Where Did Hillary Learn Her Math?
So I'm doing my mouse routine on the treadmill this morning, and I happened to be right under the TV that shows MSNBC, which has gone all out with Election 2008 coverage. I'm watching this story where Hillary Clinton, in her post-Pennsylvania glow, is claiming that she actually has more popular votes that Barack Obama, which was covered in the New York Times. If you're getting technical, then yes she does. But it doesn't matter, because even my 2-year-old daughter knows its the delegate count, not the popular vote, that gets you the nomination.Hillary is including the popular vote from Michigan and Florida, both of which don't count because they are being punished by the Democratic National Committee for disobeying party orders and moving up their primaries.
Neither candidate campaigned in the states, and Obama didn't even put his name on the ballot in Michigan, which explains why he has no delegates from that state. You can just smell the desperation of the Clinton campaign, which has taken to trying to strong-arm the Democratic Party into seating the Michigan and Florida delegates, which she hopes will put more superdelegates into her column.
I hope the party will resist and let the process take its course. This is a golden opportunity for the Democrats not only to take the White House, but make more gains in the House and Senate. Why do I get the feeling they are going to shoot themselves in the foot over this?
So let's move to the weight update. I only lost 0.4 lbs this week, bringing me to 220.2. I was really looking forward to getting out of the 220s this week, but it was not to be. Next week should be interesting, since I'm going to Seoul for 5 days on business. The hotel has a gym, and there are lots of good, Weight Watchers friendly food I can eat, so If I can lost a pound, I'll be happy. We'll see!!
posted by Benét @ 1:15 AM
1 Comments:
keep up the good wrok, Benet!
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