Oh How Quaint

So they have moved passed just saying it, and Barack and Hillary have proven they are playing nice in the sandbox. For their first appearance together since Sen. Obama became the presumptive nominee, they have chosen the tiny town of Unity, N.H., where they split the Democratic primary vote right down the middle 107-107.

Oh. How. Quaint. Or is it trite?

It is a move aimed at us Democrats to reinforce their call for, you guessed it, unity. But here’s the thing. A publicity stunt is a publicity stunt no matter how you try to spin it. And sometimes the desired or intended symbolism is so trite and contrived that it loses effectiveness.

A far better move would have been a joint appearance in a large and critically important city where Sen. Clinton won handily. That would have been a much more powerful call for unity. Not in a state that much of the rest of the country considers to be a bit snobbish, and certainly not one in the northeast.

Think middle America. Think red states. Just think.

:: :: ::