Drag out all of the old cliches.  Stick a fork in  her, she's done.  The party's over...etc., etc.  Barack Obama virtually sealed the nomination last night with a big win in North Carolina and a near-miss in Indiana.  Yes, Hillary Clinton ended up winning in Indiana but split with Obama in number of delegates won.  It was not the resounding victory she needed to continue making the case that Obama's questionable ties and inexperience make him unelectable. Obama is now within 200 delegates of clinching the nomination and there are only 217 left in the remaining contests.  The showing also is expected to dissuade super delegates from declaring for Hillary. 

Just what we need, perhaps — another court decision calculated to invite the Democrats to trench warfare with the Republicans.

On the other hand, the U. S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 stamp of approval this week on Indiana’s voter ID law is a rare kind of decision these days: one notable for sanity of outcome and clarity of diction.