And the beat goes on

The never ending story of the democratic primary proved true to its nature as Clinton took Pennsylvania last night, 55% to 45% (though that depends on what 'win' means).

The bottom line is that not much has changed. The democratic party is no closer to settling on a presidential candidate than it was a month ago. Clinton has gained a whopping 5 delegates' advantage (including supers) over Obama. The current scored-card is 1,716 to 1,588. On March 18, the differential was 133. It's now 128. (c/o Andrew Sullivan)

The popular editorial in the NY Times today summed up the sentiments of democrats around the country who are tired of the bloody battle and dreading its' continuation through to the convention.

The Pennsylvania campaign, which produced yet another inconclusive result on Tuesday, was even meaner, more vacuous, more desperate, and more filled with pandering than the mean, vacuous, desperate, pander-filled contests that preceded it. Voters are getting tired of it; it is demeaning the political process; and it does not work. It is past time for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to acknowledge that the negativity, for which she is mostly responsible, does nothing but harm to her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election...

Mr. Obama is not blameless when it comes to the negative and vapid nature of this campaign. He is increasingly rising to Mrs. Clinton’s bait, undercutting his own claims that he is offering a higher more inclusive form of politics...

After seven years of George W. Bush’s failed with-us-or-against-us presidency, all American voters deserve to hear a nuanced debate — right now and through the general campaign — about how each candidate will combat terrorism, protect civil liberties, address the housing crisis and end the war in Iraq...