And heck, Republicans came up with W and his posse twice. I think they need the slap in the face.
Anyhow, here's a bit about where the superdelegates came from. And it appears that Josh Marshal at least agrees with you that they are a bad idea.
Still, the rules we have to work with are the rules we have to work with. We can fix them for next time, but we should not make them up as we please to get through the current primary.