memeorandum: Are the Superdelegates Rats? Rats on a Ship? (Donnie Fowler/The Huffington Post)

1:55 PM ET, February 13, 2008

Top Items:

Clinton Says Nothing About Losses — As news of her triple defeat in the Potomac Primary sank in, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton did what has become a specialty in recent weeks: She headed someplace else. — After flying from Virginia to Texas for a rally on Tuesday night …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, New York Post and Comments from Left Field

Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:

Shifting Loyalties — Cracks in Clinton Coalition May Mark a Turning Point — For more than a month, the grand coalitions of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama battled to a draw: women, rural Democrats and the white working class pairing almost evenly with African Americans, young voters and affluent, educated whites.

Discussion: CNN, JustOneMinute, New York Times, Booman Tribune, Hot Air, The Caucus, Dick Polman's American Debate, Stumper, Wake up America, Outside The Beltway, The Politico and Times of London

Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
With a Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, protein wisdom, Balloon Juice, American Street, INTEL DUMP, Taylor Marsh, Brilliant at Breakfast, MSNBC, Althouse and Live Coverage

Chris Cillizza / The Fix: How-To Guide For a Clinton Comeback

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: MR. FRONT-RUNNER — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro

Discussion: Spin Cycle and The Reaction

Ron Fournier / Associated Press:

ON DEADLINE: Chickens Come Home to Roost — For years, Bill and Hillary Clinton treated the Democratic National Committee and party activists as extensions of their White House ambitions, pawns in a game of success and survival. She may pay a high price for their selfishness soon.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The New Republic, Balloon Juice, MSNBC, Betsy's Page and The Field

Jim Tankersley / Baltimore Sun:

Bill Clinton's '92 campaign manager backs Obama — David Wilhelm, who managed Bill Clinton's winning 1992 presidential campaign and went on to be the youngest Democratic National Committee chairman in history, is set to endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) this afternoon.

Discussion: The Politico, Liberal Values, Taegan Goddard's … and Political Punch

Donnie Fowler / The Huffington Post: Are the Superdelegates Rats? Rats on a Ship?

Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Bill Clinton campaign chief backs Obama

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report and TPM Election Central

Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:

Edwards Overpowers Wynn — 8-Term Congressman Concedes After Heated Race; Gilchrest in Tough Fight — Prince George's County lawyer Donna F. Edwards ousted eight-term Rep. Albert R. Wynn (D) yesterday, as voters backed her liberal insurgency against one of the state's longest-serving congressmen.

Discussion: Democratic Strategist and Extreme Mortman

Baltimore Sun:
Incumbents Wynn, Gilchrest ousted

Discussion: The Gate, Redstate and TIME

Club for Growth:
Harris Defeats Gilchrest in MD-01!

Discussion: Capitol Briefing, TownHall Blog and DownWithTyranny!

Michelle Malkin:

Mohammed cartoon reprint: Show your solidarity — Two years ago, the Mohammed cartoon conflagration consumed the world and the blogosphere helped lead the way in fighting back. Longtime readers will remember that this site hammered the issue in support of Denmark.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Telegraph, A Blog For All, Captain's Quarters, BLACKFIVE, Hot Air, Wake up America, Publius Pundit, Pirate's Cove, Gateway Pundit, snapped shot, UrbanGrounds and PoliGazette

CNN:
Newspapers reprint Prophet Mohammed cartoon

Discussion: Pharyngula and Wake up America

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Obama Campaign: We're On The Verge Of Wrapping This Thing Up — On a conference call this morning, Obama advisers sounded as confident a note as they ever have, arguing that yesterday's victories have left them with an all but insurmountable lead in delegates.

Discussion: The Newshoggers, The Carpetbagger Report, Donklephant and Spin Cycle

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Plouffe: She can't catch us

Discussion: Trailhead and A Chequer-Board of Nights …

The Politico:
Obama takes on new aura of momentum

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Captain's Quarters, TIME and The Carpetbagger Report

CNN:

Hezbollah commander on U.S. ‘most wanted’ list killed — BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — A senior Hezbollah commander implicated in some of the most high-profile international terrorist attacks of the last 25 years has died in an explosion in Syria, Hezbollah TV said Wednesday.

Discussion: Associated Press, Weekly Standard, Ynetnews, Hot Air, The Jawa Report, Jerusalem Post, TIME, Haaretz, Captain's Quarters, The Corner, Pirate's Cove, A Blog For All, Macsmind and Outside The Beltway

New York Times:
Top Hezbollah Operative Is Killed in Syria

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Times of London, Haaretz and MoJoBlog

Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Senior Hezbollah militant killed

Discussion: Harvard, The Long War Journal and Guardian

zombietime:

Berkeley Marines Protest — These photos were taken on February 12, 2008 in front of Berkeley City Hall, at the protest and counter-protest over the decision by the Berkeley City Council to support Code Pink's attempt to expel the Marine Corps officer recruiting office from Berkeley.

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, Babalu Blog, Gateway Pundit, Sister Toldjah, BLACKFIVE, Little Green Footballs and CNN

San Francisco Chronicle:
Berkeley backs down

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Tad Cronn, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Gut, Don Surber, Hot Air, Wake up America, Blue Crab Boulevard and The Hill

Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters.org:

Matthews: Obama Speech Caused ‘Thrill Going Up My Leg’ — During MSNBC's live coverage of Tuesday's presidential primary elections, after the speeches of Barack Obama and John McCain had aired, Chris Matthews expressed his latest over the top admiration for Obama's speaking skills …

Discussion: BLACKFIVE, The Moderate Voice, Redstate, The Washington Independent, American Spectator and Sister Toldjah

Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:

Why Is Clinton's Back Against Wall? Nobody Prepared — 'We Didn't Put Any Resources In Small States,' Says Finance Chair Hassan Nemazee — John Catsimatidis (left), Hassan Nemazee (center) and Mark Penn. — “What's gone wrong is very simple,” said Hassan Nemazee …

Discussion: Donklephant and Wonkette

Wall Street Journal:

Obama's Wiretap Votes — Now and then sanity prevails, even in Washington. So it did yesterday as the Senate passed a warrantless wiretap bill for overseas terrorists while killing most of the Lilliputian attempts to tie down our war fighters. — “We lost every single battle we had on this bill …

Discussion: Hold Fast, The Jawa Report, The Strata-Sphere, American Power, The Heretik and skippy the bush kangaroo

Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:

Home Builders to cut off contributions — The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) decided Tuesday to cut off contributions from its political action committee (PAC) to congressional candidates. — In a statement, NAHB President Brian Catalde said that lawmakers and the Bush administration over the past six

Discussion: Sunlight Foundation

Associated Press:
Builders: No More Campaign Contributions

Discussion: The Big Picture

Klaus Marre / The Hill:

Bush plays hardball on FISA legislation — In a move that puts great pressure on the House, President Bush said Wednesday that he would not sign any more temporary extensions to legislation updating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). — Bush praised the Senate for passing …

Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs, michellemalkin.com and American Street

ABCNEWS:

Edwards Weighs Clinton Endorsement — Former Candidate Torn Between Clinton and Obama in Democratic Race — As he weighs a possible endorsement in the Democratic race, former Sen. John Edwards is as split as the party he once hoped to lead — and is seriously considering supporting …

Discussion: Eunomia and Democratic Strategist

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

A Flawed Feminist Test — Russell Berman, a young reporter for The New York Sun, trailed Bill Clinton around Maryland all day Sunday. The former president was on his best behavior, irritating the smattering of press. — After Bill's last speech at Leisure World retirement community in Silver Spring …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Prairie Weather and Vox Popoli

Robert B. Reich / New York Times:

Totally Spent — WE'RE sliding into recession, or worse, and Washington is turning to the normal remedies for economic downturns. But the normal remedies are not likely to work this time, because this isn't a normal downturn. — The problem lies deeper.

Discussion: QandO, The Glittering Eye, Economist's View and Balloon Juice