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There has been a big debate over whether the Democrats’ long hard slog to the convention would actually be good for the party. The prophecy goes, one, the Dems will dominate news coverage while McCain disappears; and two, Hillary and Barack will air each others laundry now, and take the wind out of the Republican clothesline come Fall.

Weeks after McCain clenched the Republican nomination, we can see that the first prophecy has come true: McCain has only been newsworthy for the simple fact that he’s no longer newsworthy. And with the Reverend Wright story scaring the hell out of white people, I’m beginning to think the second prophecy has come true.

This morning on ABC George Will dirtied his diaper when they showed a clip of Rev. Wright. He went on to assert that Obama was in attendance when Wright gave those sermons, even though Obama says he wasn’t and there’s no evidence that he was. How does Will know? Because he knows in his heart that all black men are trying to steal his medication, duh!

So after I stewed for a while about the whole situation, I realized that all Obama has to do is come out and remind people that everything he’s said on this campaign (and his books, and before this campaign) has been in direct opposition to what Wright was saying. Then all the white folks who might vote for him (the same white folks who are deathly afraid of being racist) will swing back to his side. So when the Swift Boat Veterans come back with Wright tapes in the Fall, everyone will groan with annoyance that those idiots have been digging in the garbage and pulling out things we’ve all gotten over. By that time of course, McCain will be approving SBV commercials, as his senility continues to reverse his principles at an accelerated pace.

So for now, I think the long campaign looks good for Obama, even while it’s at its worst. The trick will be for the Dems to know when to call it a day. And that means taming the Clintons. Good luck with that!