Political Updates for the Day

John Kerry has endorsed Barack Obama. I'm not sure how much of this is that he likes Obama, and how much is the feeling that he might have that the Clintonistas submarined him in 2004 to clear the way for Hillary.

TheHill.com - Clinton outraised Obama in the fourth quarter, $24 million to $23.5 million. No breakdown of contributions between primary and general though.

We are starting to see stories about Obama's ties to Antoin "Tony" Rezko and his house purchase. I don't see much being there in terms of corruption (stupidity is another matter), but if he gets the nomination, this will be a regular Republican talking point.

Richardson drops out of the race no word yet on who he will endorse, but my guess would be Clinton.

Landrieu's corruption story seems to have had a bit of wind taken out of its sales. It appears that the earmark in question was because, "Paul Vance, the superintendent of the D.C. public schools, had written Landrieu, then the ranking member on the D.C appropriations subcommittee, and Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH), then the chair, to ask for funds for Voyager." It's not the end of the investigation, but it makes it look like any developments are not imminent.

Looks like Unity '08 will be shut down to make way for a Bloomberg campaign site. Well, f&^% you your honor.