He didn't

In a couple of weeks, Obama has gone from being the black Bobby Kennedy to the black Walter Mondale (or George McGovern). The nutroots may love it, but they're what, 12-15%? Probably less.

Jim: "12-15%" Are you crazy? Try 0.12-0.15%. The percentage of the voting population that has even heard of "blogs" isn't 15%. Thank goodness.

This was theatre.

First, the media will carry so much of this guy's water that he'll easily get past this flap.

Next, even the far right ranters believe that lives have been "wasted." The media has so many convinced that we've lost that I'll be a close to a majority agree.

I've never understood the "wahoo" position that one can't criticize policy and still wish the best for the troops. If a future president Obama sent troops to prop up a failing Chavez, who here wouldn't argue that any deaths were "wasted?"

This will be an interesting test to see if this hurts, helps, or does nothing re: his numbers. A good portion of the nation believes he's correct.

If the right was smart, they'd start calling the 56,000 dead in Viet Nam "wasted" and argue that electing Obama is a virtual guarantee that the X,X00 dead in Iraq will be "wasted" by the simple operation of another Democrat surrender in the face of what was really a victory.

Brian:

I actually was guessing at the percentage of nutsos in the Democratic primary pool, but you are probably right. I should have just said 1% and left it at that.