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I guess I'd want more context on this. What are the educational options in Indonesia? I'd assume there were foreign schools in Djakarta that Obama's mother could have sent him to if she had the tuition money.

If his parents or stepfather wanted to send him to an "real Indonesian" school, were there secular or public alternatives available? Just what might have been going through the parent's mind at the time (assuming we could ever know now)?

Questions about smearing can get pretty complicated nowadays. It looks like timing is crucial: the press would find out sooner or later whatever skeletons Obama has in his closet, and he'd have to go public with potentially damaging information before they did. So if the Clinton people brought this up is it damaging to them? Or is it all just a matter of dates, of getting the information out a little sooner?

Does the Clintons' reputation make it worse for them if her people leaked? Or, since we don't expect better of the Clinton team, does Hillary get a pass that another politician wouldn't?

I think a campaign getting caught digging up dirt on an opponent, and then trying to avoid having one's fingerprints on it, is a negative for the campaign, at least at the presidential level. With respect to Mrs. Clinton, I think it tends to remind voters that her ethics are not of the highest standard.

On another topic, do you think Clinton will be hurt by her saying "you know" in almost every sentence, and sometimes more than once in every sentence? It drives me nuts, but then I am not an "available" vote for her sitting out there on the Fruited Plain. Maybe her fans love this little habit of expression of hers. :)

On the Islamic school thing, I don't think it matters unless it can be demonstrated that Obama affirmatively lied about it. Simply not mentioning it, I don't think quite rises to that level. Obama simply does not exude militant Islamic traits. This I doubt the disclosure will trigger alarm bells among swing voters.