Can you tell your Preacher to hush?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/29/obamas-reverend-wright-pr_n_99215.html

So how many ministers of major political figures do we really know? Not many. A bit of interest background on ministers. They typically work in not for profit organizations. These organizations rely on contributions. And, these contributions are an outcome of people knowing about the organization.

Which leads us to the opportunity afforded to Reverand Wright. Reverand Wright has no reason to be quiet. In fact, he has every reason to remain in the press as long as he can, as long as Obama is in the Presidential race certainly.

If Wright were to go away quietly, he may be helping a former member of his congregation, but he would not be working in his own best interests. He would not be "maximizing" income.

So, Obama wants him to hush, and pretty much said that this week in his comments separating himself from Wright. However, that means that Wright most likely has to work even harder to stay public, again maximizing his income.

It would seem, that the best outcome strategy for Obama might actually have been to quietly go to Wright and give him a post in his campaign if he kept quiet. His best strategy may have actually been to get closer to someone that he really wants to be far from.