Political bits

All the pressure is on Clinton, at least in the reporting. They've gone from asking if she'll quit to trying to find underpinning reasons for her to quit.

(Time) Clinton Faces a Cash Crunch

(WSJ) More money questions, but, more importantly, "Several Senate colleagues who have sat on the fence are now in talks with Obama advisers about endorsing the freshman Illinois senator over his more experienced colleague."

Also, (NYTimes) "Obama’s Surge Deflates Forum and Talk of a Bloomberg Run"

An interesting Cilizza piece laying out the McCain side of a possible McCain/Huckabee GOP primary fight. ("The establishment" tries to back McCain. Hah!)

(RogerSimon) "McCain’s goal is to be the least unacceptable Republican..."

And, in a darker echo from a past we'd rather forget, (WashTimes) "Secret Service presence has increased for Sen. Barack Obama since his dramatic win in Iowa....."