Senator Obama,
You have made much during your campaign for the presidency of the need for a fundamental change in our political process. Your thesis is absolutely correct.

Let's have a discussion about your presidency. Not the first term or the first year or even the first 100 days. Let's talk about your first day in office.

Senator Obama,

It is reassuring to see you turning your focus to the general election and beyond. It is the right move at the right time. While not absolutely assured arithmetically, the nomination is yours so nothing further is to be gained from tit-for-tat with Senator Clinton.

Both ABC News and the New York Times report today on their web sites that Senator Barack Obama leads in the number of superdelegates who have stated they support his candidacy.

Senator Obama now leads by every conceiveable measure.

It now is arithmetically impossible for her to win more states.

This little ditty in The Post (Washington, not New York) pretty well summarizes the political landscape these days.

Real simple. Seat the delegations as if the primaries had counted but with the following two conditions:
1. the popular vote in those two state primaries are irrelevant and have no impact on the party's nomination process.
2. all delegates not selected for Senator Clinton will be allocated to the only other remaining active candidate, Senator Obama.

Why?