Until recently it was thought Hillary Clinton toted the heaviest human baggage in the Democratic campaign. Bill Clinton is a walking, talking psychology study in narcissism, spouting unhelpful explanations for his wife’s gaffes, tangling with the press, and always off message. (Imagine the poor communications aide tasked with trying to corral him.)

Enter Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Wright seems to be on a speaking tour designed to test the endurance of Democratic primary voters for deeply offensive rhetoric about America, whites, Israel, Italians, and numerous other topics. Yesterday, on This Week, Donna Brazile postulated that he was on some mission to clear the good name of black churches. But Barack Obama’s good name is of greater interest to the voting public. And this isn’t going to burnish it.

Wright is now on a veritable insult tour which continues with no let up in sight. Others have commented that there simply is no positive message that can come out of this. Every day that goes by is another where voters stare in slack-jawed amazement that this is the man considered “brilliant” and a “mentor” by the potential presidential nominee. Obama’s association with Wright and continued refusal to make a clean break with him, do raise issues of character and judgment. And it appears we will have plenty more Wright quotes to ponder.

So Bill–although he won’t like slipping to second place in anything–will now have to take second prize in the “most harmful to someone you should be helping” category. But then Bill and Wright’s principal concern, we learn from their actions, is for themselves.