Michael Crowley has some good advice, which I feel is right now. Obama does not need to get mad, despite how many popular bloggers on our side of the blogosphere are calling for rage.

The calls from the blogosphere over the past few days for Obama to get mad about the McCain/Palin side show have been deafening. Should Obama go out and act like McCain is really getting to him? I respect a lot of these bloggers, but I strongly disagree with their analysis of what’s happening. To understand it is to only look back 100 or so days ago. Obama was in one of the tightest fights against one of the best political machines this nation has ever seen. During that time, Clinton became more angry over things, all while Obama remained calm. We know how that race ended.

Something else to remember is that this campaign season is still young. It just really started last week. If Obama goes negative now then he will have to keep it up. With almost two months to go before the first ballots are punched, it’s still to early for that. Americans don’t want two months of negative messages from a candidate. Save that until October. The fact that McCain is going this route so early will help, and in some polls is already evident.

So perhaps the bloggers who are citing doom and gloom if Obama doesn’t heed their advice could take a little from me – Chill Out. Just remember – it was McCain who decided to honor 9/11 with negative attacks and lies. It was Obama who took the high road and waited until after the anniversary of 9/11 to start hitting back harder. That’s a message we should all be conveying.