We've all read or heard about Howard Deans suggestion that both states hold new elections, but he doesn't want to pay for it.  And we also know that Granholm and Crist aren't enthusiastic about having their citizens pay for it through their taxes, either.  So where does that leave us?

It's been suggested here at MyDD and in other blogs that the campaigns should pay for it, and it looks like the Clinton campaign is willing to help foot the bill.

CARVILLE: We'll raise it (ph). We'll raise -- we'll put up $15
million. I'll guarantee $15 million and have the Obama people put up
$15 million. And let's go to the polls come on June 7th. I've got
fundraisers that are lined up ready to go. I think the Democratic party
is going to look absolutely absurd if they don't have primaries and let
these people in Florida and Michigan vote. Again, I tell you what,
they're going to take (INAUDIBLE) to the general election if we don't do
it.

Carville hits it right on the head here when he says that we'll look absurd, and I'm very happy that Team Clinton is willing to do this.

But what does David Wilhelm have to say?  Does he accept the challenge? Blitzer asked him the question directly, and here's the answer:

WILHELM: Well, I guess that would be one of the options on the
table that needs to be worked out in conjunction with the national party
and the state parties. I -- I don't think the right place to hammer
this out is on your show here today. But I think it's one of the options.
No one has -- I -- the attitude of our campaign from day one has
been to play by the rules, whatever the rules are. The last I heard
from Senator Clinton's campaign was that they were insisting on the
seating of the delegation that was not elected several months ago.

Now, Wilhelm was dancing as fast as he could with this subject. I don't know if he wasn't authorized to speak on this subject or what, but Carville rolled right over him. To his credit, Wilhelm did eventually say it sounded like a good idea, but he wasn't prepared to commit.

So what about it, Senator Obama?  Will you put your money where your mouth is and ante up to do the right thing for Michigan and Florida?  With the Obama campaign's phenomenal fundraising skills, this shouldn't even be a discussion. Let's hope a definitive answer is forthcoming.