I don't know if this has been posted (I don't think I remember seeing anything about it here).

According to the CBC (Canada's public broadcasting network) the Obama campaign was telling the truth about the NAFTA dustup. They did NOT contact the Canadian government (it was the other way around), and they are now admitting that the infamous "memo" did not reflect accurately what they were told. You can read all about it here:

Link

This DKos diary also has the video of the CBC report linked so you can watch it for yourself.

While it it too late for Ohio, Obama can (and should) use this to push back against Clinton's meme that he is untrustworthy and dishonest. We'll also see how the media pick up on this
(I'm not hopeful it will get nearly as much air time as the ridiculous coverage the original story got).

Clever video of Clinton & McCain...

Video

OK, I really don't like to complain, but please, please tell us when all of these annoying site problems (i.e., repeated logins and logouts), posts lost, problems with finding blogs that I've written) will be corrected. We were promised that it was going to be "soon", but it seems to be as bad (or worse) than ever. I am a programmer, and so I understand the problems in resolving issues - I really do. However, if I took as long fixing errors in my software as it's taking to get these issues debugged I would be out of business or have some extremely angry clients at the very least. It is very frustrating and time-consuming to have to post a comment or blog entry multiple times before it "takes", and I'm sure it's deterring some people from participating.  Will someone please make a concerted effort to figure out what's going on and get it fixed?
Thank you.

OK, so we Obama supporters were denied a blowout last night, and Senator Clinton lives to fight another day. After my initial (profound) disappointment over this fact, I decided that, to save my sanity and health, I would trust in my preferred candidate to take these losses as a learning experience, figure out what went wrong (and what Clinton did right), and refine his strategy so that he can go on and win the nomination. After all, if our candidate is so fragile that he cannot withstand a few losses (in the popular vote), then he certainly is not going to be able to withstand the barrage and assault that the Republicans have in store for him.

I know that the Obama camp is in spin mode (as is the Clinton camp), and they are correct - it is about delegates, and Clinton did little to cut into Obama's relatively substantial lead in pledged delegates. But we also have to give credit to Clinton for winning both Ohio and Texas - yes, she went negative; yes, she was unfair; yes, she engaged in fear-mongering; yes, Rush Limbaugh may have had something to do with her win in Texas . However, whatever the reasons, she achieved what she wanted (had) to and has no plans to drop out of the race. So, we're on to Pennsylvania (and, of course Wyoming and Mississippi before that). Congratulations to Senator Clinton for her victories and congratulations to all Clinton supporters.  It's been a long time between wins for her and I'm sure you are much relieved and happy for your candidate.

This was the first real test of Obama as frontrunner, and I think he did admirably - he cut deeply into her lead in both Ohio and Texas (both states where, only a couple of weeks ago, she was predicted to win by double digits), and he maintained his comfortable delegate margin. He also responded to the negative ads, false innuendo, and "NAFTA-gate" forcefully but with dignity and without getting down into the dirt with her. I respect and admire him for that. His spokeperson (I think it was Axelrod) stated last night on MSNBC that they will respond to Clinton's "kitchen sink" in their own way, and I have no doubt that they will be revamping and retooling their campaign going forward so that they are not caught off-guard by anything her campaign chooses to throw at him. In some ways, these losses, and the continued campaign, will toughen him up and make him a stronger candidate.

I do have a few things to say, however, about Mrs. Clinton's victory speech last night and the implications for the next seven or so weeks. Given the tone and timbre of her speech, this campaign is going to get dirtier and more negative. She did not even have the grace and class to congratulate Senator Obama on his win in Vermont (whereas, he was very careful to congratulate her, both for Rhode Island and for Ohio, which hadn't even been called yet). However, she made a point of congratulating Senator McCain (again aligning herself with a Republican against a fellow Democrat).  In my opinion, over the past couple of weeks she has shown her true colors - she is a ruthless politician who will stop at nothing to achieve her objective, even if it means falsely maligning and betraying another Democrat and perhaps doing lasting damage to the party. That may be an admirable quality to some people, but that's not the kind of Democrat I want leading my party.  It seems that the Democratic voters do not want this primary season to end yet, and that is wonderful on many levels, because it means that we are listening and really thinking hard about who we want to represent us. However, I do NOT believe that most Democratic voters want the Clinton campaign to continue falsely maligning and smearing her rival, either. Those millions of new voters that Obama is bringing into the party are not going to stick around if she persists with this tactic, and she will find herself in big trouble in November, if she wins the nomination, without the ability to count on these new voters (to say nothing of independents, who will simply vote for McCain).

So, here's hoping that the Clinton campaign and its supporters show a little dignity and respect going forward. Let's try to elevate the dialog, focus on the issues, and not resort to name-calling, insults and smears. It is fine to be passionate about your candidate (I know I am). However, we're losing our perspective (and, most of all, our sense of humor), and we're doing what we've always accused the right wing of doing - sniping, in-fighting, nastiness. Can we all pull back now, take a deep breath, and gain a little objectivity after last night? I hope so for the future of our party and our country.