Media types, nay perhaps humans in general, have a way of always wanting to participate and advance the story, especially if it looks like somebody's about to crash and burn. That's why reality TV works, even when it's horrible. In this way, the drumbeat on Hillary Clinton's political death gets ever louder.

Obama has caught up with Clinton in the number of endorsements by fellow senators, a fairly useless measure, but in our number-hungry culture, one some have noted.

Clinton is also, as of Sunday, down a chief political strategist. Apparently, while she was losing her frontrunner status, Mark Penn found time to negotiate a free trade deal with Colombia. That threatened to undercut Clinton's shrinking lead in blue-collar Pennsylvania, so they axed Penn, much to the delight of all their other campaign workers, who found him odious.

Clinton's cash-starved enterprise has a new gimmick, which is to appeal to supporters to direct where exactly their contributions will be spent. You want to buy a radio ad in Pennslvania? Perhaps a yard sign or an attractive door hanger is more your speed. She's also decided to show up Barack Obama's bad aim with a spot of lesbian bowling.

Then there's the photos of Terry McAuliffe, chairman of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, posing with Obama supporters at a Democratic rally in Washington. Probably nothing, but it's gotta hurt anyway.

Meanwhile, Slate offers a primer on knowing when to quit.