Rachel Maddow

I like Rachel Maddow. She's a woman who hosts a show Air America radio, and has become a frequent contributor to my delight on the MSNBC election/debate round table.

I listen to her show infrequently, because she's about 3rd on my list of priorities of show to listen to daily. But, today I listened to her show from last night and interestingly she noted how she was talking about how steep a hill the Big Hill is indeed going to have to climb in order to have a chance to win this Democratic nomination.

She also noted that she sees some weaknesses in Obama. In fact, she counted five specific legitimate issues Obama can be hit on, not counting those swift-boat-like traditional Lee Atwater "right-wing-scheme-machine" tactics. The same types of tactics that took down John Kerry, Max Cleland, and McCain in 2000.

One thing she specifically noted that I have been harping on about in this blog...Obama doesn't know how to really fight (in her words, "He doesn't play good defense.") I would argue I don't want my people to have good defense, so much that I want them to have a fantastic offense, and thus, the ability to turn-around a potential attack and make the attacker look like the moron.

However, Maddow also noted she doesn't like negative campaigning. I think we all agree with the sentiment, but the reality for Obama and for the party is that Hill go massively negative with everything she has tonight. Punch Obama with every dirty little thing you can. As Maddow said, he's never faced a real tough campaign the likes of the "right-wing-scheme-machine"...Hill's last duty to this party is to fire all bullets at Obama she's got.

If he stays upright, fine. But, I'd still rather know he's toasted now as opposed to later.