Stop the Madness

I'm starting to wonder if we'll ever have a Democratic nominee. Perhaps Obama and Clinton should both get the nomination; then those Dems would really take the votes away from McCain.

Now the Democrats want the votes from Florida and Michigan. It all seems a little fishy. Republican Governor Charlie Christ of Florida said on Thursday, "It is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices," yet Christ signed the law to move the primary up, thus discounting the votes.

Democratic Governor Jennifer M. Granholm of Michigan is a self-pronounced Clinton supporter. The inclusion of these votes would clearly help Clinton but what she really needs is delegates. She trails Obama's 1,520 delegates with 1,424. Plus, the Democrats are not willing to front the $25 million needed to hold new primaries. "We hope they [Michigan and Florida] can comply with the rules but they're going to have to pay for it," said Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Sure the votes should count, but this battle for democracy just makes the Democrats look bad. The more they campaign, the less they have to say. They're resorting to attack ads while McCain is sitting pretty on his G.O.P. nomination.