At least when Bill Clinton ran in 1992, he put himself on the map by throwing Jesse Jackson under the bus, not his grandmother and potential voters.

Too bad, since the media would have gotten warm and tinglies from anything he said, Obama had nothing to fear by going for broke. If John McCain pulls it out in November--or heck, Hillary departs Denver with the nomination--we may very well look back on Tuesday as the day Obama camp blew it by hitting a single (if that) instead of a home run.