The Obama vs Clinton War of Words Heats Up

If I was an Obama advisor, I'd suggest backing off. Give Hillary enough rope and she may hang herself. There's no doubt she wants this more than anything and is willing to say or do anything to become President. Restraint is key in dealing with the overly ambitious. People don't respond well to a candidate who thinks they deserve to be President, which is precisely why Hillary's campaign has faltered. If Obama gets too caught up in the mudslinging, however, she will win.

I think the Kerry example is too fresh in everybody's minds for Obama's advisors to tell him to back off. To a man, Kerry & Co. now say that if they had it all to do all over again, they would have come out swinging at Swiftboaters from the start.

I don't expect anybody to "take the high road" and let their opponent sling mud without responding in kind.