Monday, March 24, 2008

The Human Stain

Well, I did suggest earlier that Obama supporters and bloggers start reminding the country of the 90s Clinton Chronicles, so I suppose I should be glad to see this blog post from an overenthusiastic Obama surrogate in Iowa:
"When Joe McCarthy questioned others' patriotism, McCarthy (1) actually believed, at least aparently (sic), the questions were genuine, and (2) he did so in order to build up, not tear down, his own party, the GOP. Bill Clinton cannot possibly seriously believe Obama is not a patriot, and cannot possibly be said to be helping -- instead he is hurting -- his own party. B. Clinton should never be forgiven. Period. This is a stain on his legacy, much worse, much deeper, than the one on Monica's blue dress."
Ka-Bam! Read the whole article for context and for the authors apology here.

It's dubious whether this kind of thing actually helps Obama. But that aside, and though the politics demand that he apologize, how exactly is he wrong? Watching the Clinton campaign since January has left me with the queasy feeling of regret one gets the day after a particularly disgusting one-night stand. You can't wait to get home, shower, and wash the sticky remnants out of your clothes. (Except in this case, the one-night stand keeps calling and calling...)

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