Funky McCain Delegate Math

From the LA Times:

Romney won about 280 delegates who will now be urged to back McCain, who began the day with 843 delegates. Huckabee had 242 delegates and Texas Rep. Ron Paul had 14. The Romney delegates would be enough to put McCain past the 1,191 delegates needed for the GOP nomination. Romney urged his delegates to back McCain, though each delegate will make his or her own decision.

843 + 280 does not equal or exceed 1191. It comes close at 1123. Does someone need to work on their math or is there something I am not seeing here? Something is not being reported. They must be assuming he in the process of getting other non committed delegates.

Romney endorses McCain

Conspicuously Missing – Negative Press on Obama

I should make this a contest but unfortunately due to the failed policy of the current administration, I can’t afford to pay a prize. Or I could make it a “missing” notice but I can’t offer a reward. Well ok, let me throw it out anyway. Can anyone find me a piece of negative press on Barack Obama? I am talking Mainstream Media (MSM) here. I know I can find that at Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh’s sites, or other conservative sites. But what about ordinary discourse from the MSM that doesn’t come out making Obama look so good?

Here is a typical MSM story entitled Bill Clinton knocks Obama on health care. Sounds like it might a criticism of Obama? Nope! Comes out sounding like Clinton is just blowing smoke (which he probably is, but that’s not the point). Where’s the criticism? Where the fair treatment of Obama in the media? And fair treatment doesn’t mean giving him a free ride. It means taking good hard look at his lack of experience, his no-shows in the senate, his absenteeism, and what the heck, maybe his smoking habit to boot? Can anyone say for sure he’s quit smoking when he’s still addicted to nicotine? Ah well, I’ll keep scouring the news.