Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Obama Has To Man Up

We've had less than 24 hours to digest and analyze the results of last night's Pennsylvania primary. One thing is clear to me. Barack Obama has to man up and knock Hillary Clinton into the cheap seats in N. Carolina and Indiana. Obama has to stop playing the effete gentleman Senator and push back when she takes the low road. Whatever mileage she might get out of playing the poor little victim will be more than offset if Obama proves he's tough enough to dish it out. Calling Hillary out on her many lies and ethical lapses is fair game. The Washington Post is reporting the Obama team is thinking about really going after the Wicked Witch of Chappaqua.
Voters will respond to that especially after Hillary waved the bloody shirt of 9-11 in a recent TV ad. You'll never beat a thug playing nice. People and ultimately world leaders respect strength and toughness. Unless Obama ratchets it up and soon, he can pull up a chair at Michael Dukakis's table. Leo Durocher said it best years ago..."Nice guys finish last."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Love your column. Fabulous to see you in the blogosphere.