This from politico.com’s mike allen, today: http://dyn.politico.com/playbook/
One of the most interesting paragraphs written this cycle is by NEW YORK magazine’s John Heilemann, on why Senator EDWARDS has not endorsed Senator Obama:
“Speaking to Edwards on the day he exited the race, Obama came across as glib and aloof. His response to Edwards’s imprecations that he make poverty a central part of his agenda was shallow, perfunctory, pat. Clinton, by contrast, engaged Edwards in a lengthy policy discussion. Her affect was solicitous and respectful. When Clinton met Edwards face-to-face in North Carolina ten days later, her approach continued to impress; she even made headway with Elizabeth. Whereas in his Edwards sit-down, Obama dug himself in deeper, getting into a fight with Elizabeth about health care, insisting that his plan is universal (a position she considers a crock), high-handedly criticizing Clinton’s plan (and by extension Edwards’s) for its insurance mandate.”

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Speech Of Hon. Edward D. Baker, U.S. Senator From Oregon, Delivered At A Republican Mass Meeting (1860)Held At The American Theater, In The City Of San Francisco, On Friday Evening, October 26th, 1860.