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Thank you Laura from Tulsa. Actually what I am looking for is the record of his Illinois 13th district ending 2005.

I have already reviewed his US Senate record as well all other senators running for President. I do take in consideration all candidates resumes. Some people don't think resumes are important. I do.

I agree w/ the thinker that if we use our brain, not our emotion, we'll make more sensible choices in leaders. Edwards Obama Clinton were legislators. That's not executive experience, so their track record isn't suited to the Presidency. Use your brain, not your emotion. And don't vote for revenge against George Bush.

Lois in Pitt:

you can view Sen. Obama's voting record at http://obama.senate.gov/votes

I don't think lots of people realized how frighening it will be if Obama in the White House. He was not tested, period. We all want change, but not his type, NO ! We want change leading to real change. By the way, Edwards is really stupid now. He is planning VP role for Obama. Fight for your own life, Edward. Guess what Obama doesn't care about you at all. Obama is very good at using people to do things for him to reach his own purpose. Not trust him. Don't use your emotion, use your brain. THINK.

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"Not one of you on here knows anything about Hillary Clinton. She would be the best thing for your country. Her husband Bill was loved by all around the world. He balanced your budget, created a surplus, had the longest peace time on record etc. You guys really need a president with the credentials that Hillary has. She could stomp Obama and Edwards into the ground with her smarts. Pay more attention to the person, not the comments they make. Hillary will be great for you and for the rest of the world. Especially with her husband as an Ambassador to the World.

Posted By Jacob, Brockville, Ontario : November 21, 2007 12:22 pm "

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I THINK THE ABOVE POSTER SUMS IT ALL UP. BILL WAS A GREAT PRESIDENT. NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT HILARY (maybe because she has no success story behinf apart from her marriage to Bill); VOTE FOR HILARY BECAUSE BILL WILL BE AMBASSADOR!

hahaha. No wonder Bush, his wife, Karl Rove are such staunch supporters of Hilary. She wins the Dem nomination, the Republicans win the Presidency. Period.

All Hilary Clinton can claim to – is that she is Mrs. Clinton – she has absolutely NO foreign policy experience; absolutely no economic experience (that was Rubin's job remember); and had an amazing penchant for attracting controversy and a dimal track record in building consensus b/w Dems and Republicans.

It is very telling that George W. Bush, Laura Bush and Karl Rove have been speaking favourable of Hilary – it's almost like they are campaigning for her to win the Dem nomination – and guarantee the presidency to the Republicans.

Democrats who think Hillary is their most electable candidate are living in a fantasy world. No candidate with 50% negative ratings has ever won, or will ever win, a national election.

Most polls sample only a few hundred or just over a thousand people. A poll from a few weeks ago sampled nearly 10,000 people.

Half of them said they would not vote for Hillary Clinton under any circumstances.

Note to naive readers: negative ratings go up in elections, not down.

Hillary is the Democrats weakest candidate.

Where can I find Sen. Obama's state senate records to review as part of his resume on deciding the best candidate for President?

yep -playing mister nice guy...kinda of late johhnie,shes gonna get tougher and you arent going to know what hit you..like the last debate shes only getting started...i hate to see it in full force..you wernt for Universal health care in 2004...but now since the american people want it ..now you do to and shes glad that you do...and your other running mate buddy...he will leave 15 million out of health care..and this from experts..Hillary will madate after the afford poilicy can goes thru its all on the fact hub hillary clinton.com,all your obambi lies and johhnie lies,and you know she's telling the truth,you guys arent

I'm still waiting for any ANY Hillary supporter to list for me how Hillary is more experienced than Obama. I want a list of meaningful legislation that she has passed as a U.S. senator (her only true experience) and I want to see how she was personally involved in policy during her HUSBAND'S administration. Now get to work. But before you waste you time asking the Clinton Archives to release some papers, please reread this from one of your fellow followers:
"Pay more attention to the person, not the comments they make."

What the hell is that supposed to mean? Only look at her pants suit, notice her new dye job, determine if she's wearing diamonds or pearls or both that day but don't listen to her?

Edwards was quoted as saying "We don’t elect resumes president of the United States. We elect people president." That is very well said. I don't like Edwards, but he nailed it. Obama 08'

I believe the Democrat Party need a strong candidate outside, if they really want to compete against the Republican Party and to win. Hillary is the best option in and out, no doubt about it.

Re Obama (Innocent?) and Edwards Comments bashing Hillary:
If you spot it youve got it. Frankly Im tired of Obama's patronizing attitude ie in this last debate ie "Hillary is a fine person running a good campaign, but..."Can't you see behind his words????
Obama, sure he's seen as honest and above it all...because he has not been involved with politics and is unseasoned, untested. We don't need a golden retriever puppy in the White House... we need an adult German Shepard.
It's frightening to me that Obama may be in the White House during this most crucial time in our history. Maybe In the future when he has more experience.

This headline is so untrue. Edwards is always trying to get in the middle of the Clinton-Obama wars. He wants to put his two cents in so that people will know he is still running for president. Edwards needs to "step up his game" and put some plausible alternatives to Clinton and Obama if he wants personal attention on his candicacy.

John has done his share of sniping. I'd like to see more candidates telling voters about their track records instead of trying to get the public in their camp by making the opponent look badly.

GO John Go. I don't consider this sniping or slinging mud. Obama has only been pointing out differences between himself and Clinton. Edwards has been doing the same. What the heck is the big deal about a bit of intellectual discourse? Grow up people. Our country is in a crisis with our Military being spent, our debt through the roof, jobs going overseas, our constitution being dismantled. There is alot to be concerned about and I myself want to hear the candidates have a real debate and a little discourse. We need to talk about real issues that affect not just us as US citizens but US as citizens of the world!
Nancy

Edwards is trying to focus on the issues and the best the media can do is ask him about this?

The reason we have sniping and swiftboating is because that's the only thing the so-called "journalists" care about. They'll sell more advertising dollars. Politics is not broken, journalism is.

And Clinton is the one who slings mud but calls it mudslinging when anyone gives honest criticism of her views.

The reason she is slipping in the polls is that she tells lies and is in such self-denial she really doesn't know it. We aren't stupid, Hillary.

Divide and Conquer. All this mess in the Democratic race is good for Republicans.

Clinton started with a good focus, and she has been distracted by these 2 political amateurs .. Edwards who lost once by not being a team player in 2004 and Obama who is coming everyday with another bedtime story to divert the attention of Americans from real politics. This guy has no respect for the democratic principles, he is way to the left and too avid for power so ready to lie and make empty promises.

Not one of you on here knows anything about Hillary Clinton. She would be the best thing for your country. Her husband Bill was loved by all around the world. He balanced your budget, created a surplus, had the longest peace time on record etc. You guys really need a president with the credentials that Hillary has. She could stomp Obama and Edwards into the ground with her smarts. Pay more attention to the person, not the comments they make. Hillary will be great for you and for the rest of the world. Especially with her husband as an Ambassador to the World.

Yes, he states that Obama is entitled to give his full life story (which I agree) but he has a problem when Clinton does the same thing in talking about her experience while First Lady. And remember this is Hillary Clinton we are talking about...I'm sure she has always been intimitaly involved in the work of running Bill Clinton's campaigns and administrations so her experience is very relevant. I like Obama but he needs to change his strategy on how he deals with statements from the Clinton campaign. I think they tend to make him look weak. He might get a bump if people feel like he's being picked on but in the long run I don't think how he has handled this stuff will be good (e.g. Novak column).

you think she's getting nasty now, wait till she's really behind in the polls, Billary will get down right fugly.

Edwards does not spend a nanosecond listening to Hillary and Obama and he will spend less than that listening to the American people. Hillary’s planned policies are coming directly from the people. Edwards thinks he’s got everything all figured out. He doesn’t need to listen to the American people because he knows everything. What Edwards is failing to realize is that Americans want their country back from the reactionary right wing. We can’t afford to have another Republican in the executive branch. We must stick with Hillary Clinton because not only is she the most qualified candidate, the most experienced candidate and she’s ready to lead on day one but she’s got the fire power to BEAT THE REPUBLICANS.

So John is either making statements about things that he has no knowledge of (yesterday he injected himself in the debate between the two of them) or he is lying about not following what is going on. So either he makes judgements without facts or is a liar. Either way his credibility is all shot to hell.

"Senator Obama is completely entitled to talk about his whole life experience to allow people to judge whether he's prepared to be president"

I do agree with this. the more Obama talked about his life, the more naive he shows. First he includes community organizer as qualification for president of United States. Now he says life before one was 10 year old as the most important experience for foreign policy. It gets more and more ridiculous. why people vote for this guy? Are they more naive them him? If community orgazer qualifies one to be our president. Jassey Jackson is better than Obama.

John Edwards foreign policy experience is that his hair dresser speaks a little spanish..

First, I don't believe Edwards is truthful when he says he's not listening to what Obama and Clinton are saying about each other. Second, I am a long time Democrat, but I am really sick of the way they have been going after each other. I think it would serve each candidate better to emphasize their own strengths and not continue to stoop to mud slinging which to me is counter productive.

"Can I honestly tell you…I spend not a nanosecond listening to what each of them are saying sniping toward each other, so I have no idea what you're talking about."

OH PLEASE!!! What a lie! There is NO WAY this man doesn not listen to every word his opponents say...that is the mark of a good lawyer! They are paid to pay attention, garner information and use that information to strengthen their cases! So either he is a terrible lawyer, or a liar. Hmmm...maybe they are one in the same.

With Edwards... we may be pleased with his priorties and supposed policies...but they have not basis in reality. When/if he becomes President he must operate within the "real-world". The GOP will be there, the PAC's will be there. The miscrient foreign leaders will be there. And truthfully, they will not give 2 cents for his agenda. He doesn't have a sense of reality. The real world is: he will step in as Commander-In-Chief of a hugely unpopular war–and have to craft a way out of it–and still retain the respect of the nation in the world. He must heal–divisions amongst world powers created by the Texas Hold-Em leader we have now. The nex President will have one hell of a big job...and truthfully, he doesn't seem up to the task.

Other than being a NY Senator what are Hillary's real qualifications anyway ?
I don't think coat tailing riding qualitfies one for Presidency.

Um, John, there are some Republicans in this race, you know? Quit running against the Democrats if you know what's good for you, and plainly you don't. I'm not liking you as a 'real' candidate anymore.

It's odd, but the more ideological Edwards and Obama become, the more I respect Clinton's ability to deftly maneuver the political waters. In an ideal world, I don't think I'd vote for her, but I think her ability to keep agile on the political spectrum reveals someone who really knows how to work the system to get something done.

I respect Obama and Edwards, but they come off as the whiny little adolescent brothers of the sophisticated sister about to head off to college.

First of all the mudslinging between Clinton and Obama is only hurting their ownselves. Just think of the ads the republicans can run if either of them becomes the democratic nominee. That won't have to bash the democrats they can just show video of the democrats bashing each other. And I didn't see Obama and Edwards slinging mud at the debate they just brought up the fact that Hillary changes her position on important issues She was for the war, then against the war, then would bring troops home when she becomes president, and last I heard she said she may have to leave them there to clean up the mess she will inherit from Bush. Sounds like she is not real sure what she thinks needs done. But she has made 4 different statements on where she stands. We all know how she switched on giving illegals drivers license. That ain't mudslinging that is just stating facts.

People keep saying cnn and all other news media are the problem...really no, I am and avid lover of politics and have followed this presidential campaign drama from day one...when the democratic candidates where playing good democrats, there was crazy cry for differentiation between the candidates..now they are telling you their differences and people are crying "foul mud slinging again"...you know what maybe we should all just vote for hilary as we don't seem to be any better than her at flip-flopping..

If Edwards loses Iowa, there's no doubt in my mind that he will drop out the next day and endorse Obama.

For once I agree with Anon (although who knows if it's the same Anon). Does Edwards expect us to beleive that he's not listening to every exchange between these two. He has to be in order to try to look for an opening because it's obvious to this point that he is not the people's choice in any way, shape or form.
Also, if he's not paying attention to this, he's not doing a good job of running for president.

What America needs now, more than ever, is R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The issues facing us are proof that domestic policy and foreign policy are not separate areas. What we do at home affects our standing abroad, and what we do abroad affects what we can accomplish at home. John Edwards sees the whole picture. His plan for one America will restore us to our place in the world with policies we can all be proud of.

Yeah. Right. And I have a bridge that I'd like to show you...

In my opinion, Edwards is either lying, or he is not a serious candidate. If he is not paying attention to what his opponents are saying, then he truly deserves to lose the nomination. Considering that he has effectively been running for President since the last election, I would say that he is paying attention- and that would make him a liar. This is big league politics, and if you aren't paying attention to everyone, then you have no business there.

"PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN !!!, exclaimed the little man behind the velvet curtain." Hey John, you can't just click your heels three times in Iowa...that was OZ.

What a liar!!!!! Edwards is part of the "sniping." Talk about a candidate saying ANYTHING to get elected, it's John Edwards.

...and we don't hire Fortune 500 CEO's resume's, but CEO candidates better have one, and it must quantify their past successes in similar situations. CEO of the most powerful nation on earth is no more an OJT position than it is in a large corporation...

Oh please...
These candidates live and breathe what each other are saying and doing while on the campaign trail. How stupid does this guy think we are??

No..we did that last time and the time before and look where it got us. Believe us John...the American people are looking for someone who will have world presence..and won't embarass us as a nation. Someone who can be tough enough...or nice enough...to effectively negitiate w/ world leaders. Someone who can be trusted enough by the middle eastern nations to stay the course and perhaps get us out of this quagmire with some national dignity maintained.

I know Edward, now you are running scare after the last debate. Why when Hillary was talking about her experience as a first lady you were criticize her. Now that she is firing back at you, you are running scare.

I pay no attention to the Obama /Clinton sniping,,,,,,, the rest of the sentence,,,,," But I'm sure glad it's happening so they leave me alone "

LMAO!!! Only about 20 hours a day, Johnnie-Boy!!! If you didn't keep up with the dirt being dumped on your rivals YOU wouldn't have anything to talk about. You spend the other 4 hours crying in your beer that you didn't think to sling the particular mud first...

Edwards is now playing Mr Nice Guy as if he hasn't been doing his own "sniping" at Clinton for quite some time, and is hardly innocent. He started it all in the last two debates. However, Obama and Edwards have clearly identified Clinton's inconsistency for what she says she stands for as a candidate and what she has voted on in the Senate. In my opinion, she has had nothing to challenge Obama with except childish remarks. Given the recent endorsement by President Bush, it becomes even more evident what her agenda has been and will continue to be.

Is "sniping" the new catch phrase? I thought it was "swift boating".