Capital Eye - Seeking Superdelegates

And while it would be unseemly for the candidates to hand out thousands of dollars to primary voters, or to the delegates pledged to represent the will of those voters, elected officials who are superdelegates have received at least $890,000 from Obama and Clinton in the form of campaign contributions over the last three years, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.

Kinda unreal, no? I want your vote, and here’s some cash. Just blatant Change & Hope.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin win qualifiers to set stage for a Hendrick-Gibbs showdown - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hendrick vs. Gibbs. Jimmie, Jeff and Junior vs. Tony, Denny and Kyle.

Hendrick Motorsports’ top two drivers hold a combined six Cup series championships — and the other guy just happens to be NASCAR’s most popular driver and a restrictor-plate racing wizard. Joe Gibbs Racing has a two-time champion and two of the series’ rising stars.

How big is this Daytona 500 showdown?

“It’s going to be the epic battle, and it should be the battle of a lifetime and the century,” Gibbs driver Tony Stewart quipped. “There may not be another battle of this proportion for the rest of my life, my career, for the century.”

You just gotta love Tony Stewart for spewing out the requisite verbiage for the ink-stained wretches. I’ve always liked that dude. Equally-cocky Robby Gordon is starting back in 26th, and I’m hoping for a good race from him, as well. Open-wheel pretty-boy Canucks failed to make the field, so that’s An Good. I like open-wheel racing, but I don’t want the fancy-pants hogging up more of the oxygen than necessary. No matter how international and high-tech NASCAR gets, I still want the grits and bacon grease to thrive.

Should I smoke a brisket tomorrow to graze on during the race, or something quicker on Sunday morning? I dunno. Suggestions? A roast, maybe, or a pork loin? Rack of ribs? Yes, rack of ribs.

I was riffing on thisthis over beers just last night:

Another’s followers have taken up the mantra of, “Yes, we can.” We can what? The little engine that could? Government by Sesame Street. “Today is brought to you by the letters B and S.”
– Theocritus (warning: fake Greek pseudonym alert*)

There’s that, and we’re all going to get a nice, warm bowl of Change, and a steaming mug of Hope.

I was mainly complaining last night that I dislike myself very much right now for believing that my fellow Americans are so shallow as to elect an empty-but-purty-talking (“he’s such a great orator”)suit as President for the simple reason that he’s superficially the polar opposite of GWB…black guy, northern state, senator, Democrat, liberal, half-Musselman. But what can I say? People are swooning, yes, I said swooning at his speeches. Americans should not swoon at political speeches. I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it should be. On our best day, we should restrain ourselves from throwing rotten vegetables. We should have them to hand, but restrain ourselves. But no, we’re now swooning over a pol. God help us.

NB: “Yes, we can” reminds of the “Si! Se Puede” billboard on I-35E just outside of Waxahachie, and of course, the La Raza-La Migra demonstrations a few years ago. At least the Mexicans used four syllables. Any more than three, and I fear our swooners would protest, or forget.

* I’m given to understand that Theo is a well-known businessman in his milieu and can’t afford the easy identification. Protecting a mission of commerce will get a pass from me, where an overeducated dork spouting off on the interwebs under fake Greek names won’t.