It's very clear to me that Obama the candidate and Democrats in general are ready to be more aggressive than their past Presidential campaign record might indicate (see Kerry, Dukakis and McGovern.)

It's very clear to me that some things about Barack Obama really aggravate John McCain, making the GOP standardbearer more than ready to go toe-to-toe with the future Democratic nominee.  

While the Democratic race for the White House has been anything but negative or overly aggressive, the tone changes when we go from two Democrats who don't have too many policy differences to two candidates who have a lot of different views.  

So much for the quaint times of watching the Delegate Scoreboard and wondering what's up with Hillary and Bill.  

This is going to be a classic campaign that will test the nerves of the voting public.  

One thing that I really don't care for is the never-ending jabs between campaign advisers, where each day they see if they can zap out a snappy two-line elbow to the chops.  

I would also bet that as the rancor increases, that will drive some Hillary supporters to Obama, and some disaffected Republicans back to McCain.  

But we also may some others throw up their hands and exclaim, "I don't want to vote for either of these bums.