Reply #15: You've got a point, the flip side.... [View All]

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is that the more hardballs Obama takes now, the less those same throws will sting in the GE. I was initially pretty ticked off about this whole plagiarism issue. I am myself an Obama supporter, and I thought it was a really low blow without much substance. I had a change of heart about it though. I think Obama having to take on some tough shots early on actually serves to get some of the possible Repub talking points out of the way before they become BIG issues they try to make stick in the GE. That, and IU have been very impressed with his responses to all of the accusations thrown at him so far. He hasn't lost his cool, and he's responded in a way that deflects much of the criticism back at the attacker...so I say if she wants to throw hardballs, let her do it. Obama is well equipped to handle them, and getting these issues out in the open now is going to help him in the long run.