A precarious line...

And is it precarious.

I give the campaigns a little slack. One rep or worker says a dumb thing does not mean the campaign is at fault. When Romney or Huckabee say dumb things it is there fault. When Obama comments on Clinton and dynasties, comments may follow. When someone uses bad analogies, they deserve a tiny bit of grief.

And with the dumb comments out of the Clinton campaign, I have given slack. When a member of the campaign say a stupid ass things, it is not good, but not the fault of the candidate. But the number of stupid moments is growing, that has to reflect on the whole campaign and candidate.

So we come to the latest slip up, about Obama's past use of drugs as a youth. There is a point that Republicans will smear him about it. But no matter who is the candidate, they will get smeared with something. It is just how the Republicans approach the game. No, the point here, by this fellow was to pop up an unsavory bit of Obama's past and pick at him. It is just a cheap shot.

And the trouble for Clinton is that when this keeps happening, it means either that she is not keeping control, or she is letting these guys do the cheap dirty work. So I agree with the Obama campaign comment that in the future they will hold Clinton herself at fault for nasty comments. And I can see why, and agree.