Clinton and Obama - STOP IT!

I'm reading the stories about the spat between Senators Clinton and Obama that has been developing and the only response I can muster is...Seriously? Are you two honestly that stupid? I don't care who started it, I don't care who sent surrogates to attack the other - would you two please stop? The American people don't care about your petty arguing over a few comments about Dr. Martin Luthur King Jr. He was a great man and he won't be brought down by what are most likely mis-interpreted remarks from Senator Clinton. I don't think the Obama campaign is going to score any points by implying that Senator Clinton doesn't believe that Dr. King played a major role in bringing about the success of the civil rights movement.

So just STOP IT! Though I predicted that things might get ugly between these two candidates, I had held out some hope that I was wrong. It seems I was not and that the Democrats are descending into the down and dirty politics that will hurt them in the General Election and possibly cost them the White House. Can't either candidate see how stupid this spat is? It's a non-issue! It's not like they're having a spirited and heated debate about the best way to solve the impending social security crisis, or how to fix a slugging economy, or provide quality health care to those without insurance and those with insufficient coverage. No - it's an argument over the interpretation of one remark by using an interpretation that is incredibly stupid - that somehow Senator Clinton doesn't believe that Dr. King's contribution to the Civil Rights Movement wasn't critical to creation of Civil Rights legislation.

The Democrats need to stay positive. I hate to break it to you Senators, but one of you is going to lose. Would you *please* accept that and then let the American people decide between you rather than using petty means to try and drag the other candidate down? Build yourselves up, don't break yourselves down. One of you will build higher - but isn't that the kind of campaign we want to see between candidates? Not this. For shame Senator Obama for letting your campaign make this an issue, and for shame Senator Clinton for getting your surrogates to hit back on the drug thing. For shame.