Thomas B. Edsall at the Huffington Post writes a provocative that explores what could be the monkey wrench for any potential funding from the Obama camp to camp Clinton in order to pay off his rival’s debt in exchange for an end to the race. Yes there is the growing backlash of those online who may see any payment to the Clinton’s, whom they see as making an issue of race and working to hurt Obama’s chances in the fall. The real issue though is with Clinton campaign manager and “quintessential Washington insider” whose firm is owed most of the campaign’s debt.

In addition to bungling Clinton’s message, strategy and being the source of many of the most negative attacks against Obama, Penn’s firm represents the corrupting interests Obama’s campaign has been rallying against.

Though the Obama campaign would not directly be paying off debt, they would be working hard through joint-fundraisers, opening up their donor base and sending out signed appeals. Will Obama backers be willing to help fund a man who so boldly represents all they despise about Washington while funding the very candidate who has spent months mocking their message of change? Judging from what has been written and commented at Huffington Post and throughout the netroots, it won’t be an easy appeal.