I'm currently watching the Rules and Bylaw Committee discussion on whether/how to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida, and let me tell you, its at times both engaging and so über boring that I have to wonder why I'm watching it. Being both a tv and political junkie...there you go.

I've heard a lot about how the Democrats need to revise their primary and caucus season so that this type of cluster fuck doesn't happen again. And while I do favor a rotation of the states that get to vote early (Nevada, SC, Iowa this year, Florida, Washington, Arizona - for example - next time), I generally think the type of calendar that they've followed is a good way to hold elections.

I know that this primary and caucus process has been ugly at times, but in concept, I think its great that HRC and BHO have had to go everywhere. From Iowa to Montana, I think its great that they've had to travel all 50 states (and beyond) and that every single constituency has been heard. If you doubt this, just ask the Native Americans in South Dakota and Montana who have talked about their excitement at having a voice in this primary and caucus season. Kudos to Howard Dean for pushing the 50 state strategy. The last thing Republicans want is a country where Democrats are competitive everywhere.

So I oppose any kind of knee jerk response where the Dems change their rules because of this primary season, because I oppose changing the rule to fit the exception.

This isn't the BCS. This isn't a system where there is this yearly cluster fuck in deciding who the College Football National Champion is going to be. Most primary and caucus seasons are going to go the way they did in 2004 and earlier, where the nominee is essentially chosen prior to the last month of two of the voting process.

So yeah, tweak it, but don't radically alter something that has worked before and will work again.

- Matt