A very interesting Reuters story in today's Boston Globe about pork barrel spending and how Republicans - the party that likes to make pork spending an issue - is leading the league in it.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/04/03/republicans_lead_in_pork_spending_watchdog_group_says/
And then, on the OpEd page Dan Payne has a column about why those supporting either Barrack Obama or Hillary Clinton should think twice, and perhaps three times, before cuddling up to GOP nominee John McCain should their own candidate lose the nomination.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/04/03/so_you_want_to_be_a_mccain_democrat/
It seems to me that Obama retains the momentum in the race. He is picking up significant endorsements and appears to be gaining on Clinton in Pennsylvania polls, having narrowed her at-one-time 20-point lead to single digits with three weeks to go. It also seem as if those party leaders who haven't commited to either candidate are increasingly voicing fears that the campaign is becoming uncomfortably divisive and only helps McCain. Our own Sen. Jack Reed is one of those uncommitted delegates. Watch him closely. If he shows any sign of alligning himself with one of the two it'll also be a sign that the race is just about over.
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