It appears the Nevada caucuses will proceed as originally agreed upon by the DNC and the Nevada Democratic Committee:

Just minutes ago, District Court Judge James Mahan rejected the lawsuit that contested the nine at-large Strip caucus sites.

He cited case law that “recognizes the parties have the right to determine how to apportion delegates.”

Attorney Mark Ferrario for the state teachers’ union and five party activists who brought the lawsuit said he didn’t know whether they would appeal, but “probably not.”

One wonders if this suit would have been promoted if Clinton has received the Culinary Workers Union endorsement.

The following video is the ABC News report explaining exactly what it was that was being contested. The Former President seems to believe that the Vegas caucus participants votes will weigh 5x heavier than any others.

Not so fast say those supposedly in the know:

Greetings from snowy South Carolina! Yes, we have an inch or two of the fluffy stuff, which is supposed to turn into sleet and freezing rain by noon. What’s the difference between sleet and freezing rain anyway?

Well, that’s not the topic of this post. I have been innundated with political literature from Hillary Clinton’s campaign and now our phone is regularly ringing for other candidates, the latest being a live call at least, from the John Edwards campaign.

After Saturday I’ll be able to tell the Democratic candidates I’ve already voted since the Republican primary is the 19th of the month and the Democratic primary is the 26th.

I got a call Tuesday evening asking which candidate I intend to vote for in the primary. It was a recorded message but I answered “Thompson”. I was then innundated with some of the most disgusting campaign tactics I have ever been personally subjected to.

“If you knew that former Senator Fred Thompson worked for a law firm that worked for the pro-abortion lobby and Mike Huckabee has consistently been in favor of pro-life, would you change your vote?” “No.”

Several questions were put to me in that way always saying Huckabee had a better record. At the end of the recording it was said quite quickly who sponsored the call, but I didn’t understand it.

Wednesday afternoon it was the Edwards campaign’s turn to call us to harass. “Hi, this is Susan from the John Edwards campaign..” at which time I cut her off and told her hell would have to freeze over before I voted for Edwards and politely thanked her. That’s not exactly the words I used but you get the idea.

Later Wednesday I got a call from the Ron Paul campaign telling me how wonderful he is and how he would protect the second amendment and blah, blah, blah.

If this is how they treat people in South Carolina I would certainly have hated to be a voter in Iowa or New Hampshire, but somehow I think those people crave that attention every four years.

My mind is now made up and although I am going to vote for Fred Thompson I am not going to formally endorse him on this site.

He may not have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the nomination but I believe he best represents my political views and I will be true to myself in the campaign.

Oh, yeah, one of the campaigns, either Ron Paul or Huckabee, asked if I approved of Lindsey Graham. My answer was no.

A must read “Letter to the Candidates” from Sgt. Hook.

HT:Lone Wolf at Blackfive where he writes:

Sgt. Hook has a Letter to the Candidates that should go to every politician, not just those running. It is well worth reading, and well worth sharing. It also echoes a message that I was asked to send by multiple enlisted soldiers this last embed. Note, enlisted: not officers, not senior NCOs, but enlisted. Grunts, line animals, the guys on the sharp end. The guys who are walking among and working with Iraqis every day and helping them not just rebuild, but build new and better lives and communities.

Sgt. Hook is active duty and currently serving his second tour in Iraq.

While we may not be exactly his target audience, I agree with Lone Wolf. This letter is definitely worth sharing.

If you have a spare moment, please take a look.

When you discover a form of art which has its own natural beauty, it has the ability to mesmerize and sometimes astound you.

Here is a bit of background on the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe.

In the 15 days after Spring Festival, Tai Lihua, a dancer with the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe, accepted interviews from 85 various media outlets. On her busiest day, Tai met with 15 media.

What brought the 29-year-old dancer so much media attention was her performance in “The Thousand-handed Goddess of Mercy,” a dance routine presented by 21 deaf and mute dancers during CCTV’s popular Spring Festival Gala Show on February 8. Tai was the lead dancer of the piece. Because of the nature of the dance, most of the time Tai’s face was the only one the audience could see.

As lead dancer and captain of the team, Tai has become a representative of the troupe and her fellow dancers.

“I hope people can still look at me with ordinary eyes,” Tai said. “I hope instead that more attention can be given to disabled people who need help.”

When Tai uses sign language to answer questions with an interpreter, she can also be heard murmuring common spoken language. And part of what she says can be understood.

The interpreter explained that ordinary people hear sounds at about 15 decibels, Tai can hear sounds at 95 decibels, classifying her as seriously hearing impaired.

“Apart from not being able to hear, my life is just like any other person’s,” Tai said. “What’s more, I can better concentrate when I do things. No matter how chaotic the outside world is, my world is as still as water.”

Here is their beautiful performance.

Not only did this article produce what I thought was the best lead paragraph of the week:

WASHINGTON — Democrats promised big changes when they took power on Capitol Hill in 2006, and they delivered — when it comes to making over the cafeteria.

but, also my two favorite quotes thus far in a very slow news week:

“This is silly feel-good crap by a bunch of do-gooders. … We should be worried about the housing crisis, the unemployment rates and the national debt,” one high-level Democrat said.

“I really don’t like Nanny Nancy telling me what I can and cannot eat for lunch,” one Republican aide said via e-mail. “If I want to eat unhealthy, I should have that choice.”

Taxpayer dollars, hard at work.