It kind of irks me too, Tara. However, it goes back to deciding which actions move us forward, and which hold us back. It costs Barack nothing (his financial base is already firm) to encourage the big donors to pay off Hilary's vendors (he's not proposing that her indebtedness to herself be paid off); but the payback could be significant... He pacifies some of her supporters and brings them into the fold, and (significant to me, as a citizen), makes sure her vendors are paid. Some of these are smallish companies which are clearly impacted by unpaid bills. It's likely that these folks, if not already Obama supporters, may look at him in a way they had not considered. I think it has the potential to be a good strategy on Obama's part... even though I won't be contributing to that effort...