Obama-Clinton putting on unity face as tensions boil

Any unity at the convention shown by the Clinton’s and by Hillary supporters probably won’t be genuine.

As Democrats arrived here Sunday for a convention intended to promote party unity, mistrust and resentments continued to boil among top associates of presumptive nominee Barack Obama and his defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Behind the public face of unity, tensions are boiling and both sides are trading not-for-attribution barbs.

One flashpoint is the assigned speech topic for former president Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to speak Wednesday night, when the convention theme is “Securing America’s Future.”

Bill would much rather talk about the 1990’s and Democratic views instead of national security. Don’t be surprised if he strays from his assigned topic.

Hillary’s backers feel snubbed and even cheated by the Obama campaign. Will the wounds heal before the convention is over is anybody’s guess.

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