The torch en route

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and that in itself is a good reason to keep the whole show running. We wring our hands over Florida and Michigan’s votes not counting, but what about the people who haven’t even had a chance to go through the motions? Why should West Virginia be left out of the show? Or Kentucky and Oregon (May 20) or Montana and South Dakota (June 3)? “We’ve just been absolutely crazy about this,” said Rick Hauffe, the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party. “We thought — it actually paid off. The last shall be first.” The state party was buzzing about Hillary’s plans to fly into Sioux Falls, hold a rally in an airplane hangar, and fly off again. Hillary — who’s taken to mentioning her website address as often as the star of an infomercial — seems prepared, if necessary, to pay with her own money for the privilege of making 10 speeches a day, sleeping four hours a night and answering the same questions over and over again. Barack looks so tired that he seems ready to topple, but if you want to be the most powerful elected official on the planet, you ought to be able to outlast a 60-year-old woman. Grab that torch and head for Rapid City...