The American Spectator

br> Ann Arbor, Michigan /p> p> I hate to sound totally unsympathetic, but what the hell does Caroline Kennedy know about her father? She was 6 years old when he was murdered. All she knows is what she reads (or hears from other political types, who, being political types, are mostly untrustworthy by nature). She doesn’t really have any inside info on him. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the fact that she gave Billary a bitch-slap like she did, but realistically I don’t consider her to be the most reliable source in this matter. br> — Nick Andrelli br> Alexandria, Va /p> p> When I heard Caroline Kennedy compare Barack Obama with the savvy politician and Cold Warrior that was her father, all I could think of was, “How could she say that with a straight face?” br> — Robert Nowall br> Cape Coral, Florida /p>

Senator Obama is on the verge of capturing the Democratic nomination for President. Establishment Democrats in the left wing of the party are lining up for him. The Clintons, representing the moderate wing of the party have however successfully, painted Obama as a black candidate which will be his biggest obstacle to gaining the nomination. In South Carolina, Obama got three quarters of the black vote and one quarter of the white vote. If this result repeats itself in the rest of the south, Obama will be blocked from an outright win but might still win the nomination at a brokered convention, particularly if John Edwards remains in the race.

Obama can do three things to help himself. First he can paint Bill Clinton as a pretender attempting to gain a third term, a violation of the Constitution. There is already ample evidence that he is is doing so. Second, he can extract a pledge from his supporters that they will not allow race to be a qualifying factor amongst Democrats, the implication being that his supporters will not back the Clintons in the general election if they gain the nomination unfairly by introducing race. Third he can plan and manipulate the convention starting now using the race pledge as a lever at convention time.

p>The left wing of the Democrats have found their candidate in Obama and they are not about to lay down and let the Clintons get away with finessing their candidate. With a few tricks of their own, they can compete and possibly put the Clintons out of the race.