I watched part of the Fox interview with Joe Andrew this morning and have concluded that not only is the guy a backstabber, he is willing to lie BIG TIME to support his heresy.

When asked why Senator Obama was the right choice for Indiana, Andrew uttered that well known lie that I thought at least DNC officials were immune to. I am paraphrasing here because I am still so incensed from watching him say it that I refuse to wait for the transcript. But here is what the buffoon said:

"Hillary Clinton voted for the Iraq war and quite clearly Senator Obama voted against it."

Methinks Mr. Andrew has had just one too many sips of the Kool-Aid because surely he knows that Senator Obama didn't vote one way or the other on the Iraq war. Because he was not a US Senator at the time. But I suppose to Kool-Aid converts a little inconvenient thing like a fact isn't going to stop them from creating the mythology that they wish to portray upon their leader.

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Keith Olbermann interviews former DNC Chairman Joe Andrews, who switched endorsements today from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama.

Andrews also discusses the Clinton Campaign's bizarre assertion that he is somehow "not from Indiana," made by both Howard Wolfson and Evan Bayh.

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Just how much is a political endorsement worth if the person who gives it doesn't stand behind his or her word and wobbles instead?

In the case of superdelegate and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Joe Andrew of Indiana, not much, particularly since he was against superdelegates selecting the party's presidential nominee before he was, apparently, for it.

On November 18, 2007, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) announced the endorsement by Andrew, who served 1999-2001, during the Clinton administration, as the youngest DNC chair in party history:

"Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to compete and win across this country," Andrew said. "I have seen up close her intellect, character, and fortitude, and I am convinced she is the best prepared to handle these challenging times. Her 35-year record fighting for America's families is as impressive as she is, and demonstrates why she will be a great President of the United States."

However, on May 1, 2008, the Associated Press reported that Andrew had officially wobbled and "switched his allegiance" to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

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http://www.time.com/time/politics/articl e/0,8599,1736508,00.html

Here are snippets describing the reasons behind his switch, and I really can't fault him for thinking this way.

"I am convinced that the primary process has devolved to the point that it's now bad for the Democratic Party,"

"a vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote to continue this process, and a vote to continue this process is a vote that assists (Republican) John McCain."

"While I was hopeful that a long, contested primary season would invigorate our party, the polls show that the tone and temperature of the race is now hurting us," Andrew wrote. "John McCain, without doing much of anything, is now competitive against both of our remaining candidates. We are doing his work for him and distracting Americans from the issues that really affect all of our lives."

The pandering on the gas tax issue will cost her Super Delegate support. Sten Hoyer already has made it clear that it's a dead issue and that the House will not touch it.

And for those who were arguing that Obama is hurting downticket support, I would point you to the recent case of Chandler, the Kentucky SD that was being attacked for supporting Obama. SOmeone on Daily Kos put up a diary and I think in a span of a day or so, raised $20,000 for him. Available at http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/30/ 10574/4557/136/506340

This is the kind of excitement and devotion that the Obama campaign has brought. I think the SDs will be a lot more impressed with this, as opposed someone browbeating them into supporting them just because they worked in the same administration 15 years ago.  

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