Regarding one of the memes put out there over and over (and over and over and...) over the last few weeks and months by Barack Obama and his supporters; that Hillary...and by extension, Bill...are divisive and polarizing. This has been touted as a reason to vote for Obama since he represents change, does not have the baggage that the Clintons do, will not rile up the whole of conservatism, etc...

I'm wondering if these meme-repeaters have even an inkling of the bile and invective that the right-wingers have had for Teddy Kennedy FOR FORTY YEARS. If you're getting rankled over a few DU'ers bringing up Chappaquiddick in jest, then you are in no way prepared for what would come in the General Election. No, Ted K. isn't running himself, nor will he be a close associate of a potential Obama administr6ation, as Bill would be to Hillary. But you can bet that the first negative ad campaign run by the GOP nominee will be images and recitations of this endorsement, run in red state markets. The "liberal lion" is still Public Enemy #1 in those parts, now and forever more.

So all in all, I just find it interesting that one of the primary reasons cited for Obama being the more effective candidate has pretty much been neutralized by this latest endorsement.