There may be trouble ahead for the Dems in Michigan as no less than FIVE of the candidates withdrew from the Michigan primary on Tuesday, rendering it almost pointless. Apparently, this all has to do with the fact that Michigan moved their primary up to January 15th, while the DNC rules only allow four states (Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina) to hold their primaries before Feb. 5th.

Some think this is a way to take some steam out of clinton’s campaign:

If there’s no campaign, the candidate most likely to win Michigan is Hillary Clinton,” Schneider said. “Her Democratic rivals don’t want a Clinton victory in Michigan to count. They want Iowa and New Hampshire, where they have a better chance of stopping Clinton, to count more.

And if thats the case, more power too them. However, I have to wonder if this has less to do with that and more to do with staying true to one’s own party. It is, after all, a well known fact that Ms. clinton wants to be all things to all people and remaining in the Michigan primary would help her appear that way. At least to Michigan. She can always claim she didn’t know about the rules later. Right?

Also, I don’t usually agree with Lou Dobbs (most of the time I think he’s a pompous windbag) but on the issue of wearing a flag pin I do. The flag is a symbol of our country and not of any one party or belief. If you choose not to wear one for personal reasons, thats up to you but you really need to consider those reasons closely.