Is Obama Really Not as "Clean" as Biden once said? Or is there Dirt according to Robert Novak?

Talk about dirty poli-tricks! If you haven't been snoozing in Osama's cave, I'm sure you've heard about Robert Novak (why is this guy always in the know or rather in the Washington mix beyond reporting?) alluding to the Clinton camp possessing embarrassing-if not incriminating information on Senator Obama. Of course, the often touted conservative conspiracy was also mentioned in this latest campaign drama. But if Hillary does have unflattering information on Obama, the key question is.....will she disclose it? And if so, will it jeopardize her alleged standing in the African-American community? That, my friend is the $20,000 question. Check out this excerpt from Foxnews.com:

Novak's initial report said: "Agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles that she has scandalous information" about Obama, "but has decided not to use it. The nature of the alleged scandal was not disclosed."

On Monday, Novak told FOX News that claims that there is actual dirt on Obama might not pass the sniff test.

"This is very similar to the kind of trick that Richard Nixon used to pull, where he would say, 'I know some very bad information about the communists supporting George McGovern, but I can't put that out because it wouldn't be right, but I'm just too good of a guy,' " Novak said.

A message left seeking comment from a Clinton campaign spokesman was not immediately returned.

Novak also said he still had no proof that there really is scandalous information about Obama, only that he's certain that Clinton's campaign told well-connected Democrats that they had such information.

"Now whether there is any such scandalous information, I don’t' know, but what I know is I'm confident in my sources, who I trust. We're told this by Clinton people that there was such information out."

Obama responded angrily after Novak's column was published, challenging Clinton's campaign to come forward with the information, if it exists.

"Sen. Clinton should either make public any and all information referred to in the item, or concede the truth: that there is none. She of all people, having complained so often about the politics of personal destruction, should move quickly to either stand by or renounce these tactics."

For more of the Fox article in question, click on the link below:

Novak Stands by Obama Dirt Story, Compares Clinton Campaign Tactics to Nixon