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According to the BBC, “To all intents and purposes the race for the Democratic nomination is over.”

And yet, the campaign drags on.

Rumor (i.e. mainstream media) has it that the Clinton campaign may be strategizing for an honorable exit, and how they do so may very well come down to the money (likely but unsurprising in this world).  The Clintons have loaned Hillary’s campaign millions of dollars - about $11 million total - and some speculate that it is likely her campaign will offer to Obama that Clinton pull out of the race IF his campaign pays off her debt.

Well, whether or not this is true, the very notion seems like an excellent tactic to discourage Obama’s fans from donating to his campaign, if they know their money is just going to go into the Clintons’ thick pockets.  Obama’s been raising lots of money because he’s reaching out to such a wide base, so it would seem that his team could cover the Clinton’s expense (though the money would be much better used as Clinton’s donation to getting Obama elected in the November election).  But if fewer people donate to Obama’s campaign, then it will be further fuel for the Clinton refrain that he’s losing support and the tide is turning.  Quite a pickle to create - but Clinton has shown that creating angst (if not voters’ support) is her campaigning forte.

Oh, Burma. Life just is never easy for you, is it?

Reports now indicate that as many as 100,000 people were killed by Cyclone Nargis, which hit this weekend. The death toll has just been rising exponentially from day to ghastly day.

And in the wake of the storm, the junta is letting some foreign aid enter the country, but is still insisting on holding a national referendum on a new constitution in five days. “Out of touch” only begins to describe their sinful lack of compassion.

Here’s my favorite quote from a BBC story, which pretty much sums up how political violence exacerbates (if not causes) natural disasters:

“Where are the soldiers and police? They were very quick and aggressive when there were protests in the streets last year,” a retired government worker complained to Reuters news agency.

There’s more from the BBC.

Oh, little bloggy, how long it has been since last I posted with you!  I am so sorry for my absence.  In my defense (or does this make me sound unfaithful?), I have been posting elsewhere.

But, ah, what good news brings me to write with you!  Another win for Barack Obama!  Yes, indeed, Guam has stood up for hope and against politicks as usual.  Perhaps it is no surprise that Obama won in Guam, since it is a territory that elects by caucus instead of by vote - that is, it is a state where people come together and talk about the candidates instead of slinking into a little booth where they can vote as racistly and sexistly as they want without prying eyes to see them (as in my state).

I am eager to see how the Clinton campaign tries to spin this loss.  Will she completely ignore the loss or will she dismiss the people of Guam as provincial bumpkins whose voice here shouldn’t count at all just because they don’t get to vote in the presidential election?  Can’t wait to find out!