Mo,
 
How are you again? Good to see you.
 
I understand how you or another can read greed into it. Trust me when I  
first heard Hillary wishes to have Florida and Michigan delegates be seated and  
counted, I looked at the rationale behind it. I came to find out the 
Obama-heads  wished to disenfranchise her delegates from those states and whip up a  
groundswell of chatter about the undemocratic nature of superdelegates. The two  
are astute lawyers and they have lawyers managing their campaigns. There is a  
subtle trick in lawyering and I will explain later.
 
Now the Obama-heads like Ousman had counted on momentum from Obama's series  
of potomac wins and serial-endorsers to maintain a lead over Hillary and dam
pen  any hopes of Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, etc. yielding the comeback kid. 
Like  Husband, like wife. And if that held true, then they wish to attack the  
conscience of superdelegates. They are not really worried about the undemocratic 
 nature of the superdelegates so much as affecting the latter's conscience in 
 their favour. The superdelegate structure has been there for decades without 
 challenge as my friend Erskine Bowles would testify. To hedge against this 
bet,  Hillary argues that she wishes the Florida and Michigan delegates be 
included.  Publicly, Hillary's camp had been silent on the superdelegates matter 
but they  have been campaigning as if the structure is immune to revamp at this 
late hour.  That is where I derived the implicit argument of Hillary that she 
wishes the  superdelegate structure remain intact. I have sent my own 
comments to the  DNC.
 
Now the two candidates are playing the trick of ask for a pound and should  
you receive an ounce, you will remain victorious. Neither of the candidates are 
 terribly interested in the fortunes of the Democratic party at large at this 
 point. They are both understandably selfish for now. The matter will come to 
 haunt them when either faces John McCain. All of a sudden, John McCain 
appears  pleasing. Unless of course the matter of Clinton V Obama is settled prior 
to the  convention which is what I think will happen so they can go into the 
convention  unified and stronger against the Republicans.
 
Modou, I like you a lot that is why I shared some proprietary information  
here au gratis.
 
Masoud. MQJGDT. Darbo. AL Mu'Umin.
 
 
In a message dated 2/15/2008 10:54:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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Haruna,
I think Hillary Clinton's argument is that superdelegates  should remain AND 
that Florida and Michigan delegates should be seated. Please  review her 
statements on both issues...

Full Disclosure: I am also a  hopemonger :-)

best,
Modou

Haruna Darbo  <[log in to unmask]> wrote: It is agreed that the agreement 
adopted by  the democratic party to  discount 
Michigan and Florida delegates  because their respective state parties  
veered 
from the primary and  caucus schedules is UNDEMOCRATIC and it should not  
have 
been  considered in the first place. However, it was considered and adopted   
prior to campaigning and the decision should stand. Whatever affect it has  
on  
Democratic party fortunes for this year's presidential elections  must be  
absorbed and the party can reconsider the arrangement for  the next  
elections.

It is also agreed that the idea of super  delegates determining the nominee  
in the event of a tie or when  neither candidate achieves the requisite 
number 
of  primary and  caucus delegates, is UNDEMOCRATIC. And it should not have 
been   
adopted by the democratic party in the first place. However, it was  adopted 
and  all competitors for nomination knew and implicitly  accepted that 
arrangement  prior to campaigning for the nomination,  and the arrangement 
should stand. 
Whatever affect it has on Democratic  party fortunes for this year's 
presidential  elections must be  absorbed and the party can reconsider the 
arrangement 
for the  next  elections.

Fair is fair and quit whining yourselves to defeat  Democrats. If the  
Michigan and Florida delegates are to be counted,  then the superdelegate  
structure 
must be squashed. Alternatively, if  the superdelegate structure is to  be 
squashed, then the Florida and  Michigan delegates must be counted. That is  
what I 
see to be the  essence of Hillary Clinton's argument. It makes sense, it  is  
honourable, and it is fair.

Masoud. MQJGDT. Darbo. Al  Mutawakkil.



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