The AP says that Obama "sneaked down to North Carolina over the weekend" to visit with former candidate John Edwards. I suppose when you're a messiah and a "new kind of politician," being caught in a situation where you are acting very much like an old politician by sneaking around making back room deals with other politicians, you can be forgiven:Officials at North Carolina television station WTVD said they have video taken from a helicopter of Obama leaving Edwards' home in Chapel Hill. A producer said the station was "tipped off" about the meeting, but said the source was confidential. The Obama campaign confirmed the meeting. Although reporters normally travel everywhere with Obama, he left them behind to fly down in secret from his hometown. "Senator Obama visited this morning with John and Elizabeth Edwards at their home in Chapel Hill to discuss the state of the campaign and the pressing issues facing American families," said Obama...(Read Full Post)