Greg:

Actually the question isn't whether HRC has made this comment directly, the question is whether her campaign is pushing this meme of inevitability. She's obviously not going to do anything to ACTIVELY dissuade you and others from pushing this meme, but her campaign continues to push it. I recall articles about how McAuliffe was saying this race was all but over.

So to the extent her campaign is pushing the inevitability meme, then it is fair to say SHE is pushing the inevitability meme. I mean, if "I" means "my administration", surely it's not a stretch to say that "she" equals "her campaign".

Here's a link to the interview on the Tonight Show.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/6885.html

The question, of course, is whether Greg Sargent actually has a sense of humor.

Greg, it's a joke. Lighten up. You don't have to parse it. Of course Hillary hasn't literally declared Mission Accomplished yet, but the joke is that her campaign has pretty much done everything but that.

Mark, despite what Rush Limbaugh says, Hillary is not very liberal. That's just wrong. Look at her foreign policy for starters.

gqm, where are the numbers and what was the last time?

The MSM has been begging Obama to attack Hillary for months and months, so they must be relishing this fight. I can't imagine how nuts Chris Matthews is going.

Obama has built a movement that will follow him regardless of how he campaigns against Hillary now. I wonder how the undecided Iowa caucus-goers will respond. They make up their minds late.

Obama has a bad case of the snides. He portrays himself initially as a uniter not a divider (gee, where did I get that -- two can play this game) but when that doesn't work he starts making snide comments and claiming they are jokes.

Last time he had to actually debate issues he came off poorly. They claim it was flu. I think it was nerves.

Jane, it WAS a joke. I'm sorry that your sense of humor is absent this morning.

When Leno tried to make a joke in poor taste about Bill Clinton, Obama did not bite.

It doesn't surprise me to see such a blatantly biased post on TPMEC, as it's become standard operating procedure. Why do you feel the need to mischaracterize the event? We can all watch the video and see just how low you'll stoop to ensure HRC gets the nom...

I agree with you, Greg. It's outrageous to use this incident to compare Hillary to George. Especially when there are so many worthier comparisons, like foreign policy, the war in Iraq, socialized medicine, torture, the economy--not to mention their mutual lust for power and political ruthlessness. Shame on Obama for making such a shallow comparison on that paragon of social commentary, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

All HRC supporters:

It's pretty damn simple. Her campaign has been making this inevitability argument for the last few months. So much so that one can't turn around without hearing it on the news, reading it in print, or having it crammed down your throats on blogs. And let's not get started with the comments on this and other blogs.

If you are willing to accept that when HRC says "I" she means "my administration", then surely you understand that "her campaign" also means "her". Thus, she has been making this inevitability argument for the last few months.

And if she's been making this argument for the last few months, his comment was directly on point.

Do me a favor and spare me your faux outrage.