Sorry for the short nature of this but, I thought you'd all want to know right away:
Phil Endorses Obama
Punxsutawney, PA, (AP) 1/31/2008 - In a stunning development here late this afternoon, the influential and legendary ground hog Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow two days early in order to endorse Illinois Senator Barak Obama for President of the United States.
Standing at a tiny podium outside of his home atop Gobbler's Knob and before a large and enthusiastic crowd of stunned local residents, he declared "our nation can not endure 4 more years of winter under Republican rule". "Our constitution has been in hibernation too long", said the diminutive marmot. "We are in desperate need of real change and I believe the best candidate to achieve that change is Barak Obama". Phil then saw his shadow and proceeded to answer questions from the local press.
This marks the first time in 150 years that Phil has endorsed any candidate for public office. When asked why he did this prior to the long anticipated annual festival on Feb 2, Phil stated that he hoped to influence the Super Duper Tuesday contests by making appearances on many of the Sunday News shows. "I never do this, said the little rodent, "but after reading Caroline Kennedy's moving endorsement in the Times last Sunday, I simply could remain silent no longer".
Regarded by many here as a down to earth, local legend, his endorsement could represent a ground breaking moment for the Obama candidacy.
A spokesman for the Clinton campaign believed that the endorsement would have little impact upon the race and went on to note that Hillary was about to receive the endorsement of Seaworld star baby Shamu.
Phil was joined on the podium today by his longtime spouse Dolly and their two children Brittney and Phil jr.