… some top independent expenditure groups supporting Clinton have been exploring the creation of an anti-Obama "527 committee" that would take unlimited contributions from a few of Clinton's super-rich backers and from a handful of unions to finance television ads and direct mail designed to tarnish the Illinois Senator's image….
Three groups conducting independent expenditure campaigns on behalf of Clinton - Emily's List, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - have explored the possibility of trying to put together a multi-million dollar effort privately dubbed the Anybody-But-Obama 527 Committee, but they have run into problems finding any Democratic operative willing to become the director of a campaign against the man who now is the odds-on favorite to become the party's nominee.
I know politics is hardball, but one thing I have admired about the Democrats is their unwillingness to engage in the same dirty tactics that Republicans do. If she allows such a "swift-boat" type campaign to materialize against Obama (when she could obviously stop it) then no one should feel bad for her.
I hope this is just the stupid grasping at straws that happens when people are severely disappointed with the results of an election. I would think Hillary has more dignity than this. She and her husband have been on the receiving end of some pretty awful negative campaigns that I hope would make her resist such tactics, which would probably only backfire. She's a powerful and talented politician, and something like this would not enhance her image nor further any of her causes. And if Obama wins the presidency after such a negative campaign against him by Clinton surrogates, she is liable to be completely alienated from the new administration. That wouldn't be helpful to anyone.
