Just thought this brought some balance:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/02/blumenthal/--- Some bloggers accuse Blumenthal, a Hillary advisor, of spreading right-wing lies about Obama. But I get his e-mail blasts and the charge isn't fair. ---
--- Aside from the fact that I considered Blumenthal's e-mails to be private communications from a friend, I never thought it newsworthy that he sent out material supporting his view of Obama as an untested candidate with vulnerabilities in his background. He didn't have to agree with what the right-wing media was saying in order to think those potential problems were worthy of attention. Whether that is a legitimate argument -- and how far to go in making it -- can be debated. It is certainly an argument that the Obama campaign and its supporters have used to warn against the polarizing Clintons on many occasions. ---
Not defending Sid if he was indeed trying to "push poll" the media, but have enjoyed his work for years and give some credence to Joe's viewpoint in defending his friend.