Three Strikes and Obama is Out!!

STRIKE 1. Obama has had a friendly relationship with William Ayers. Ayers is a former leader of a radical 70’s group, the Weather Underground, that declared war on the U.S. government. In an excerpt of Ayers’ memoir, that ironically appeared in the New York Times on September 11, 2001, said, “I don’t regret setting bombs” and “I feel we didn’t do enough.”The Weather Underground “allegedly” bombed the US Capitol in 1971 and the Pentagon in 1972. Ayers was a leader. Obama met with Ayers and his wife in 1995 as he looked to get elected to the Illinois State Senate. STRIKE 2. Obama has been long time friends with Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr, former pastor at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, who presided over Obama's wedding and supplied the "audacity of hope" line that has become one of the candidate's signatures, has been a source of controversy for Obama for months because of the inflammatory words and themes of some sermons. With a sermon that claim America deserved 9/11, that was the Sunday after the attack. Sermons with themes that attacked white people. STRIKE 3. Has not happen yet. Don't know where or when this will happen if it does. But, Obama will be out! The heart land of America is mostly white, and they voted for Obama. But, those voters are starting to rethink their votes after this latest news. Even if Obama beats Clinton, McCain will be ready to go toe to toe with him. What do you think of this news? Is this fair to Obama? Will the news media hound him to the end?

If Democrats Can't Get Their Primary Right, How Are They Going To Do Health Care Right?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Democrats on Thursday proposed a vote-by-mail presidential primary to solve the high-stakes delegate dispute while acknowledging the plan's chances are slim.
Democrats in Florida and Michigan have been struggling to come up with an alternative to ensure their delegates are seated at the national convention this summer after the party punished them for holding early primaries. The pressure to resolve the issue has increased amid the protracted fight for every delegate between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
Karen Thurman, chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, offered a mail-in/in person proposal for voting and urged state leaders, the national party and the presidential candidates to sign on. Under the plan, all of Florida's 4.1 million Democrats would be mailed a ballot. They could send it back, or cast a ballot in one of 50 regional voting centers that would be set up. The election would end June 3, a week before a Democratic National Committee deadline to name delegates.
The estimated cost is $10 million to $12 million.
Asked if the plan will be implemented, Thurman said, "I have a feeling that this is probably closer to not, than yes." If the Democrats can't get the Michigan and Florida primaries right, How are they going to do health care? Hell, how are they going to get us out of the Iraq war? This just plain old politicking at it's best. Howard Dean is the one is messing this up for the Democrats. He could have seen this happening a mile away. But, he is to stubborn , and is made that these two states thumb their noses at him. Therefore, he is trying to press his power around , and, in the end looking like he is incompetent of his job. Do you blame the states? Do you blame Howard Dean? HOW WOULD YOU FIX THIS MESS, BEFORE IT TOTALLY DERAILS THE DEMOCRATS RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

McCain and " Fill in The Blank" For 08?

MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 12) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Wednesday he has begun the process of finding a vice presidential running mate and wants someone who shares his views and can take his place.
Speaking to reporters on his campaign plane, the expected Republican nominee said he had seen news reports that a defeated rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, had expressed interest in the job, but he offered no comment one way or the other on whether Romney would be a candidate."I got that impression watching the interview last night," McCain said of Romney's interest in the No. 2 slot on the Republican ticket in November's election.Romney told Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes" on Tuesday that "any Republican leader in this country would be honored to be asked to serve as the vice presidential nominee, myself included."Romney endorsed McCain in February after the Arizona senator defeated him in an often caustic campaign battle. McCain will face either Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York or Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois in November.McCain said he was just beginning to put together a search team to vet potential candidates and seek background checks on them. He joked that he has had "at least 100 volunteers to lead" the search for a No. 2.No decision was expected any time soon. Presidential nominees often wait until just before their party's nominating convention in late summer to announce their running mate.

McCain said he and advisers have begun discussing "what was the process that was used in other campaigns, what process should we go through."He said his prime criteria is someone "who can take your place, shares your principles, your values and your vision and your priorities."McCain talked about his vice presidential search as he came to New Hampshire to hold a town-hall meeting in Exeter and say thank you to the state that revived his candidacy.McCain won New Hampshire in January and put him on track to seize control of the Republican race, months after he was given up for dead. McCain and Romney for 08! Just does not sound right to me. It seems to be that Mitt Romney would have better things to do. Is another white male on the republican ticket, going to be able to beat a Hillary and Obama ticket? Is there not a minority person able to get McCains interest? Do you think McCain will choose Romney? Would Mitt Romney, as Vice President, encourage you to vote for McCain?

Obama Full of Hot Air or Kitchen Sink Part 2

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton today attacked rival Sen. Barack Obama, contrasting his rhetoric and his actions on issues such as Iraq and free trade."If you're going to talk, you ought to mean what you say so people can count on it," she said at a rally in Harrisburg, Pa., six weeks before Pennsylvania holds its delegate-rich presidential primary on April 22.
On energy policy, Clinton disparaged Obama for promoting wind energy but voting for the administration's 2005 energy bill. On the Iraq war, she faulted him for pledging to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq while his former foreign policy advisor told European audiences to ignore the candidate's promise as politics. And on trade policy, she contended, Obama pledged to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement while a top economic advisor assured Canadians his promise was campaign rhetoric."There's a big difference between talk and action," she said.The Obama campaign responded immediately, saying that Clinton is trying to score "cheap political points" with "a kitchen sink of distorted and discredited attacks that she knows aren't true." Obama full of hot air, or is it the Kitchen sink part II? This is getting more and more intense by the day. Clinton is going to swing away , and it appears Obama is going to go toe to toe with her. Obama needs just a draw to win, while Clinton needs a few hard hits. This is the making for a legendary race for modern times. Is this turning you off of the Democrats front runners? Who do you think will win? Is it smart for Clinton to fire at will towards Obama? Should Obama be try to meet here blow for blow?

No, But Hell No!! Obama Speaks Out on Super Ticket!

Barack Obama touted his front-runner status in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination today and rejected rival Hillary Clinton's recent suggestion he might be her running mate.
``With all due respect, I won twice as many states as Senator Clinton. I won more of the popular vote than Senator Clinton. I have more delegates than Senator Clinton,'' Obama said while campaigning in Mississippi, which is holding a primary tomorrow. ``I don't know how somebody who is in second place is offering the vice presidency to somebody who is in first place.''
Obama, a senator from Illinois, said voters shouldn't think that somehow they can ``get both'' New York Senator Clinton and himself on the Democratic ticket.

``My argument throughout this campaign is that we need to change how business is done in Washington, and I don't think Senator Clinton represents the kind of change that's needed,'' he said when asked if he was ruling out running on a ticket with Clinton. Got to admit, Obama\Clinton or Clinton\Obama would be tough for McCain to run against. But, Obama appears to be not even haveing Clinton any where near him. Would you vote more for a Clinton\ Obama ticket or an Obama\Clinton ticket? Do you think Obama is messing up his chances to win the women vote , and/or the whole race, by dissing Clinton?

"Obama the Hypocrite"

Obama’s not really that against the Iraq war, and he’s a something of a hypocrite, was the message once again from the Clinton campaign. The Clinton campaign has hammered this issue over and over for months -- most famously, there was Bill Clinton calling his position on Iraq a “fairy tale.” But when (now former) top Obama foreign policy adviser Samantha Power told BBC that Obama "will, of course, not rely on some plan that he’s crafted as a presidential candidate or a U.S. Senator," the Clinton campaign found something tangible to seize on. They did it Friday in a conference call with reporters and did it again today -- this time in a conference call with Lee Feinstein, the campaign’s chief foreign policy adviser, Gen. Wesley Clark, Admiral Joe Sestak and Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard.
“Candidates should not tell voters one thing and have advisers tell BBC others,” said Communications Director Howard Wolfson said. “You should not hit another candidate for a position you hold. …This is something voters should be particularly concerned about.”Clinton herself has not set a date for withdrawal and has said she would take into consideration the advice of military personnel on the ground to assess the situation in Jan. 2009. But it’s not about that, the campaign said; it’s that Obama is being inconsistent. Once again, Clinton fires a shot off at Obama. This race is about to really turn really hot for the next few weeks. But, there is something here. This is the second time Obama has been caught saying one thing to the public, and then saying something else behind closed doors. Will this come back to haunt him? Can the American public trust what he is telling them? Due to Obama's lack of experience, it is his speeches that got him to where he is today.

McCain's Gain or Lost?

Publicly, McCain shrugs when asked whether the Democratic battle helps or hurts his nascent general election campaign. Some senior GOP strategists, including former White House adviser Karl Rove, fear that the red-hot Democratic contest could make McCain look irrelevant, forcing him out of the daily news reports."Mr. McCain becomes less interesting to the media. Stories about him move off page one and grow smaller. TV coverage becomes spotty and short," Rove wrote in an opinion article published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal.But top McCain advisers think it is a gift, and the push to raise money — verging on desperate after Obama's $55 million haul in February — has already been unleashed."We have to raise money," said Charles Black, a top political adviser to McCain. "Probably the biggest advantage that this time gives us is that, while they are spending their money on each other, we can go out and raise money and put it in the bank" John McCain is 50/50 over this fight between Obama and Clinton. Yes, he is relaxing and enjoying the othere two fighting each other. But, you know the saying,"Good press and bad press= Good press". Obama and Clinton or getting all the eyes for now, and, they are getting battle harden. Do you think McCain will be able to capitalise on this? Will Obama or Clinton be able to have any fight left in them after this?

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?