They're back

http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/12/12/obama/

This is a very good piece by Joe Conason, who wrote that wonderful but scary book, The Hunting of the President, which was about the vast right wing conspiracy to undermine Clinton's presidency. The loonies are back. First the whole birth certificate issue. Now the fact that Obama is from Illinois, he has met Blago, so therefore he must be guilty of something. They seek to de-legitimize the duly elected president, by inuendo and by repeating falsehoods, so that if repeated enough, people will think they are true. I remember in the 2004 election, after the Swift Boaters had been pushing their poison for a few months, the Viagra pushing, Brittany Spears lusting Bob Dole, said something to the effect of, Well there must be something to it, because all these people are saying it. Now the suddenly sanctimonious Arlen Specter is trying to delay hearings on Holder. Given that the Dems let just about every Republican turkey sail through confirmation hearings, I think it is an outrage. I sure he would say, Just because the Dems are spineless doesn't mean we won't try to be as big obstructionists as possible. I think the pardon of Rich was stupid, but it doesn't hold a candle to subverting the constitution and lying about intelligence, which has led to a disastrous war.