Category — Wesley Clark

Barack Obama can deny it all he wants, but my money says his campaign is complicit in Wesley Clark’s drive-by on McCain’s military service:

“For those like John McCain who have endured physical torment in service to our country — no further proof of such sacrifice is necessary,” Obama said. “And let me also add that no one should ever devalue that service, especially for the sake of a political campaign, and that goes for supporters on both sides.”

Talk about fortuitous timing.  Clark, an Obama advisor, just happens to pick the weekend before Obama’s patriotism speech to get diarrhea of the mouth on McCain’s patriotism and military service.  Thus, Obama gets a golden opportunity to inoculate himself as he points out that others (mostly his Democratic Primary opponents) questioned his patriotism, and the campaign can remind/familiarize the electorate with the fact the McCain cooperated with the North Koreans while a POW.  It’s also kind of interesting that Obama doesn’t mention Clark or directly repudiate his comments.

Sorry, but I don’t believe in coincidences that large.  This, along with his broken campaign financing pledge, proves that Obama is playing hardball.  The McCain camp better start bringing its A game soon.  If they persist in the romantic notion that politics isn’t a full contact sport, this election might be over before it began.