At what point, if ever, should we expect your admission that you have seriously underestimated the strength of Barack’s candidacy and his legitimacy as the democratic nominee? Can’t you even give the guy some grudging respect for his ability to adapt to the moment and learn from past mistakes? If, as you say, he simply “didn’t get it” in 2004 when he thought “new media” meant Fox News, how is it that he was able to tap in to the power of the Internet to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from small and first-time contributors? Remember, this guy came up on the south side of Chicago …. what I think you are missing is his ability to fight just as dirty as the Clintons. The difference is that he is so good and so smooth, he (or his surrogates) can eviscerate you without leaving any fingerprints. Have you read some of the things he did to get rid of his competitors in his state level campaigns in Illinois?