Convention roll call: Update

By GottaLaff

Here's the latest:

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are working on a deal to give her some votes in the presidential nomination roll call, but end the divided balloting quickly with a unanimous consent for Obama.

Democratic officials involved in the negotiations say the idea is that at the start of the state-by-state roll call Wednesday night, delegates would cast their votes for Clinton or Obama.

But the voting would be cut off after a couple states, perhaps ending with New York, when Clinton herself would call for a unanimous backing for Obama from the convention floor.

Is all of this really necessary? That was rhetorical.

Stirring the pot

By GottaLaff

Re: My post last night, Wolf Blitzer is doing his level best to create something out of nothing. He's pushing and pushing to get [someone get me his name, I missed it] to admit that the Hillary fans, or PUMAs*, will be a problem at the Democratic convention. And that would make for great ratings for CNN:

"But be honest, if you had your way, you wouldn't have the roll call."

--Wolf Blitzer just now, on the Hillary Clinton factor

*Party Unity My Ass

UPDATE: J Sid is doing his level best to stir the pot, too: