All of these folks have tried to argue that this "Tonya Harding option" stuff was from some supposedly objective anonymous DNC official.

Nope -- this is something straight from Obama's people as I expected.

Obama: Not Going to Pull a Tonya Harding

December 28, 2007 7:49 AM

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told a crowd in Vinton, Iowa Thursday that he's not going to pull a Tonya Harding on his rival candidates.

Wow. The Obama people have this whining thing down to a high art:

"Her securing the nomination is certainly possible - but it will require exercising the 'Tonya Harding option.'" the official said. "Is that really what we Democrats want?"

The Tonya Harding Option -- the first time I've heard it put that way.

It implies that Clinton is so set on ensuring that Obama doesn't get the nomination, not only is she willing to take extra-ruthless steps, but in the end neither she nor Obama win the gold.