Obama has one continuing weakness, however, that was reinforced in both Indiana and North Carolina — his inability to win working-class whites. He lost that bloc in both states as a large number of voters signaled that they remained concerned about his ties to his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Those who thought it was an important story broke solidly for Clinton. Obama has not won the white vote since videos of Wright damning the United States exploded onto YouTube and TV screens. That's likely Clinton's last, best hope to convince party superdelegates that Obama is a weak candidate for the fall, that he'll have trouble holding the working-class white vote in battleground states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The automobile remains the fastest way to get around Nashville, as demonstrated by a commuter race from Donelson to downtown this morning. A driver finished in 17 minutes, followed by a bicyclist who beat out the train passenger and bus rider. Glen Kamka rides from Lavergne to his downtown office most days. On this morning, his forehead shined with sweat as he recounted his 24-minute commute down Lebanon Road. “I pedaled a little bit harder than I usually do, but I had already ridden from my house to Donelson to start the race. So I was pretty warmed up.”

Personally, I think Hillary has performed the most impressive makeover of modern times.  She used to be the lady of the left, the GOP voodoo doll symbolizing all things Marxist, Socialist, Counter-culture. She may not pull this one out.  But she’s savy.  While the Code-Pinko left and all the university marxists and anti-war crowd are all clamoring for their political Messiah to fill their spiritual voids, Hillary will probably receive little or no recognition for her efforts to keep the Democrat label mainstream. Feather boas, screaming, Che Guevara posters, and sugared-up expensive coffee are all images that come to mind when I think of Crowd Obama.  But Hillary has kept Dems on the map.  She’s reached out to 2nd amendment voters.  She’s moderated.  She’s has talked about a gas tax moratorium. She says that if that crazy Iranian is foolish enough to attack Israel, she’ll obliterate him.

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said the time has come for a “new Manhattan Project.” In 1942, he said, the world feared the country to develop the first atomic bomb could blackmail everyone else. “Today, countries that supply oil and natural gas can blackmail the rest of the world,” he said. “We need to guarantee victory over that kind of extortion. Concentrating brainpower to that kind of idea isn’t new.” But that brainpower can only come if it’s fostered and encouraged from an early age.