Well, on MSNBC, Richard Wolffe seems to think that he harbors some resentment towards Senator Obama. He had some story about the tension between them during the book signing of "Audacity of Hope." But I honestly don't really know.

He's got a wider audience now than ever. It's going to his head. Especially with his "answering to god" trip.

The guy's letting his press coverage go to his head.

I think that everyone knows Obama has it wrapped up. Thus, Dean can now say, "superdelegates, vote your heart" and Wright is free to go about creating a distance between Obama and himself. I cannot believe that the Obama campaign didn't give him permission to do this, to hang it all out well in advance of the general election, so there is nothing left by August or September. They just aren't that stupid. Make it cleat that Wright is his on man and than Obama can no more control him than he can control the weather. Perhaps I've been inside the beltway too long, but I can't believe there is not a method in this madness.

Rev. Wright is a scared old man and he is defiant because he sees this as a chance to push the injustices that have been done. He also sees this as the time to push for what he has been fighting for for 60+ years, so Obama is no longer the issue. Obama becomes a pawn in his world as long as he can get the world to hear him and on his terms give his people the justice that they so rightly deserve. It's like some parents that want there children to succeed, but when the kid become more educated then the parent the parent resents the child. The parent feels like they were cheated out of life, they never had the opportunity that the child had and they are resentful of the child that thinks they know it all. Rev. Wright wants to bring Obama down so that Obama can appreciate Rev. Wright and if this means that Obama looses, so be it as long as Wright wins and the cause continues.

Wright in a way wants Obama to talk about Wrights issues, what Wright sees as the important issues that need to be discussed. Obama is his own person and the fact that he could never influence Obama to think like him has angered Wright and he feels like Obama is not giving enough due to him. I think Obama and Wright have had a rocky relationship for some time now, you can see it in the way that Wright describes Obama and the way Obama talks of Wright. Obama just can't bring himself to throw this man under the bus and I think that has a lot to do with his faith and the fact that the Rev. officiated his wedding and baptised his children.

He's a fighter just like Clinton is a fighter -- narrow view, can't see the big picture.

In his case, the start of racial discourse. In her case, the ability to get rid of Bush-McCain and to work with the Congress.

He always was the colorful one. Obama just sat there and listened. But look. How do you think someone like Wright is going to take Obama using Wright coming down on black men for not taking care of their families as an example of the controversial things he heard Wright say? Talk about throwing people under the bus. Was that answer designed for Indiana or what? I think Wright may actually have lost respect for Obama.

One other point about older civil right leaders not having a point to ongoing injustices.

That opinion fails in light of the recent news that there was a noose hung in the Secret Service department this week. Coupled with the ongoing investigations into this department makes you wonder about the stands of a lot of people in the country.

Read the TPM front page.

I see them as speaking truth to power. Good for him, and I'm glad he doesn't plan to stop even after Obama is elected. Like any politician, Obama will need grassroots pressure to keep him honest.

Another possibility is allow (not saying that Obama has any control, but rather just step out of the way)the man to defend himself so Obama doesn't have to. And Wright doesn't have to be politically correct, and I'd be interested in what he'd say about McCain if McCain goes after him.

It's simple. He's got an upcoming book that is about to be published. He plugged his book at the Detroit NAACP gathering on Sunday night. He figures the more noise he makes, the more free PR he gets, and the more people will buy his book.