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Important Questions!

The Politico continues to impress by reporting on the utterly trivial.  Obama’s haircut bills must have eluded their grasp.

The really crucial question that the Clinton campaign pack of clowns has so far failed to ask: did Obama plagiarise his kindergarten essay?  His words from back then have a familiar ring to them, almost as if other children had expressed themselves in a similar way.  “When I grow up, I want to be President”–see, it’s a pattern of plagiarism!  He has probably also copied other expressions used by Gov. Patrick, such as, “Remember to vote on Tuesday” and “I need your support.”  Clearly, this is an issue of vital importance for Wisconsin voters as they go to the polls.

Until this “plagiarism” charge, I still thought that Clinton could pull off a surprise win tonight.  Even her own voters, who have to have a pretty high tolerance of idiocy to start with, have to be embarrassed by this latest maneuver. 

P.S. What can the Clinton people possibly hope to prove with this “attack”?  That Obama’s rehashed bromides about hope and unity are…rehashed bromides that someone else has used?  We already know that.  We have known that for over a year.  The problem that Clinton has is that she is both platitudinous and boring.  If you must send out a lot of hot air, it might as well be sent out in a memorable way.

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Daniel Larison is a senior editor at TAC, where he also keeps a solo blog. He has been published in the New York Times Book Review, Dallas Morning News, World Politics Review, Politico Magazine, Orthodox Life, Front Porch Republic, The American Scene, and Culture11, and was a columnist for The Week. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago, and resides in Lancaster, PA. Follow him on Twitter.

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