McCain Still Facing Competition in Primary Voting

Republicans still came out to vote in their primaries tonight, and a quarter of them still aren't sold on McCain. And that doesn't even count the Repubs who voted Democratic.

In Indiana, McCain earned the backing of 78 percent of Republican primary voters, with exited candidates Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney gaining 10 percent and five percent respectively. Congressman Ron Paul, who is still in the race, has received seven percent of the vote.

The numbers were even worse in North Carolina, where McCain won 74 percent of the vote, with Huckabee earning 12 percent, Paul earning seven percent, and four percent of Republican primary goers simply voting "no preference."

While we're on the subject, how unpatriotic is it to waste a single vote for Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos"? The hundreds of thousands who died over the course of this great country's history to preserve that right - all so some radio windbag can convince his retarded listeners to throw it away for some wacky radio bit.

That's the right's America. Voting is a big joke to them.

Finally Leaving Work

I'm cruising home, and will hook back into the live chat when I get there. If you all go to sleep, I won't blame you a bit. What a night...what a night.

UPDATE: Just in time - NBC declares Clinton winning in Indiana. She gets the one candidate difference, but still loses the gain she made in PA. Worse for her, this grinds her fundraising and momentum to a screeching halt.

Russert Declares Obama the Candidate

Timmeh on MSNBC: Clinton has canceled all her TV appearances to sort out the future. As for Obama's inevitability, "She knows it, Obama knows it and the people know it."

51-49%!

Obama has come within 19,790 in Indiana. This is turning into an event, folks.

Important in a President

Terry McAuliffe says Hillary can outdrink McCain. THAT'S GREAT! Now shoot me.

If He's So Unacceptable...

...don't put him on your damn show. Scarborough had Penn Jillette on to repeat his "White Bitch Month" joke - then registered shock and anger when he did.

This is booking guests, 2008 style. Knowing the guest will say something really provocative and not giving a shit until they do - then you're shocked...SHOCKED! It's such a cheap bullshit device.

Los Angeles, 10:39pm

As I left the ballgame tonight, I had to take this shot to show you guys my city.

From the Pen of: Ben Sargent

From the Pen of: Jim Borgman

From the Pen of: John Sherffius

At Least 15,000 Dead in One Myanmar Village

It's almost too much to fathom. The government apparently kept important information from being broadcast to its people before th cyclone hit. Laura Bush actually noted this without the slightest bit of irony. Interesting that her husband's only official contribution to the conversation is awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest in Myanmar. That's because W is just a figurehead - kinda like a vice-president.

Laura Blank, spokeswoman for World Vision, said two assessment teams have been sent to the hardest-hit areas to determine the most urgent needs.

"This is probably the most devastating natural disaster in Southeast Asia since the tsunami," Blank said, referring to the 2004 disaster that killed around 230,000 people in 12 Indian Ocean nations. "There are a lot of important needs, but the most important is clean water."

Myanmar's neighbors also offered assistance.

Two Indian naval ships loaded with food, tents, blankets, clothing and medicines would sail for Yangon soon, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.

Thailand announced that it would fly some aid in Tuesday.