I was perusing the superdelegate endorsement list at http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/... when I noticed what appears to be a startling fact: I could not find a single elected official who has endorsed Hillary Clinton since Senator Blanche Lincoln (AR) and Rep. Norman DIck (WA) did so on February 7, two days after Super Tuesday, when the dust was still settling.  Conversely, Obama has seen multiple endorsements from elected officials.  Presently, Clinton and Obama are running about even on endorsements from elected superdelegates.  (See http://www.politico.com/... -- which is actually not up to date and shorts Obama a few recent endorsements by elected officials such as Russ Feingold).

If this is true (or even mostly true), this speaks volumes about two things.  First, the obvious: directly elected superdelegates are uniformly (or nearly so) breaking for Obama and have been for weeks.  Second, and less obviously, these statistics arguably reveal differing motivations for "insider" DNC members and local/state party operatives, as compared to actual elected public officials.  A bit more below the fold.

As a professional in a huge client-services company, I provide unglamorous work in my specialty for corporations of all sizes.  Coincidentally, a few of these clients are defense contractors, while even more sell something (or are trying to sell something) to the Department of Defense and related entities.  It's usually not something banal like bombs or guns -- in today's techcentric world, it's usually some kind of tech product, from radios to IT hardware, software, and consulting.  

I also hold strong Quaker beliefs on war and social justice, am active in such causes, and am an Elder at a liberal-minded church.

Am I selling out in order to pay the mortgage?  Indeed, we are all deliberate about where we spend our money, so as to further good -- but what about the flip side of how we make our money?  I've been on DKos for over a year -- this is my first diary, and my respect for people in this community is such that I would greatly appreciate some insight from you all.  More, with a poll, after the fold.