The problem with a lot of the U.S. political news is that it’s over and done with in a day, plus the depth isn’t there to write a whole post about it. With that in mind, here’s a week’s worth of important to semi-important news (and one ring-in at the very end) that I didn’t write about, but wanted to:

• Howard Dean says that the superdelegates need to be decided by July 1;
• Al Gore plays it cool and says that he hopes the Democratic race will ‘resolve itself’. But what if hoping isn’t enough, Al?;
• Hillary Clinton says she will stay in the race until the Convention, and never drop out. Independent candidate Ralph Nader agrees (and if you’re getting support from Nader, you’re doing something wrong!);
• Barack Obama went bowling with an endorser from Pennsylvania, and says that Clinton can stay in the Democratic primary race ‘as long as she wants‘ (and thus he takes the higher ground);
• Continuing the sporting theme, he plans to play 3-on-3 basketball (he is rumoured to be a good basketballer) with voters in Indiana to drum up registration;
• On the other hand, Senator Chris Dodd and Senator Patrick Leahy (both Obama endorsers) said Clinton should exit the race;
• Bill Clinton is saying that politicians shouldn’t be afraid to get attacked, and that everyone should be happy to have arguments – which flies in the face of what Hillary was saying before voting started when she started kicking up a stink about being attacked by Obama and John Edwards;
• Chelsea Clinton completes the triangle and chips in some comments (as if she matters …).

Thomas.