By way of Counterspin Central, we have the most over-the-top example of hysterical political hyperbole I’ve seen in a while:

“A reader responded to the post above and pointed out that Wesley Clark has appeared on the History Channel’s “Time Machine” program to comment on the battles of Hannibal. According to the reader, Clark said that his own campaign in Kosovo was closely modeled on Hannibal’s in Italy. Of course, Hannibal lost his war, even despite all the babies he sacrificed to Moloch. You’d think a Rhodes Scholar like Clark would know that. On the other hand, maybe he figures that military defeat plus baby-burning is an unbeatable platform in a Democratic primary....”

I’ve never before seen a political candidate accused of being a Moloch-worshipping, baby-burning loser, and it’s kind of amusing. And the serious campaigning hasn’t even begun yet! I wonder if we’re going to see a lot of conservative mortality this summer, as they begin to really foam at the mouth and stroke out.