Let me take you back in time a little bit….

Back in June and July the Democratic Party and liberal pundants touted their unified support behind their candidate. They consistently downplayed the rumors that the Clinton faction of the party was disgruntled and reluctant to support Barack Obama.

During the Democratic National Convention, the party went so far as to devote two primetime slots to Bill and Hillary Clinton. They even felt it necessary to include Chelsey in their “unity” love fest. This proverbial olive branch humbly given to the Clintons seemed to satisfy the main stream media (MSM),  and the Clintons played their part beautifully.

After the announcement that the McCain campaign had selected a little known female governor from Alaska, Sara Palin, as the running mate on the GOP ticket, the Obama camp wasted little time dispatching Hillary Clinton in an effort to offset the raising Palin tide. After that initial request, Hillary has logged many miles stumping for Obama. And so it went….

Today….

Weeks have passed and Hillary continues to campaign for Obama. After all, she still has aspirations for a future bid for President and in order for her to even be considered for this slot, she has no choice but to do her party’s bidding and support Obama. 

Even with her support, a recent AP-Yahoo News poll reported that only 58% of the partisan supporters that backed Hillary in the bare-fisted primary campaign are now supporting Obama. Here is the bad news - if that were not bad enough. This percentage has not increased a single point since Clinton bowed out of the race in June. In other words, statistically there has not been any increase in support for Obama from the Clinton supporters for the last 3 months.

The MSM and the heart and soul of the Democratic Party are steadfast and “unified” in their “Oba-mania”. This coupled with the injection of liberal stupidity from many of the Hollywood elite, and adolescent mocking from programs like NBC’s SNL and Comedy Centrals The Daily Show, would seem to lend some credibility to the assertion that Obama is destine to assume his position as the liberal messiah in Washington, DC.

Yet they may have miscalculated their strength, or better yet, may have underestimated just how much support McCain has, not only from the ever important blue collar workers and residents from within battleground states like Florida and Ohio, but also from the trenches of the Democratic Party.

Thursday, former President Bill Clinton dropped a bombshell (or two) on the Obama campaign while being interviewed by ABC’s Chris Cuomo on Good Morning America.

When Cuomo ask Clinton his view on the McCain request to delay the first Presidential debate due to the current financial crisis, Clinton responded;

“We know he didn't do it because he's afraid - because Sen. McCain wanted more debates,” he continued with, “presume he did that in good faith since I know he wanted -- I remember he asked for more debates to go all around the country and so I don't think we ought to overly parse that”. At that point, I think I heard an audible yelp from Obama supporters across the nation. But it gets even better.

During this same interview, Cuomo ask Bill Clinton if he was surprised that the Democrats are blaming this whole economic crisis on Republicans and that they are claiming that it came “out of nowhere”. Clinton hurled another grenade with his reply.

“I think the responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more in resisting any efforts by Republicans in Congress,  or by me when I was President, to put some standards and tighten-up a little on Fannie-Mae and Freddie Mac.”

You read this right ladies and gentleman. Bill Clinton not only suggested that McCain was not “afraid” of debating Obama, he also threw the Republicans a bone by admitting that the Democrats have stifled efforts to overhaul the financial system by the hated Republicans. How many jaws do you think hit the floor in the ABC studio when that comment was broadcast nationwide? Better yet, how do they downplay and discredit one of their most popular and loved former Presidents?

Finally, on Larry King Live ( CNN ) Clinton did acknowledge that he would start campaigning for Obama “ after the Jewish Holidays” in October… and then he added “they may want me to go sort of hustle up what Lawton Chiles used to call the 'cracker vote' there.”…. Was that a politically incorrect joke he just told? And wait a minute, Bill is a Christian - Why is he waiting until after the “Jewish” holidays?

I think this is the first of MANY unintentional slips that will occur between now and November 4^th. Looks to me like Bill Clinton is finally giving Obama that “boost” so many Democrats have wanted. It just seems to be in the opposite direction than they had anticipated.

If I were Obama, I would seriously consider taking a pass on more “help” from Bill Clinton. Then again…

How else will Hillary have a chance in 2012 ?