Now that Obama has clinched the nomination, more media outlets are predicting the "swiftboating" of Michelle Obama that I warned about last month.

The LA Times declared "Michelle Obama in the hot seat too" today, and Maureen Dowd's NY Times column was titled, "Mincing Up Michelle."

Attacks on Michelle were also discussed on WSJ and LA Times blogs and on several cable news shows.

It's a mistake to go after her, in my opinion. She may have made a couple of high-profile gaffes early on, but she's incredibly talented and sharp, and any direct attacks on her are likely to backfire as she becomes more well-known to the American people. That won't stop certain groups from trying, though.