scored a deuce, but clearly not a three.

2. If you're the one being fouled, it's all about how you do at the line. Obama has to make the free throws, simple as that. So far, judging from "the Wright stuff" and "Bittergate", he's been able to do that. He'll need to keep it up.

3. No one owns the clock. When the game's over, the game's over, and the one with the most points/votes/delegates is the winner, regardless if that's by 1 vote, 1 delegate (super or otherwise), or the smallest fraction of a percentage point, the winner is the winner.

So Senators Clinton and Obama, there's still time on the clock (albeit only a few tics left). Play on!