Rumblings in Denver

Courtesy of Politico.com, the unity theme in Denver seems to be just pretty window dressing to conceal what's really happening.

Biden's pick essentially gave McCain, not Obama, a bump and he doesn't have the poll lead one would expect given the "horrible economy" and the low approval of President Bush. If you add Barry's unimpressive showing in the primary season's second half to the mix, one must conclude the Obama campaign needs a major bump - a total success - from this convention.

Success for Obama means a quiet news front (read protestors and Clintonites) but loud and moving sound bites about unity. But the rumblings both inside and out of the Staples Center don't point toward such unity and I can see a minor incident pushing tensions over the tipping point.

Remember Barry's flip on Iraq, partial-birth abortion, and guns? The base, not to mention the power-brokers in the Democratic party, are nervous and the public is already suffering from Obama fatigue.

You know, it's not too late for the super delegates to change their minds.

Clinton, 'Change the Constitution'

Hillary wants to change the Constitution (see this) to give full voting rights in the House of Representatives to all United States territories including Guam, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Samoa. Currently, such representation is only bestowed upon states.

Not exactly an earth-shattering stance, but since Guam was in the spotlight, why not pander? It didn't help Hillary much however, Obama wins by 7 votes.

Forget super delegates, now that the residents of Guam have weighed in on the battle, is there any more to be said? The idea is just as good as the current Democrat process, isn't it?

The victory in the tiny South Pacific island caucuses does nothing to breathe new life into Barack's campaign. The wheels are clearly coming off his train.