Some supers are more super than others

According to the New York Times, "the trump card Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton held in her faltering bid for president — her support among the superdelegates who can control the fate of the Democratic nomination — began slipping from her grasp on Friday as Senator Barack Obama moved into the lead on this front, with uncommitted delegates declaring their allegiance to him as others deserted her." "Democratic officials said what had been a trickle of superdelegates declaring for Mr. Obama was turning into a steady stream in the wake of Tuesday’s primaries, when Mrs. Clinton lost by 14 percentage points in North Carolina and narrowly won Indiana. Mr. Obama is just 166 delegates away from the 2,025 delegates needed to secure the nomination. 'I think the tipping point was reached around midnight last Tuesday', said Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, predicting a 'significant and steady movement toward Obama' by superdelegates."

Rico says he is watching all this with, at best, bemusement...