If anyone going wants to write a guest entry let me know and I will post it.

Brian,

Do you think Barack Obama's comments about small town America being "bitter" will hurt him this weekend in the selection of delegates?

Don't you think he should apologize to the voters of Pennsylvnaia?

1. The delegates selected this weekend are all drawn from a pool of Barack Obama supporters. So, to answer your question, no.

2. Are you bitter over failed policies and promises from Democratic and Republican presidents?

If so, will you apologize for being bitter?

3. Have you ever lived in a real small town? I have and I can tell you that voters are angry over failed Washington policies. I understand their frustrations and I think they make sense when you see what has happened to small town America.

I was raised in a small California town during the 1950's and saw the disastrous policies of a Democrat controlled Congress - like today.

And, the disastrous Vietnam War run by a Democrat President and Congress.

But, back to Obama.

Don't you think Obama's comments were condescending?

Shouldn't Obama apologize for them?

And, why did Obama kick out all of those wanna be delegates who might vote for Clinton? But, then reinstate them.

Weird.......

Flap,

Did I explain the delegate selection process enough to understand how this story won't have an impact? I agree that faced with caucuses that actually mean something for once in California his team made a mistake by erasing people from the list. They did put them back, but it was a big mistake.

As far as apologizing, I think Washington politicians from the 1980's and on should apologize for their bankrupt policies that ignored or made it harder on much of small town America. What did McCain do exactly to help rural America's economic plight?

McCain is from a very prestigious family because of their long history of service in the Navy ( I read his books) and then he married into a very wealthy family. He is an amazing man but I don't see how one of the wealthiest senators is a common man. He is uncommon in valor and he is uncommon in connecting to the economic problems people face. I could give you link after link when he made statements about people's jobs not coming back or telling them to find a new type of work. He might be right but it doesn't seem like he has the exact concerns.

Barack Obama from his childhood on knows the implications for the working class from poor policing making. From welfare, to some ( but not all) free trade provisions, to the loss of manufacturing jobs it has hurt both the rural areas and urban core of America.

Barack Obama worked as a community organizer to help an inner city get people jobs, have a sense of dignity, and to take responsibility for their neighborhood.

He is not an elitist and he has worked with people of faith to combat poverty in the inner city which believe it or not has undergone many of the same problems as rural America.

Obama already is backing away from his comments. Guess he knows when a gaffe is a gaffe. Hillary Clinton is attacking him for being an elitist and out of touch.

What does Barack Obama know about the Midwest? He was raised in Hawaii and Indonesia.

Hillary was raised in the Midwest at least.

Clinton Portrays Herself as a Pro-Gun Churchgooer

Link: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/12/clinton-portrays-herself-as-a-pro-gun-churchgoer/

So,is Obama against guns? We know about his Pastor Jeremiah Wright and his un-American comments.

Why is Clinton hitting Obama so hard? Aren't they both Democrats?

I have a question for this Flap character:

Is it true that you said McCain cries like a little B!*$% when he is attacked and he has zero chance of winning? You should apologize for the gaffe you made. Why do you hate an American hero so much and why do you type with such a filthy vocabulary? McCain fans will remember the venom that came from your keyboard!

You should apologize for denigrating a hero! Why are you so bitter?

It is sad you dislike your own candidate so much that you can;t do anything but attack other people. You seem filled with hate. McCain is a great American and he deserves your respect.

Barack Obama has spoken out many times that he supports the 2nd Amendment and he is against DC's handgun ban.

I find it odd that two candidates with many, many millions of dollars are attacking one of the senators with the smallest total net worth as an elitist.

You should stick to supporting your candidate even though you obviously think he is a deeply flawed man. I think he is a decent man.

Out of all the Republicans running how far down the list was McCain for you?

Brian, you really should get away from your funny anonymous commenters. They are really pathetic - but funny!

How come you didn't answer my questions?

Which question? I told you Barack Obama defends gun rights. I support Barack Obama. He believes that it is an individual right.

I thought that pretty much answers your question.

Do you back away from your earlier statements?

Flap,

You have a couple of odd statements on your blog.

1. McCain would not be the oldest to be in the White House. That would be Reagan.

He would be the oldest to win a first term though.

2. Your electoral college map shows McCain winning New York. Is there any point in discussing a map showing a Republican winning New York?

3. Do you still stand by your statement that John McCain cries like a little B*^$% when attacked? It seems like strong anti-woman language to talk like that. You also said he has zero % chance of winning. What is the chance you would assign to him today? Did you really believe that when you wrote it or were you just saying that to push your candidate?