UPDATE: what others are saying … [h/t RCP]
The hate-filled sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has led to Obama to this:
Today he has to give the most important speech of his life.
From the Politico:
He is now facing a full-blown and fast-moving political crisis in which his reputation as a leader with a singular ability to transcend racial divisions and unite Americans is in jeopardy.
The spinning has started, because Team BO knows the importance of this moment.
A successful address would go a long way toward answering Hillary Rodham Clinton’s complaint that Obama has never shown he can handle the rough-and-tumble nature of modern political combat.
A failed attempt might prove that it was Rev. Wright who helped tip the game.