Chutzpah

Just received what I consider to be an outrageous campaign email from Joe Biden:

David --

President-elect Obama and I have been assembling our team, and we plan to hit the ground running next month.

We want to be ready to go, and that's why I'm asking you to help us honor an outstanding commitment we made during the election.

Our campaign pledged to help Senator Hillary Clinton -- one of the vital members of our team and our future Secretary of State -- retire her campaign debt. That's the money her campaign owes to the vendors across the country that make our political process possible.

Barack and I had the deepest respect for Hillary as an opponent on the campaign trail. Her undeniable intellect, talent, and passion strengthened Barack as a candidate and tested our movement for change.

We welcome Hillary as a partner in our administration, and I hope you will show your support by helping Barack fulfill our campaign promise.

Will you make a contribution of $100 or more now to retire Hillary's campaign debt?

I saw your generosity and commitment to this team throughout the election, and I know we can do it.

In the general election, Hillary was one of our strongest advocates. She traveled the country and did more than 70 events, raising money and bringing new supporters into our campaign.

As Secretary of State, she will be indispensable in furthering Barack's agenda for change.

Let's welcome Hillary to the team and thank her for her efforts in support of our campaign by helping to retire her debt to the hard-working individuals and small businesses that were a part of the election:

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Your support and generosity got us this far, and I know I can count on it now.

Thank you,

Joe

I've never understood this. In the first place, if as a candidate you borrow a whole bunch of money and then can't repay it, that's your problem--it's not your supporters' problem, and it's certainly not your opponent's supporters' problem. Second, it is my understanding that the Clintons are worth tens of millions of dollars. And they want my money? Are they fucking joking?

This is the first email from the Obama campaign that has actively pissed me off.