Clinton Attacks, Obama to Defend!

Obama's defeats this week at the hands of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, there is frustration and anger among his supporters, advisers and contributors about the Clinton campaign’s attacks on him — and still-unresolved tension about how far he can go in striking back without sacrificing his claim to be practicing a new brand of politics.
The conflict was given new life on Friday when Samantha Power, a close friend and a senior foreign policy adviser to Obama, resigned after referring to Clinton as “a monster.”
While Power, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her book on policy called A Problem from Hell: America in the Age of Genocide, apologised for remarks she called “inexcusable,” the incident underscored the hard feelings.
Obama, who did not publicly acknowledge Power’s comment when he arrived here Friday on the eve of the Democratic caucuses in Wyoming, privately admonished members of his staff to avoid being drawn into an unnecessary negative back-and-forth with rivals.
Asked about the incident by a reporter at a campaign stop here, he said he had not “been drawn into a knife fight.”
Yet after losing in Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas — following days of being pummeled — advisers to Obama conceded they had to take a sharper tack as the Democratic nominating fight slogs forward in a delegate-by-delegate battle.
The Clinton campaign has, since Bill Clinton ran for president, mastered the art of the “war room.”Even as they counter punched, Obama’s aides cast themselves as reluctant participants in the brawl.
“There are people that will always do politics as usual better than we will,” said Robert Gibbs, the communications director for Obama. “That’s why people want something different.”
The comments from Power came in an interview with a Scottish newspaper in which she characterized Clinton as a desperate candidate. “She is a monster, too — that is off the record — she is stooping to anything,” Power was quoted as saying.
While the comments were unauthorized and immediately condemned, they also drew attention to other remarks on Iraq Power made in an interview with the BBC. This is continue for a few more weeks. Will it work for Clinton or Obama? Will this make them better when they face McCain? Or, will McCain be given a road map to win by?

Obama on the ATTACK!!

Barack Obama on Wednesday turned to hardball tactics after Hillary Clinton's comeback wins staved off extinction for her Democratic White House bid, as President George W Bush embraced Republican candidate John McCain.
Obama aides vowed to fight fire with fire, after Hillary's withering scrutiny of his integrity and national security mettle helped her break his 12-contest win streak in three of Tuesday's four nominating showdowns.
"The vetting of Hillary Clinton has yet to start. The hard questions haven't been asked of Senator Clinton," said Obama strategist David Axelrod.
The Obama campaign demanded in a conference call that Hillary immediately release her tax returns, which opponents accuse of her trying to cover up.
Axelrod also accused the former first lady’s camp of initiating a “search and destroy” mission against Obama, over a hard-hitting ad campaign questioning his capacity to handle a late-night foreign policy crisis as President. It is round two for Obama and Clinton. Will we see more of the same old nice guy? Will this race turn into a death match with every ounce of fire from each other? Would you be turned off from a more aggressive campaign?

Clinton to Win Texas and Ohio!

We are calling it early for you today. Exit polls showing strongly that Clinton is winning in Texas and Ohio. So, the march goes on for the top prize for the nomination. Will this help out McCain? Is this going to drag out till June? What do you think?

Change We Can NOT Believe In!!!

On Monday, a memorandum surfaced, obtained by The Associated Press, showing that Austan D. Goolsbee, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago who is Mr. Obama’s senior economic policy adviser, met officials last month at the Canadian consulate in Chicago.
According to the writer of the memorandum, Joseph De Mora, a political and economic affairs consular officer, Professor Goolsbee assured them that Mr. Obama’s protectionist stand on the trail was “more reflective of political maneuvering than policy.”The memorandum exposed Mr. Obama to accusations of hypocrisy on a touchstone issue, although Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama have engaged in posturing on Nafta as they scrapped for votes in Ohio. The two have used language that has been much more hostile in tone on free trade than the nuanced positions that they had staked out in the past.The memorandum raises questions about the transparency and the ability of the campaign to address problems before they grow.The controversy began last week when CTV, a Canadian television network, reported that an Obama official had called the Canadian ambassador in Washington to play down the significance of Mr. Obama’s criticism of NAFTA. Well, is this what the Dems want. Solid proof that Obama is full of hot air. I can't believe that this is going on. Is this a win at all cost strategy? Can we trust Obama and all his promises, of "CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN" and there is no truth behind his speeches? http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usobam0304,0,3682936.story

Obama, A Lot of Talk, Very Little Little Action! But Do You Care?

Obama has made his opposition to the Iraq war in 2002, before he became a U.S. senator, a central theme of his presidential campaign. But Clinton urged voters to consider whom they wanted to answer the phone in the White House at a time of national crisis."His entire campaign is based on one speech he gave at an anti-war rally in 2002," Clinton said of the Illinois senator. "And I give him credit for making the speech, but the speech was not followed up with action, which is part of the pattern we have seen repeatedly -- a lot of talk, little action."But Clinton fumbled when reporters aboard her campaign plane asked her if she had ever made a middle-of-the-night, foreign policy decision like the one she touts in her ad. Clinton at first said she was "involved in a lot of the decisions that were made," but later she said, "No one who hasn't been president has ever done that."Obama spokesman Bill Burton said that "Sen. Clinton is right when she says she's been tested on national security, but it's a test she has resoundingly failed." Hillary Clinton, is firing at will towards Obama. But, she has one problem, Obama is to good at " talking". When ever she swings at Obama, he coolly turns it back on her. Maybe, Obama needs to answer the phone? But, after he hangs up, what will he do? Clinton is experience with eight years in the White House with her husband. Obama just comes across well. So, who do you want to answer that phone?

Surrounded!!

As the surviving presidential candidates fan out across Texas and Ohio for what is shaping up as a decisive vote next Tuesday, the Republicans are treating Barack Obama increasingly like the presumptive Democratic nominee – and pummelling him for it on everything from foreign policy to free trade.
John McCain, who has the Republican nomination all but sewn up, has led the anti-Obama charge, seeking to portray him as naive on the threat from al-Qa'ida and lambasting him for his pledge to meet certain hostile foreign leaders "without preconditions" if it seemed appropriate.
Even President George Bush has echoed some of these criticisms, describing Senator Obama's idea of meeting leaders like Raul Castro of Cuba or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran as "extremely counterproductive". Give Obama credit, He is standing tall under a small firestorm. But, it is only going to get worse and he will be an easy target. Can he still be made of Teflon? Will he start to melt under the fire? You tell us!

Tax Me Part II

Mr Obama has said that he would cut taxes for the middle class, and that he would pay for his health, infrastructure and other programmes partly by pulling American troops out of Iraq and partly by increasing taxes on the rich. Sceptics doubt that pulling out of Iraq will be easy, however. And they fret that Mr Obama's tax hikes for the rich, who already pay nearly all the income taxes in America, would have to be so high that the economy would suffer. By letting the Bush tax cuts expire, Mr Obama would hike the top rate of income tax from 35% to 39.6%. If he were to let the payroll tax apply to high incomes, too, he would add another 12.4%, split between employee and employer. Add state and local taxes, which are over 10% in New York City, and marginal tax rates for the well-off would be steep indeed. This would be a 50% are more tax rate for the rich. Also, that would not still cover all that Obama is promising. Therefore, the middle class will have to pay more. Is that not a tax hike on the average Joe? Will this become a burden on the economy? This makes no sense at all. Is most of the promises Obama is making, just talk to get elected? Looks like higher taxes to come or, just more broken promises. I think a mix of both. No changes here, more of the same old, same old.

The "Kitchen Sink" Offensive!!

Unleashing what one Clinton aide called a “kitchen sink” full out attack against Mr. Obama, pursuing five lines of attack since Saturday in hopes of stopping his political momentum, Clinton is in recognition that the next round of primaries — in Ohio and Texas on March 4 — are must-win contests for her. Mr. Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, said that the Clinton campaign had “engaged in the most shameful, offensive fear-mongering we’ve seen from either party.” It has not been independently verified that the photograph came from the Clinton campaign. With a crucial debate on Tuesday night in Ohio, both Mrs. Clinton’s advisers and independent political analysts said that, by going negative against Mr. Obama at a time when polls in Texas and Ohio show a tightening race, Mrs. Clinton risked alienating voters. Clinton is going all out without a net to save her. She is in the "all or nothing attack "mode. Tonights debate should make or break her. Do you think this will work? Is this new strategy the way to go?

DING, DING, DING!! The Fight is ON!!

Hillary Clinton has launched several attacks on Barack Obama in recent days, with some of them being downright nasty.On Saturday, Clinton went nuclear on Obama for distributing two mailers in the Buckeye State that she feels unfairly represent her positions on health care and NAFTA. After the diatribe in Ohio, Clinton moved to Rhode Island on Sunday, where she mocked Obama's message of unity and hope. Monday, A two-year-old picture of Barack Obama dressed in traditional Somali garb was sent out by Clinton. Expressing outrage, Obama’s campaign suggested the purpose of the photo release was to invoke reminders of persistent rumors that Obama is secretly Muslim, and by extension, anti-American. The fight is on, and it looks like a death match to the end. Just the other day, Clinton and Obama where holding hands. Do you feel like Clinton is taking cheap shots at Obama? Does the photo have any meaning to you? Did you believe that these two would have kept this race clean of mud slinging?

Ralph "SPOILER" Nader At It Again!

Nader is running for the same reason he has run in the past: Because the likely nominees of the two major parties do not begin to meet the standards that might reasonably be asked of progressive contenders in 21st-century America.
Fundamental issues -- Wall Street-defined globalization, rampant and frequently deadly corporate crime, out-of-control military spending and an imperial foreign policy -- are not going to be addressed in a realistic let alone definitional manner by the Democratic nominee (be he Barack Obama or be she Hillary Clinton) or by Republican John McCain. And that, says Nader, will leave millions of Americans feeling frustrated and disenfranchised. Ralph Nader is starting to be a joke. This makes it five times, that he has ran for president. But, does he do any good at getting some of his issues notice? Will he affect the outcome again? Will there ever be a true third party contender?

Our Next Commander in Chief.

This is not the first time Obama has dissed America! He is the only one in the race that will not wear an American flag. He says that it is not needed, yet, all the others wear it as a symbol of 9/11. Also, with his wife's comments, that sounded like she has never been proud to be an American, are adding to this poor view. Both of the Obamas have done well at living the American dream, yet, they have dissed America many of times. How can you be the Commander in Chief with this attitude anti- America view? Would you vote for him as President A.K.A Commander in Chief?

DEMS trying to steal 08 race?

The New York Times is in the crosshairs after publishing a lengthy and critical profile of John McCain Thursday that suggests — but does not outright say — that McCain had a romantic relationship with a female lobbyist and did favors for her clients from his position as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.
The New Republic published a long article Thursday afternoon on its Web site detailing the story behind the story and claiming, “What’s most remarkable about the article is that it appeared in the paper at all.” Is this the DEMS trying to derail McCain? This has happen before. Do you remember in the 04 Presidents race, when there was a fake letter about Bush and his role in the national guard. LOW DOWN! This could of not only wrecked his race for president, but, his family life too. Starting to look that the democrats will do anything to win.VERY LOW DOWN!