A timely return to the political trenches.

My first post in much time. The tables sure have turned. Barack Obama appears to have turned into the Messiah, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign looks to be in its death throes? I have a sneaky suspicion that this one needs more time.

Why? It’s not because of all the talk about split conventions or superdelegates. It’s not because the Clinton “attack machine” has yet to hit overdrive (far, far from it–do you really think the whole plagiarism thing was that bad?) or that Obama is too civilized to jump into the fray. This is Hillary Clinton we’re talking about. And her husband is Bill Clinton. Who is kidding who? She’s spent her entire life working up to this point: does anyone really think she’s going to give up before she’s exhausted all possible options?

DON’T: expect this to be over before the convention in August, barring extraordinary circumstances.

DO: get your flak jackets and protective eyewear.

DON’T:  underestimate the Clintons, even if they seem to be tottering in the wind right now.

DO: dig your foxhole and jump into it. Then pray to your gods, because this is going to be the summer of political total war.