Is anyone else as underwhelmed as I am by John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama? I mean, it's a bit late, isn't it? I liked Edwards and even vaguely supported him back when he was in the race—I liked the fact that he alone among recent Democratic candidates was interested in talking about poor people—but he could have had much more of an impact if he'd made this endorsement back when the result of the contest was in doubt. Superdelegates are trickling in for Obama, and before long the race will be over.

The good news for Democrats is that they have picked up a third straight seat in a Republican district, winning a special election in Mississippi's first district. This is a good sign for Democrats, and will perhaps offset what appears to be obvious racist opposition to Obama in many instances. Indeed, some of this opposition also appears to be anti-Islamic, based upon the lie that "Barack Hussein Obama" is Muslim.