Greg, there was no "Samantha Power controversy." Ms. Power made a remark that the Clinton campaign objected to, and they demanded that she be fired. Ms. Power apologized for the remark. The Clinton campaign did not accept the apology and continued to demand that Ms. Power be fired. Ms. Power resigned. It all played out in less than a day, if I remember correctly, and Ms. Power has not worked for the Obama campaign since then. Conflict. Resolution.

A less lazy interpretation of the facts might be that the Clinton campaign has created a new attack video based on an insignificant personal slight by an Obama staffer that was resolved several weeks ago.

Someone called Hillary Clinton a "monster," off the record. Wow --- now that's a controversy! Expect all hell to break loose if anyone suggests that Senator Clinton has "cooties."

Meanwhile, the Michael-Moore-is-fat controversy rages on.

Posted at March 19, 2008 11:09 PM in response to New Hillary Campaign Video Seeks To Revive Samantha Power Controversy

A do-over would be as unfair now as it was for Clinton to defy the party and chump the other candidates then. Maybe here's one place I'll out-conservative Hillary and her entourage: rules are rules. There should be consequences for breaking them. Let the Democratic voters in Michigan and Florida take it out on the hacks who run their state organizations.

Posted at March 6, 2008 10:36 PM in response to Dean To Florida Senator Bill Nelson: Sorry, We're Not Funding A Revote

Moose49 and others: I don't think Obama needs The Elders to step in and fight his battles. The guy is smarter than hell and great with words. He is being forced to go negative, but I think he'll find a way to do it with facts and a relative amount of class. It will leave Sen. Clinton and her entourage sputtering with rage, making themselves look even worse than they do already.

Posted at March 6, 2008 8:48 PM in response to Hillary: McCain Has Crossed "Commander In Chief Threshold"

If Hillary found her own voice, why does she keep speaking in Joe Lieberman's?

Posted at March 6, 2008 8:39 PM in response to Hillary: McCain Has Crossed "Commander In Chief Threshold"

Echoing others, I ask just who these late-breaking voters are. And furthermore, do we know how many of them there are?

I hope someone will remember that the real story isn't that things are in a dead heat now, but that Clinton's double-digit leads in both big states has drizzled away in a few weeks.

Too much "dailiness" being peddled around here, I think.

Posted at March 4, 2008 8:33 PM in response to Exit Polls: In Ohio, Late-Breakers Favor Hillary By 11 Points