The Real Race Begins (and a cartoon)

In its handling of the Rev. Wright and Priest Pfleger situations, the false rumors of Obama's anti-Israel sentiments, and the lies about Michelle Obama, the Obama campaign has demonstrated an uncanny ability to handle all the curveballs (or knuckleballs, to use a more appropriate baseball analogy) thrown its way. But now the general election begins, and as easy as it was to compare the Clinton Campaign's tactics to Karl Rove and the Republicans, we probably have no idea what we're in for over the summer and into the fall. From his race to his name to his patriotism, the Republicans will not leave any card unturned and not hesitate to rewrite Obama's background, history, and years as a public servant. They will do this both subtly (by McCain and his closest people) and overtly (by his supporters more on the fringe). All signs suggest that the Obama Campaign knows this and that it is ready to handle it, but, still, we have no idea what might happen. Let's hope Obama can catch those knuckleballs.

Oh, and this recent cartoon by Mike Peters in the Dayton Daily News was just too good to pass up: