Clinton Pounces

She goes in for the kill on Obama's "bitter" comments, as one would expect. The goal is to kill Obama's candidacy - for now and in the fall, if she can. Noam thinks she's playing into Republican hands. You think? Here's the Rove Clinton soundbite:

"Sen. Obama's remarks are elitist, and they are out of touch. The people of faith I know don't 'cling to' religion because they're bitter ... I also disagree with Sen. Obama's assertion that people in this country 'cling to guns' and have certain attitudes about immigration or trade simply out of frustration. People of all walks of life hunt and they enjoy doing so because it's an important part of their life, not because they are bitter."

Whatever works - or might work. I still reserve judgment on how this eventually plays out. America is a little too angry and restless right now to be parsed once again into the red-blue divide, even if it helps the Clintons for a nano-second.

Just out of interest: how regularly does Clinton go to church, compared with Obama? An "elitist", of course, is someone reared by a single mother whose net worth is a fraction of the multi-millionaire former first lady. Al Giordano comments here. David Brody wonders what the big deal is here. Ambers on Obama's "regrets" here.