EVERYBODY'S TALKING

Going into the holiday weekend, everyone wanted to know what was up with Hillary Clinton's coy or cryptic reference to Obama and RFK's assassination in 1968 (still contesting for his party's presidential nomination). My take:

First, I think the Hillary/RFK quote lingered a little longer over a slow-news long weekend. And maybe the recent Teddy K. news added a bit of zest to the scolding, too. I guess I'm not quite as willing to accept that it was a misstatement, or innocent statement, because of her past willingness to give voice to dark thoughts about Obama's safety, race, etc. etc. And maybe it fits with my thesis that she's staying competitive to make sure that if the party suddenly needs a new nominee, it will have to be her (the only other active candidate) and not some consensus pick like Gore or a party elder. Remember that in 1968, after RFK's death, the nomination "defaulted" to the safe but not very appealing candidacy of Vice President Humphrey.
Hillary, in my book, is more likely to accidentally let the mask slip than she is to simply mangle her words.

Your thoughts?