Obama's fork in the road.

Obama clearly looked like a candidate like no other for the early part of his run. He was going to take the high road, regardless of the consequences. Hillary's campaign put him at the crossroads. Jump into the mud or walk your high road with our mud on you and no mud from you on Hillary. It was tempting, no doubt, and looked like he could do it for a while. Jeremiah Wright, Bill Clinton's pounding, Frisco elite moment all put Obama in a place of decision. His handlers wanted him to attack. He could have followed his spoken principals or fling mud with the best of them. He chose to fling mud. His candidacy has taken on the character of all presidential contests. I see no difference. He is no longer a man who came down to help us but is like the previous group of Dem choices for president. I see no way he can bring that back. He is standing on his principals, all right, and they are in the mud under his feet!