Rube Goldberg would be so proud of the dems’ election system.
Yearrrrrgg.
in an organization known for being ‘flexible’ with the rules, Obama was dumb to count upon the democrats sticking to their standards.
Depends on what the meaning of "is" is.
So they can sit on the committees but they cannot vote?
Typical (D) Disenfranchisement.
Recommend looking at the www.270towin.com website which takes the latest state polls and convert them into electoral college votes. McCain has about 211 and Obama has about 192. I think DNC internal polls are showing something that the DNC does not like. FL and MI are listed as open states in the referenced website. If Dems in those two states do not come out to vote in 2008, McCain can get those states (44 ev).
The Democratic National Committee said Tuesday that Florida and Michigan members will be seated on the three standing committees -- including the critical Credentials Committee -- at the party's 2008 national convention, a position that could affect the selection of the Democratic nominee... members from those states will be seated on the Credentials Committee... Under the DNC's interpretation of the rules, Florida members of the credentials committee would not be allowed to vote on the question of whether to seat Florida's delegates to the presidential nominating process... "Intuitively, I would have thought that if members of the delegation are not seated it strikes me as a little odd that members of the standing committees are seated," said Harold Ickes... Ickes declined to speculate about how the DNC interpretation may benefit Clinton's bid.In 1980, Ted the Swimmer began his nomination fight concession speech by expressing his gratification for the support he'd been given and some other wrangled victories, but then stated that Carter was "more gratified". Ickes appears to be wary in these quotations.