“IS THIS THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, or a John Edwards rally?”

BAD NEWS FOR HILLARY: Red State Dems See Obama as Electable.

GOVERNMENTAL ARROGANCE: “Here’s a rule of thumb: It is not incumbent upon you to prove a document is public. It is incumbent upon a government employee to prove it is not.”

MORE ON THE COOL-LOOKING KARMA HYBRID, with video.

OBAMA RIPS UP THE RACE CARD? I credit Brendan Loy.

THEY SHOULD PUT JERI THOMPSON forward more often.

FOR THE FEW WHO ARE INTERESTED, here’s the result on the gubernatorial succession committee that I served on.

UPDATE: Longer story here. And more here.

HUFFINGTON POST: “The Clinton campaign is supporting, if not actually inciting, a Nevada State Teachers Association lawsuit against the Culinary Workers Union. The reason? The Culinary Workers Union has arranged for its members to caucus in their workplaces, to cast their votes in the hotels and casinos that support that state’s economy instead of taking time off to get to polling places–at the risk of getting fired. That lawsuit was filed right after the Culinary Workers Union endorsed Obama. Gosh. What a coincidence.”

ON THE UPSIDE, SHE’S LIKELY TO WIN MICHIGAN:

How do you think Detroit’s largely black population is going to react when they go to the polls tomorrow and learn that

(a) Hillary Clinton is on the ballot

(b) Barack Obama is not on the ballot

(c) Write-in votes are not counted?

If the Clintons think they have a potential race problem brewing in the Democratic Party now, they haven’t seen anything yet.

Ouch.

UH OH: Clinton booed at MLK rally in New York. (Via Gateway Pundit).

UPDATE: Joe Tobacco says there are no audible boos on the video.

FREDMENTUM IN SOUTH CAROLINA? Well, most places, apparently, but not all.

UPDATE: More here.

THOUGHTS ON CHRISTIAN CHARITY from Fred Thompson:

Mixing theology and social issues on the campaign trail is rare for Fred Thompson, but he discussed it today answering a question from a member of the audience.

A woman asked him if he would “as a Christian, as a conservative” continue President Bush’s programs to combat global AIDS.

“Christ didn’t tell us to go to the government and pass a bill to get some of these social problems dealt with. He told us to do it,” Thompson said.

“The government has its role, but we need to keep firmly in mind the role of the government, and the role of us as individuals and as Christians on the other.”

He received a round of applause for his answer, and went on to expand on the role of government in fighting AIDS and other diseases.

Read the whole thing.

INDEED: “When the amputee is barred from the Olympics because his prosthetic legs give him an advantage . . . then you know how wonderful technology is.”

SATURN INTRODUCES plug-in hybrids for 2009.

ROMNEY: The weakest Republican?

A LOOK AT FIVE Automotive X-Prize competitors.

REPORTS THAT NEWT GINGRICH IS BACKING HUCKABEE turn out to be false:

Also, there has been some speculation that I have endorsed a Republican candidate or that I am supporting a particular candidate “behind the scenes.” Nothing can be further from the truth. The fact is that I have offered my advice to any candidate that wants it and have had personal conversations with several candidates on a number of issues. My goal is to help every candidate be the best they can be. I want the strongest possible field because ultimately that will lead to a stronger America.

That’s too bad in a way — I had thought that if Newt was supporting Huckabee, Huckabee had to be less of a big-government social engineer than I feared. Newt’s also blogging about his new book, which sounds interesting.

OKAY, HERE’S THE plug-in hybrid that I want!

MORE: Obama camp slams Clintons over drugs talk.

OBAMA: It took men to give women the vote. Heh.

UPDATE: Yes, this is a Scrappleface parody.

THEY TOLD ME THAT IF GEORGE W. BUSH WERE RE-ELECTED, college students would be forced to sign loyalty oaths. And they were right!

A RACIAL SPLIT in the Democratic Party. “Overall, Clinton and Obama are close nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. But, among white voters, Clinton leads 41% to 27%. Among African-American voters, Obama leads 66% to 16%.”

HERE’S A WEBSITE SUPPORTING PORKBUSTER JEFF FLAKE for the Appropriations Committee. (Via Capt. Ed).

DEMOCRATS FOR A DAY: “An Obama precinct captain in Nevada has circulated a flyer that urges Republicans (and independents) to become Democrats just for a day in order to stop Hillary.”

MATT BAI: “The most dangerous place to be in the rest of the country is between the Clintons and an elected office.”