Edwards' Camp Joining Obama?

I confess that I'm stealing this graph from Brian Beutler's page, and in fact, I'm copying the comment I left for him.



The point of this chart was to show that since Edward quit the race, Obama has seen a significant spike in support, which may or may not be proof that the Edwards' camp is now joining Obama.
However, aside from proving that a "significant majority of erstwhile Edwards supporters are now in Obama's camp," as Beutler puts it, this poll does nothing to suggest any real "significant" data. As we saw in Iowa and New Hampshire, it's anyone's guess as to who is leading, and you know how unreliable polls are during primaries.

What I assume will happen is that most of America will vote the way of Nevada and Florida, as Hillary enjoys much of the White/Hispanic vote. What traditionally happens, and is truly an American travesty, is that Blacks usually don't show up to vote. I think Hillary knows this all too well. So does Bill, though he correctly predicted that in S.C. Barack would enjoy the success of a Democratic base that is well over 50% Black. What happened immediately after Barack won S.C. and should have had the momentum going into Florida? Hillary won.

Here in California however, Hillary is the talk of the town and Obama is a promising running mate.

An Unethical House Ethics Committee

The NYT reported today that the House ethics committee has made it easier for lobbyists to give money, indirectly, to members of Congress. The rule's loophole allows for lobbyists to give to groups associated with a member. According to the editorial, "Instead of 'honoring Representative Bob Forehead,' why not do the ethical thing and 'honor Representative Bob Forehead’s state delegation' with an even bigger blast?"

If this incompetent ethics committee doesn't have the foresight of possible loopholes, maybe the House should organize another committee to look at eliminating loopholes in the rules passed by the first moronic committee? My God!