I used to enjoy watching Keith Olbermann until he decided it was hip to join the He-Man Hillary Haters Club and dip his toes into their testosterone wading pool. As if I needed any further proof that Olbermann is no longer worthy of my time, last night he discussed with Howard Fineman the need for a superdelegate to “take [Clinton] into a room and only he comes out.” Okay, Keith, why don’t you just have the coronation now and get it over with? He’s probably afraid the voters won’t agree. In case you missed it, on Tuesday David Shuster gave Tucker Carlson a novelty “Hillary laughing pen” — a pen shaped in the likeness of Hillary Clinton’s head with a mouth that moves as the pen makes a laughing noise. In a press release, the pen’s “creator” said, “Some have said that Senator Clinton’s laugh is infectious, but they didn’t say whether it’s infectious in the good sense, or infectious in the CDC sense.” How clever: singling out a woman’s voice as so unbearable that it’s used to dismiss her entirely and compare her to infectious disease. No, ariadne, their hearts are not in the right place (unless you mean behind their zippers).

“If she is the candidate, many African Americans, maybe most, and many other Democrats will either stay home or vote for McCain because they are so angry at her.” What is this based on? In every contest, Barack Obama has won 90% of the African American vote. In almost every contest, he has had trouble cracking 40% of the white working class vote, seniors and women. Pennsylvania was no different: Obama won 89% of the African American vote. But only 38% of the white vote. He lost white women by nearly 2-1. $12 million in advertising couldn’t change that. The Democratic voters who turned out in Pennsylvania were 59% women. According to Pennsylvania exit polls, via CNN, only 50% of Hillary supporters say they will vote for Obama if he gets the nod. Women are tired of being taken for granted.

As a daily commuter on Metro, I appreciate traveling in a clean system. However for every time I hear the story about the girl who was taken away and handcuffed for eating (this occurred in 2000), I continue to see people who bring their Starbucks or Popeye’s on the train unimpeded. Apparently Miss Manners doesn’t mind watching empty water bottles, left by tourists and residents alike, roll down the aisles? How does she feel about partially eaten food being left behind on the train? Does she read any of the newspapers discarded on the seats? It is both a cleaning issue and one of electrical safety, since food left behind attracts insects and trash on the tracks can hit the third rail and catch fire. I read on my commute and appreciate the quiet. Usually, the people who do most of the talking are tourists.

If I were meeting George Clooney, I would probably say something like “I really enjoy your work, especially ‘Good Night and Good Luck’,” and go from there. I saw “Leatherheads” opening weekend. It was a fun movie, not one of his best, although I thought the ending was confusing—you really have to pay attention to what’s going on. It’s funny what Bart writes about Charles Bronson being a kind and gentle man. I once saw him on a street corner in Hanover, N.H.(he and Jill Ireland had a place in Vermont) and he looked like the meanest guy—I wouldn’t consider stopping to ask him for directions!

Actually, Pennsylvania may prove both you and Cohen wrong. In Pennsylvania, however, the percentage of black voters is relatively low and the Latino population in the low single digits. Survey USA released results today that show Hillary Clinton with a 56% to 38% lead over Obama. The results are almost identical to a SUSA poll released one month ago (only SUSA correctly predicted she would win California). 1. Some of the men who flirted with Obama at the end of March have returned to Clinton. 2. Obama lost ground among voters age 35 to 49. 3. In Southeast PA, which includes Philadelphia and which makes up 42% of likely Democratic voters, Clinton had a good week, Obama a bad week. Clinton is above 50% for the first time and Obama is now down by 9 in a region he must win to carry the state. 4. Obama lost ground against moderates and liberals. The complete absence of movement among whites and among women is keeping Clinton in the lead. As for Richard Cohen, I wouldn’t buy a used car from him.