The Silly Season

The story so far:

CTV in Canada puts out a report saying that the Obama campaign warned the Canadian ambassador that his anti-NAFTA rhetoric was just that, rhetoric, and that he wasn't really opposed to it.

The Clintonsphere runs with it.

The Obama camp denies the report, leading many to call it a "non-denial denial."

Then a spokesman for the Canadian embassy completely denies the story.

Oh, but Hillary supporters are using the CTV story anyway.

Man, our elections have got to be shorter. This is just ridiculous.

(incidentally, I don't think that EITHER Clinton or Obama are going to suddenly become populist champions in the White House. I do think that it's good they're being pressured into this position, and that only one candidate, Obama, has built a movement that might actually hold him accountable on this score.)