I feel sorry for Senator Obama.

As the Democratic nomination campaign continues, people criticize him for presenting himself as too cool, too cerebral. Meanwhile, Senator Clinton gets to play the fiery populist (she's not). After the controversy surrounding the Mr. Obama's now-former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, it should be obvious that if a black man shouts and appears angry, white voters will flee from the scary, angry black man. It's a shame he has to walk that line and can't turn on the heated rhetoric like Ms. Clinton. Those who complain about the man's continuing discipline and willingness to remain calm just aren't considering the racial prejudices he's fighting.

CDs listened to today:

• The Joggers: Solid Guild
• Public Enemy: He Got Game
• Rand Steiger: Hexadecathlon: "A New-Slain Knight"
• Andrzej Panufnik: Arbor Cosmica
• Spinanes: Manos
• Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only