Geoffrey Garin: Obama's Small-Town Comments Would Damage Him In General Election — And Super-Dels Should Consider Them  —  Hillary chief strategist Geoffrey Garin dramatically raised the stakes in the battle over Barack Obama's comments about small-town America, saying in an interview that they would be …

What McCain Said Compared To What Obama Said  —  Oliver Willis compares this McCain statement to the Obama Gaffe: … More . . .  Obama said: … (Emphasis mine.)  From my perspective (the son of Hispanic immigrants), McCain's statement is much worse.  Why?

Today I know the meaning of ‘butthurt.’  —  If it were later than 12:16 p.m. and if I had eaten anything yet today, I would take a double shot of whiskey right now.  I might do it anyway because any negative repercussions from that would have to be better than feeling every ounce of pain I'm enduring today.

In Searching for New Job, Gonzales Sees No Takers  —  WASHINGTON — Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job.  Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable …

Two Speeches on Race  —  Of the two speeches discussed here, Senator Barack Obama's speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008, is available at www.barackobama.com and Abraham Lincoln's at the Cooper Union in New York on February 27, 1860, is available at showcase.netins.net.

Obama needs only 33% of SuperDelegates to get nomination  —  The reason every single top blog has had it with Hillary is because she already lost the nomination, she knows she already lost, and now is throwing a Hail Mary pass that threatens to divide our party and jeopardize our chances against John McCain in the fall.

BACK TO THE CAMPAIGN.  —  This may sound odd, but man am I disappointed that stuff is happening again in the presidential campaign.  These last few weeks of relative quiet have been terrific.  All the older reporters tell me that this is supposedly the greatest campaign of my lifetime …

Cafferty's defense  —  The Obama campaign sent out this CNN segment in which Jeff Toobin, Jack Cafferty, and Gloria Borger all defended Obama — and in it, one thing comes through:That it's tough for Clinton to be the messenger on this anti-elitist line, particularly just after she disclosed $109 million in income.

Bittergate: Going Forward  —  1. As one Democrat who opposes Obama points out, “elitist comments like these are like catnip for the GOP.”  It's not reality that drives these characterizations, it's perceptions.  Without putting too fine a point on it, nothing energizes the conservative political machine …

Video from San Francisco  —  Here's a clip taken by somebody at the San Francisco event; it's the passage just before the lines everyone is now focused on, in which he talks about the skepticism he encounters: … There are some pictures from the event on Flickr as well.

Where Obama's ‘bitter’ comments go from here  —  Typically when politicians want to bury bad news, they put it out late on a Friday — which is precisely when this story broke.  —  But for at least five reasons, this story may only gain steam in the days ahead.

Why Gov. Bill Richardson didn't endorse Clinton  —  The New Mexico governor says he was dismayed by pressure from the Clinton camp, and impressed by Obama's optimism.  Besides, 'you don't transfer loyalty to a dynasty.'  —  SANTA FE, N.M. — Before he endorsed Barack Obama …