WEAKLY DOMESTIC

Bill Clinton Switches to Obama

Latest Superdelegate Defection for Hillary

In what some Democratic Party insiders are calling a particularly
ominous sign for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, former
president Bill Clinton today became the latest superdelegate to switch
from Sen. Clinton to her rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill).

Sources close to the former president said that Mr. Clinton had been
mulling such a defection for weeks, as early as the night of the Iowa
primary, but that he only decided to make his decision public today.

"The American people want change," Mr. Clinton said at a press
conference in New York. "Lord knows I do."

The former president said that "sometimes, at the end of a race, you
have to put an old horse down," adding, "I'm not speaking
metaphorically."

Mr. Clinton fueled speculation that he was seeking a role in an Obama
administration, saying, "I know my way around the Oval Office, and I
know how the super-secret double-lock works."

The former president said he would relish a return to the White House,
calling his tenure there "good times."

For her part, Sen. Clinton said that the defection of her husband would
not deter her from staying in the race, adding, "To my knowledge, he's
the only white voter Sen. Obama has."

The New York senator denied that she was playing the race card,
arguing, "Every other member of my family is supporting me, and by the
way, they're white."

Elsewhere, a defiant John McCain said that his wife will not release
her tax returns, "and neither will my girlfriend."

(By Andy Borowitz)