The absurdity of Clinton's scorched earth campaign

In the last couple weeks, Hillary Clinton seems to have tested out just about every line of attack that John McCain will offer in November.

Today, her chief flack Howard Wolfson whipped himself up into a frenzy over Obama's relationship with Tony Rezko, which is admittedly offers nothing for Obama to brag about.

Wolfson whined that the media has unfairly ignored the relationship, but part that's not entirely true.

Part of the reason for that is that nobody, not even Hillary Clinton, ties Rezko to Obama's presidential campaign or suggests he influenced any aspect of Obama's Senate career.

In that sense, it is completely unlike McCain's membership in the Keating Five or Bill Clinton's relationship with Frank Giustra which would pose a real conflict of interest if he were to return to the White House.

In fact, Wolfson's self-flagellation is quite ironic today of all days: Bill Clinton leaving the campaign trail ahead of Ohio and Texas and heading up to Toronto to unveil another joint initiative with Giustra, the Canadian businessman who has lavished Clinton's foundation with millions -- in apparent exchange for Clinton's help securing lucrative mining deals in Kazakhstan.