phamos

Yeah, I think he'll be perfectly able to stand up to John McCain in a general election. The idea that the Republican machine is somehow singularly amazing at nasty politics is kind of a weird meme. I think the Clinton camp has proven in this election that Dems can play dirty, too. What's sad is that yesterday's results will only reinforce the idea that playing dirty wins votes, which is really disappointing to me. I wish that the American public expected more out of its politicians than that. But that's just drinking the Obama koolaid again -- people are more easily manipulated by fear than hope, apparently; I should have learned that over the last 7 years.