Clinton, Obama continued

Good discussion about my Clinton/Obama post here, here, here, and here.

I want to be clear, though, that my point isn't so much about the specific answers the two candidates gave at the debates, which, though somewhat different in both tone and substance, actually had a lot of similarities. My point is instead about the furious spin battle that has been underway ever since. What I think is interesting about the continuing exchange is that, though heated and heavy on rhetoric and ugly sounding, it actually presents us a choice based upon the merits of two candidates, each of whom--but especially Clinton--have a record of statements and actions on this very topic. That record is reflected in the barbs we're hearing, which is a phenomenon that, as near as I can tell, almost never happens.