I doubt also that Ferraro meant anything racist in her comments, Rinslinger, and I think they probably were pretty accurate.

Yes, the press has given Obama preferential treatment over Hillary Clinton. Specially CNN has. At the beginning this was partly because Obama was seen as an underdog...remember that the Hillary campaign appeared simply unstoppable a year ago.

But I think, frankly, that Obama is rather deserving of the friendly treatment he's gotten from the media, whereas the Clinton campaign is pretty sleazy (not surprisingly...the Clinton machine always was pretty sleazy)...and therefore they are rather deserving of some of the flak they've gotten.

I understand Hillary's frustration because she sees Obama getting preferential treatment...but I don't sympathize very much with her problems in that regard, because I think the Clinton political machine is as phony as a 3 dollar bill. It's an old and major dynastic power clique trying to re-establish itself in the White House. I don't like that very much at all. I don't want the Clintons back in the White House. I don't want a replay of the past.

Whether Obama is also a phony, I'm not sure at this point. He might not be. It's a possibility.

I will opt to support someone I'm not sure is a phony over someone I am sure is a phony any time.

You clearly see Hillary as "the underdog", and that's partly why you support her. I understand that. I've had moments when I felt the same way about Hillary, frankly. ;-) I still have moments when I feel like that.

Nevertheless, I trust the Clinton machine about as far as I can throw a refrigerator. For that reason, I do not have much enthusiasm for Hillary's campaign. I would only vote for her if she were the last thing around besides John McCain to vote for. And I would do it grudgingly...with little hope.

I am pretty sure that a Clinton administration will contine America's present foreign war policies in the Middle East...possibly even take the USA into a war with Iran. I am pretty sure McCain will too.

I don't know about Obama. He might not do those things (assuming he has any chance of changing the status quo), so I would cross my fingers, vote for Obama, and hope for the best.