Woo-hoo! We’re just one day away from the Clusterf*ck to the White House being O-V-E-R! …Or are we?

Tomorrow marks the day when a DNC panel decides what to do about the delegates from Michigan and Florida. Originally, the DNC decided that as penalty for violating rules and moving up their state primaries, Michigan and Florida would not have their delegates count toward the nomination. Clinton and Obama both backed this decision - in fact, Obama went so far as to remove his name from the Michigan ballot.

Fast forward a few months to Clinton trailing Obama in the race. Should Michigan and Florida’s delegates be seated, Obama’s projected lead would shrink substantially. And seating the delegates is exactly what Clinton’s lawyers are urging the DNC panel to do. The panel has the ability to seat - or not seat - these delegates in whatever manner it sees fit.

I’m torn on this issue. On the one hand, these voters deserve to have their voices heard as much as the rest of us. Combined, these states make up close to 10% of the population. That’s a lot of people to disenfranchise. On the other hand, did Clinton have her fingers crossed when she said not to seat the delegates originally? You can’t say one thing and then change your position when it no longer serves your own interests. I mean, if I want a Republican in office again, I can just vote for McCain.  

I think the best result would be a compromise: seat half the delegates from Florida, in proportion to the results. This would allow the voters of Florida some, albeit reduced, representation, but would also force the DNC to stick to the rules they set forth and the candidates to stand by their word. You can’t fairly seat the delegates from Michigan since they all go to Clinton by default. Obama tried to respect the party by removing his name from the ballot and would wind up being allotted zero delegates as a result. That disrespects the entire process, in my opinion.

Whatever happens, tomorrow will certainly be an historic day!

The mother of a five-year-old who was voted out of his kindergarten class is considering a suit against the teacher. The children were allowed to tell the boy everything they disliked about him, and then voted on whether he would stay in the class…

Alex hasn’t been back to school since then, and Barton said he won’t be returning. He starts screaming when she brings him with her to drop off his sibling at school.

Thursday night, his mother heard him saying “I’m not special” over and over.

In my perusing of the Washington Post this gloriously sunny afternoon, I came upon a rather startling fact: President Bush’s approval rating is currently sitting at 31%.

Compared to other Presidents, this is, of course, extremely low. But stop for a moment and consider what this is saying - 31% of Americans think Georgie-boy is doing a GOOD job! They think he is taking charge and leading us in the right direction! They think he is making the country better off than when he began his (mockery of the) Presidency! (Which begs the question, “Just how badly does the President have to screw up the country before these people lose faith?”)

31% seems rather high. I’m sitting here, procrastinating the work I am supposed to be doing for my actual job, trying to think of anyone I know who would say they approve of the job the President is doing. I honestly cannot think of a single person! And the Washington Post wants me to believe that nearly a third of my fellow Americans feel this way? Ridiculous. I’m tempted to believe that number isn’t real and that the actual number is much closer to 0%. Of course, you can’t rightly admit that a sitting President is loathed by everyone - otherwise, what the hell is he still doing in office? No, 31% is a good compromise. It lets the big dog save face a bit and yet is still low enough to be possible.

With that, I ask all you closet Bush supporters to identify yourselves, please! If you really do exist, I want to know who you are and what makes you tick. I promise to not judge you (aloud).