Another 4 Years of Bill?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Harold Ickes, a top adviser to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign who voted for Democratic Party rules that stripped Michigan and Florida of their delegates, now is arguing against the very penalty he helped pass.

In a conference call Saturday, the longtime Democratic Party member contended the DNC should reconsider its tough sanctions on the two states, which held early contests in violation of party rules. He said millions of voters in Michigan and Florida would be otherwise disenfranchised - before acknowledging moments later that he had favored the sanctions.

Hillary is hurting and everybody, including the Clintons, knows it. There only hope is to either use super delegates OR change the rules. Given the fact that there are rumblings amongst the super delegates toward Obama now (and lots of cash going their way as well) and the Clintons are masterful at using the system - they will fight in the courts to make Florida's primary count as a win for Hillary. As a fall back position, they will use the disenfranchised card and go for a new primary to shore up the delegates. Ditto for Michigan.

It will still be interesting in that from the time of the FL and MI primary to now Obama has had a groundswell. She could STILL lose. Stay tuned.

Speaking of wishful thinking, did any of you hear Bill give his "vote for me" speech this week? He was in El Paso on Wednesday and said: "I think about coming here 35 years ago. I was working for the Democratic National Committee and I was going along the border, registering voters and we had the greatest time," Clinton told the crowd. "Well, here I am in Texas again and I am asking the children of those voters to vote for me."

Isn't that rich? Could it be he's spilled the beans?