Oh Brothers: Hillary and Obama

Two items: Writer and friend Carol Felsenthal uncovers juice about Hillary Clinton brothers. Also, the latest on Obama's shack-dwelling brother. Hillary's late father has Scranton roots and the Rodhams vacationed there when the children were growing up. During her battle for the nomination, Hillary kept her controversial, disaster-prone brothers, Tony and Hugh, under the thickest of covers. FULL STORY at Huffington Post... Speaking of Hillary's brothers, you gotta read Hillary Clinton brother 'in meeting to support John McCain' from Telegraph.co.uk. As Barack Obama prepares to announce his choice of Vice President and running-mate, Vanity Fair says it has found Obama's half-brother in a Kenyan shantytown. MORE at Streem... Meanwhile, Kim Priestap writes: With Obama's "hate John McCain because he's rich" ad, he's insinuating that owning a number of houses - in realty, the McCains own a variety of investment properties, which accounts for John McCain's not being able to give precise number - is somehow a character flaw. I couldn't disagree more. I would argue this is a character flaw: allowing your brother to whither away in a hut in Nairobi, Kenya, while you're living the good life in America. FULL POST at Wizbang...