They are just warming up. With these ads, the GOP will paint Obama as out of touch. It’s not hard to do.

This is ad put out today by the Republican National Committee to run in selected states across the country. And it doesn’t even bring up the Reverend Wright nor William Ayers. The 527s will do that hit job. This is a body blow. The knockout punches are yet to come but they will come.

The Clinton campaign released a new ad today for West Virginia. And a new poll by ARI shows 66% to 23% lead over Obama in West Virginia but that margin is not really the story. While 13% of likely West Virginia Democratic voters will not support Senator Clinton no matter what, 45% of likely West Virginia Democratic voters will not support Senator Obama. I have been arguing for some time that Clinton supporters will desert the Democratic Party in droves if Obama is the nominee and this is further proof of that fact. President Clinton won West Virginia twice and had Gore carried West Virginia, Florida would not have mattered. Kerry lost West Virginia by an even wider margin than Gore. Clinton will carry West Virginia for the Democratic Party, Obama will not.

Also send Hillary a Happy Mother’s Day Note.

It’s called politics and it may come as surprise to the Obama kool-aid camp directors but Senator Obama’s negatives are already well-known and while they may not prove decisive in the Democratic race, they most certainly will in the general. That’s why we are still in this race- to stave off an electoral defeat of historic proportions. It is Obama’s candidacy that is not good for the party, not Senator Clinton’s staying in the race. We are not here just for show. We are in this to win and stave off defeat in November and save the Democratic from its own worst enemy, itself.

Here is the Friday May 9, 2008 edition of interesting reads from around the world.

The Afghan National Army
The Asia Times provides an undate on the training and preparedness of the Afghan National Army. While great progress has been made, it remains far from battle-ready.

Political Reprecussions of Cyclone Nargis
I have been wanting to provide more coverage of the events in Burma which is near and dear to my heart but I have been too distracted from writing more. In the meantime, here is another article from the Asia Times explores the question whether the cyclone which has affected 24 million of Burma’s 55 million people might have any political reprecussions. I am not sure if the referendum on the new constitution originally scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday May 10th, has been postponed or not.

Sri Lanka Bars, then Rescinds, Foreign Press Coverage of Elections
The government of Sri Lanka said Thursday it was barring foreign journalists from covering weekend elections in the Tamil Eastern Province, but backed off hours later following a wave of protests by journalists and rights groups. More from the International Herald Tribune. And for more information on these elections in Sri Lanka, here is some background from Qatar’s Gulf Times.

Israeli PM Olmert Under Pressure to Resign
The possibility of indictment of Ehud Olmert may force him to resign. Haaretz has the full story. There is a video from Haaretz TV. Here is some analysis of Olmert’s troubles.

Morales in Bolivia Faces Recall
In a surprising development, President Evo Morales has agreed to face a recall election amid a power struggle between his government and wealthy provinces that are looking to gain more autonomy. The province of Santa Cruz, the largest and wealthiest, voted overwhelming on autonomy referendum last Sunday. The Los Angeles Times and the BBC have more details on this story.

South African President Mbeki Arrives in Harare
With the violence escalating and the political turmoil unabating in Zimbabwe, South African President Theodore Mbeki flew to Harare for talks with Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugagbe. More from All Africa News.

Chief of the Mexican Federal Police Killed
Mexico is showing signs of a dangerous spiral of drug-related violence. While Colombia has turned the corner on drug violence, Mexico seems to be just beginning its descent into madness. The brazen attack that killed Mexico’s Chief of the Federal Police leaves one speechless. The New York Times has more details. This is akin to having the head of the FBI assassinated in the United States.

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