Only recently, Obama shifted from talking less like an inspirational speaker and more like a politician seeking nomination for the Presidency. Perhaps he finally got the message. Perhaps his advisors told him, “Look, we’re getting nailed on this one, and if we don’t start talking about brass tax, we’re going to have a hard time of it.” When he began discussing some specifics of his “plan” (as positions and campaign promises are referred to these days) in last week’s debate, the criticism on that front pretty much shut down. Now Senator Clinton can nail him on specifics. Her message has switched from “Hope versu action” to hitting him on negative campaigning in his comparrison of their health care plans and NAFTA. Suddenly the campaign has moved to policy questions, and Clinton is probably very happy that she doesn’t have to run against “Hope” anymore.