Hillary v. Obama: Restraint goes both ways

Obama has apologized for his staff putting out the juvenile jab at Hillary Clinton – Senator Clinton (D-Punjab) – that Indian groups understandably took as insulting. That's good, but Clinton herself should distance herself from her campaign underlings constantly trying to embarrass Obama by tattling to the press for every campaign gaff he certainly did not approve.

Guys, as Obama said, you are trying out for quarterback of the same team. Quarterback candidates who criticize the others to the coaching staff do not inspire confidence. In the interests of waging the main battle in the second half of 2008, we expect to see you and your organizations know how to show restraint against the inevitable feelings from the preliminary rounds. The very essence of that restraint is knowing the cliches and sticking to them no matter how much you feel like screaming what an idiot or hypocrite your fellow Democrat is. We will make our decision as Democrats based on how well you take it to the opposition – so far we are not all that impressed -- not how well you undermine each other.