So in my judgment that was a manufactured issue to get to what Obama and Edwards really wanted to say, which is that they think she is a two faced liar. I dont agree and I believe that is a swift boat style negative attack.

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Clinton said the hand-raising exercise made a “cartoon” out of a complex issue and created the kind of footage Republicans could use in the general election to create an attack ad against the Democratic nominee — similar to the one Republicans made in the last election that claimed Democrat John Kerry, despite his service in Vietnam, was less patriotic than Republican George Bush, who did not serve in Vietnam.

So Clinton never spoke ill of his wife’s rivals, he said, and the Las Vegas Journal-Review’s account of his speech backs him up. And that means Obama’s comment Tuesday that he was “stunned” at Bill Clinton’s alleged criticism and Sen. Chris Dodd’s comment Tuesday calling Bill Clinton’s alleged criticism “outrageous,” were all based on something Clinton never said.

“I want us to keep our party together,” Clinton said. “I want us to win in November.”

I think, since it was Hillary’s first stumble, Bill was upset and not able to maintain his objectivity. After all, she’s his wife.

I don’t think it will matter after another week or two. Speaking as a Democrat, I think she is very likely to win the nomination. I don’t dislike her, having seen little evidence of the “ruthlessness” that is somehow meant to distinguish her from the other candidates.

Most Democrats aren’t on the internet to the extent I am and quickly forget the stumbles and pratfalls of candidates. People who bring them up later risk looking desperate. Hillary’s biggest problem is inconsistency. But after Bush, people may crave a little inconsistency. Admitting error would be refreshing and I hope it occurs to the Dems at some point that stubbornly standing where you stood just because it’s where you first chose to stand makes you look a bit of a stubborn jackass (my Republican mom’s description of W, for whom she voted).

Frankly—speaking as a Democrat—I can’t see it mattering in a few more months. She’s not my first choice, but then I spend a lot of time on the internet. Most Democrats don’t. They’ll have forgotten about it and any fellow Democrat who brings it up is going to look a bit of a churl.

Edwards at least has made it pretty clear that he isn’t looking to be her running mate with that ad of his….