A Clinton pledged delegate announced yesterday that he is changing his allegiance to Barack Obama:

Jack Johnson, county executive of Prince George's County, said he believes Obama has sealed the nomination and that Clinton has "fallen a little short of the line" needed to be the party's candidate in the general election.

That pledged delegate switching his endorsement may NOT be good news for Barack Obama or the delegate himself. It is important to point out that if a pledged delegate breaks the pledge, like the one Mr. Johnson took earlier this year there are safeguards built into Democratic Party rules that allow campaigns to protect their delegates.

Each campaign may review its delegate lists and scratch people off who they think are at risk of not upholding pledges.

When a delegate is elected at a district level organizing meeting, there are alternate delegates elected. The alternates are selected as back-ups in case the chosen delegate cannot attend the convention.

If the Clinton campaign presses the issue Mr. Johnson may be watching the convention on television.

From our friends at NRO:

If the GOP can't hold on to a House seat in the Deep South that Bush won by 25 points, it's going to be 1974 all over again. I'm just hoping that Rahm Emanuel has recruited enough pro-sovereignty, Heath Shuler-style Dems so that we can head off amnesty.

Oh, noes! Those DFH's are going to fuck up the culture. Again.

Winning the November GE will certainly not be a walk in the park, but things do look good. If Democrats continue to organize, register to vote, volunteer, and donate to left leaning candidates 2009 will be a good year for our cause.