I think Chuck Todd and Msnbc have finally gone of the deep end. A new MSNBC/McClatchy/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette poll  was released today showing Clinton with a 5 point lead. Todd gives a reasoned analysis of the poll and then goes into the poll's internals. This is where we enter SILLY SEASON.

The full entry is here:
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2 008/04/20/923759.aspx?CommentPosted=true #commentmessage

The pertinent part is here:

<Two other interesting cross-tabs with high undecideds also indicate the potential that undecided vote will break for Clinton. Among bowlers (24% of the electorate) and gun owners (38% of the electorate), Clinton leads big. She's up 54-33 among bowlers and 53-28 among gun owners; There were 13% undec. among bowlers and 17% undec among gun owners.>

Have we actually come to the point in this campaign where we're polling the BOWLING VOTE? Isn't this a campaign to be the Democratic nominee for the President of the United States and not the campaign for the Saturday Night Bowling League?   GOOD GRIEF!

It seems we've arrived at that point in our Primary when everyone is given permission to make the silliest of suggestions.  Ideas that are ludicrous on their face are now given respectful consideration.  I have tried to resist the temptation to indulge in this.  But in the wake of Hillary's brilliant April Fool's prank, I find that I have a silly idea of my own.

Believe it or not, I've given this a lot of thought, and I think our two candidates really do need to have a "bowl-off".

Here's why.

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton walked somberly into a press conference Tuesday and stood before microphones. Reporters tensed, sensing something big might be afoot.

"This has been a very hard fought race," she said. "We clearly need to do something so that our party and our people can make the right decision. So, I have a proposal."

The tension grew. Reporters shifted in their seats. Was she dropping out of the race? Offering to join rival Barack Obama as his running mate?

April Fools!

"Today, I am challenging Senator Obama to a bowl-off," Clinton said, provoking relieved laughs from the assembled scribes.

Clinton carried on, making reference to Obama's disastrous outing at a Pennsylvania bowling alley Saturday.

"A bowling night. Right here in Pennsylvania. The winner take all," she went on. "I'll even spot him two frames."

"It is time for his campaign to get out of the gutter and allow all the pins to be counted. I'm prepared to play this game all the way to the tenth frame. When this game is over, the American people will know that when that phone rings at 3 a.m., they'll have a president ready to bowl on day one."

"Let's strike a deal and go bowling for delegates. We don't have a moment to spare, because it's already April Fool's Day. Happy April Fool's Day."

I would actually like to see that , I know Obama would have his butt handed to him .

Come on people who bowls a 37 in the lane on all 10 frames .

Even my kid sister who is 8 ran up the score to 70 on her first day .

Thats surely not what you want to do in Altoona , PA on a Saturday , lol.

However we shall give him a pass if he takes up Clinton's challenge .

If not for the sake of party unity , at least to reedeem himself.

Come on Barack you can't bowl a 37 on the lane on all 10 frames and walk away .

Anyone else care to share bowling experiences.