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Obama Might Still Be in High School

By wt

At the State of the Union Address tonight Barack Obama awkwardly turned away from Hillary Clinton as she went to shake the hand of the person in the row in front of him.

When Clinton straightened up, Kennedy quickly reached across Barack Obama to shake Clinton?s hand. She took it. As they spoke, Obama turned away.

Then the senators seated to Obama?s right ? Ben Nelson and Ken Salazar ? both shook Senator Clinton?s hand and talked to her. Instead of doing the same, Obama turned to look at the back of the room.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, who has also endorsed Obama and was seated next to Kennedy, reached across the Massachusetts senator ? who was still talking to Clinton ? and tapped Obama (still twisted toward the back of the room) on the shoulder. McCaskill engaged Obama in conversation until the moment passed.

Isn't that a little immature? You're Senators! Of course you're going to see each other at the State of the Union. What is Obama thinking?

What if Claire McCaskill hadn't been there? Was he just going to stand with his back turned to Ted Kennedy et al. while they chatted up Hillary?

It's one thing to pretend to be enjoying yourself alone at a party where you don't know anyone. But it's another to awkwardly pretend you don't see a Senate colleague to the degree the MEDIA NOTICES IT.

What a poor move on Obama's part. Atypical for him.

Full post as published by Expressio Unius on January 29, 2008 (boomark / email).