OBAMA V. CLINTON. After his brutal smackdown of Australia's prime minister John Howard, his evisceration of Robert Ford, and his right hook to Hillary Clinton today, it's becoming satisfyingly clear that the Obama campaign can throw a devastating counterpunch. Good for them. This shows, too, that the campaign is looking for the win, not the vice-presidential slot, as some have speculated. The real shame, though, is that amidst all this Obama-Clinton enmity, Obama is skipping today's Democratic presidential primary forum in Nevada. Everyone else will be there, though, and I'll be liveblogging it right here at Tapped. Tune in around 3 eastern for the fun. --Ezra Klein
