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Now that Hillary Clinton is in the rear-view mirror, Barack Obama has his work cut out for him.

High on his agenda should be putting together a remarkable cabinet. After seeing the debacle of the Bush administration, one of the strongest arguments for a Democratic president is the strength of the team he can assemble to do the real work of the Executive Branch.  

Filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky has performed a minor miracle with her documentary film Hear and Now. In just 85 minutes, Brodsky presents us with not one, but two incredible movies.

The first is a sensational medical drama. It is the story of a married couple in their mid-60s, deaf from birth, who choose to undergo a radical surgical procedure which, if successful, will give them the ability to hear.

Watching Hillary Clinton’s performance this week is like rubber-necking a 20-car pile up. It’s gruesome to look at, but you just can’t take your eyes off of it. If the stakes weren’t so damned important, it would almost be fascinating to watch Hillary Clinton committing political suicide in front of our very eyes.

Hillary’s ambition has taken on Shakespearean proportions.

While the economy, the environment, health-care and education will all be key issues in November, the choice for president will almost certainly come down to the critical issues of the war in Iraq and all issues relating to foreign and military policy.

If you thought Hillary Clinton played the “3 AM call” card, wait til you see what John McCain has up his sleeve.

As great a candidate as Barack Obama is, he will certainly be facing an up-hill battle against McCain on these core issues.

It’s hard not to be seduced by the Kentucky Derby.

There are few venues in sports more beautiful than Churchill Downs. There is something charming about the beautiful southern belles in their extravagant hats and flowered sun dresses, sipping on their Mint Juleps.

When the band starts playing ”My Old Kentucky Home,” even the most stoic among us must fight to keep the tears from welling up.

It seems that the good people of Guam had better things to do today than vote in the Democratic Party primary/caucus.

Out of approximately 55,000 registered voters, only 4,521 people voted. The winner? Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton by a grand total of seven votes.

Voting is a very touchy issue in Guam. In yet another bizarre footnote to our election process, the citizens of Guam can vote in the Democratic Primary, but they are not allowed to vote in the general election.

It is almost inconceivable that exactly five years have passed since George W. Bush had his magical “Mission Accomplished,” moment on board the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Ironically, Lincoln’s war, The Civil War, didn’t even last five years. The Civil War in Iraq is doomed to live on for far more years than that.

Bush has gotten us into an untenable quagmire in Iraq and John McCain has promised us he has no intention of getting us out of there in this century.

The great thing about the election season is that we all get to see democracy in action.

I’m not talking about the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination. There’s nothing terribly democratic about that. Not with Superdelegates, disenfranchised states and rogue reverends running around.

I’m talking about American Idol.

(With appologies to Paul Simon)

The problem, it all comes down to race, he said to me

The solution is simple, if you drop him gingerly

Listen and I’ll help you win the NC primary

There must be 50 ways to dump your pastor

Just find a new church, Lurch

Give up the cross, Ross

You don’t have to pray, Ray

Just get rid of Wright

Cut him off clean, Gene

You don’t have to fuss, much

Just set yourself free, Lee

And you’ll win in NC

Real politics is getting very tiresome.

In the real world, people are talking about John McCain’s discount flights, Barack Obama’s preacher and Hillary Clinton’s memory lapses.

It’s time to escape the real world and look at the American political process through the eyes of Hollywood.

Politics has always been a topic that has fascinated filmmakers and the subject has inspired some of the greatest films in history… also some of the funniest.