Letters to the Editor
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Da Coach
I remember that Illinois Republicans tried to recruit the toughest of all tough guys in Illinois, Mike Ditka, to run against Obama in 2004. Many Democrats were stewing with concern about whether Obama was up for a challenge like that, or was he too namby-pamby. Obama went straight back at Ditka saying he couldn't wait to ask why he only won a single Super Bowl with all the talent the Bears had.
He knows the drill when attacked - no wavering, go back at an opponent's supposed strong point, but keep it on the up and up. It's not rocket science.
The Penn criticism of Obama's vulnerability is that if he doesn't respond effectively Obama might end up with Hillary-level negatives. So the riskier candidate is the one who might end up in the same bad place as where the other already is. Now that is talking a barrel of good sense right there.