So, the dark horse in the 2008 campaign seems to have hitched his fortune's to Obama's momentum - what will it spell in the long run? Is the NYC Mayor now ahead in the VeePstakes? Granted that other luminaries endorsed and commented on the Obama positions, it was Michael Bloomberg there on the podium at Cooper Union. The Senator's entire presentation is available via his web site. This surely comes at a time when voters are worried about the growing storm of foreclosures on main street while troubled about the administrations evident focus on helping out those on Wall St.
Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign has accused the Obama folks of keeping the Theft of Valor story of her not exactly dodging sniper fire in Tuzla in the news to distract people from the "Wright scandal." Now I know Bill didn't inhale, but what of Hillary's staff? After all, the more people learn about Jeremiah Wright the better it has worked for Obama! The latest polls, taken before the rebukes from military vets would have had much if any negative impact on Clinton's numbers show Obama bouncing back nicely from a slight dip, and the interpretation is that Wright won't be a negative factor while the Tuzla story, which has been lively on the web for 24-48 hours, is still gaining traction in the traditional media and hasn't yet been reflected in polling data.
Is the Clinton campaign hoping that they can resuscitate the Wright story to eclipse the sequence of increasingly tall tales the Senator spun about the risk of sniper fire, or simply mis-speaking yet again? Are the Clinton's Bosnian Chickens coming home to roost?
Nice post, and well spoken. I think Hillary's chickens are indeed coming home to roost: now if only she'd just be gone, before she can wreak any more havoc. . . Bloomberg may foreshadow something in the future, though. There have been speculations and rumblings for some time about Obama with B. as running-mate, on a third-party independent ticket. This would mean the splitting and collapse of the Democratic party as we have known it (going the way of the Whig party before it) and the formation of a new party of change, capable of inheriting and surpassing the former, and with historical implications. I have often felt that the sudden appearance of Barack Obama on the historical scene was a portent of this sea change. I have said to many that it is inevitable, and will surely be fulfilled. I welcome it, and love Barack Obama for being the embodiment of it.
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