Newly armored by the spirit of Camelot, Barack Obama is still distressed by the sight of a certain damsel, writes Maureen Dowd.

It’s already famous as The Snub.

At the State of the Union Monday, few cared about W., whose presidency crumpled long ago. The only union that fascinated was Obama and Clinton, creeping around each other.

It would have been natural for the Illinois senator, hours after an embrace by the Kennedys, to follow the gracious lead of Uncle Ted and greet the rebuffed Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Barack Obama did not greet Hillary Clinton Monday.

But the fact that he didn’t - even with her wearing a defiant shade of red amid a sea of dark suits - is telling. It shows that Obama cannot hide how much the Clintons rattle him.

On a flight to Kansas to collect another big endorsement, this one from Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Obama said he was “surprised” by reports of the alleged spurning of Hillary Clinton.

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