Daily Tidbits: March 14, 2008

• Snarky commentary on Pastor Wright.
• In his post on Huffington Post, Obama “rejects and denounces” the offensive comments by his former, and now retired, pastor of his Trinity Church in Chicago.
• Florida-Michigan Update: Senator Bill Nelson, chief advocate of Hillary’s camp in Florida, agrees to halve the delegates awarded in the primary, which would result in a 19 delegate gain for Hillary. Meanwhile, Michigan seems to be moving to a new primary in June.
• Obama’s lead widens nationally and cracks 50% in two leading polls: Gallup and Rasmussen.
• Thanks to recent shifts, Obama nearly even with Hillary in superdelegates who are elected officials. Elected officials are most in tune with which candidate would be most helpful at the top of the ticket in a race against McCain, and therefore make a much better weathervane.
• One of the central goals of the “Surge” in Iraq is failing, according to General Petraeus.
• After standing on the sidelines as credit crisis grows, White House is preparing plans to help prevent the next crisis, but not this one.
• Economy going into the pooper.