We've heard it all before. Obama Took Heat Early On For Being Too Soft On Hillary, Remember?

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Obama Took Heat Early On For Being Too Soft On Hillary, Remember?
from TPM Election Central by Greg Sargent

Today's Washington Post front-pages a piece featuring assorted D.C. Dems wringing their hands about Obama and saying that he's not hitting back hard enough against McCain's attacks.

But it's worth recalling that late last year, in the run-up to the primaries, many of Obama's supporters were making similar noises and saying that Obama had to hit Hillary harder. Here's vid of Obama in October of 2007, promising to get tougher with her:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAyWF4FH-fg&eurl

The Obama camp, of course, did start drawing a sharper contrast with Hillary, and his sense of timing proved to have been right. This isn't to say that Obama shouldn't be hammering back at McCain harder, just that it's possible that Obama and his advisers have a game plan in place and know what they're doing. Their pacing was pretty on target last time.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/obama_took_heat_early_on_for_b.php