Obama did and excellent job of setting the record straight,
but will the media widely report .

The fact is right after Bhutto was assasinated Clinton aids and some media outlets were speculating that this would benefit Clinton.

Axlerod was asked about the speculation and he responded
Note that criticize Axelrod never mention the question he was asked.

It is really interesting to read all of the comments that speak against Obama. Not one can really present a substantiated reason why he will not be America's next great leader.

Anyone who spends time listening to him realizes that his moral basis and clarity are unprecedented in ANY candidate we have had in decades. He may not be the best "politician", but his candor and intelligence has resonated with hundreds of thousands of Americans. More Americans have donated to Obama's campaign than any other candidate in the HISTORY of the United States.

This is for someone who no one knew just 4 years ago. Why? Because I think all of these people recognize potential greatness when they see it. It will be a sad day if Barack Obama isn't the president come January 2009.

Obama was the one that said he would run a clean campaign. first thing out of the box he hauled out the mud wagon. he talks about some ones voting recors when he has missed 80% of the votes. the congress voted to go to war on bush's lies. he talks about his experience. he has none. he is just a big cry baby wanting to play the big time. all of you out there that supports obama better wake up. this country is in enough trouble with out putting a fake like OBAMA in office. if he had been from anywhere but illinois he probably would not even been elected to the senate. if you want more of bush vote republican. if you want some one to try and straighten this mess out. vote for an experienced democrat, but not Obama. GO HILLARY>

Intelligent, respected, innovative, HONEST….What's not to admire about Senator Obama? This is our moment America. Lets grab it.
Scripted, poll-driven, sense-of-entitlement,….guess who?
In 2008, lets honor America's well-earned reputation for democracy, not monarchy.
P.S. By the way, how did a person who wasn't even living in a state (and had never been elected to anything), run for and win a Senate seat? Could she (oops!) be riding her husband's coattails?????????

Pro-Clinton bias at CNN? You must be kidding. Barak Obama has had one of the great free rides in political history. If Hillary Clinton's aide suggested that a vote by Obama might have established an environment for assassination in Pakistan…all hell would have broken loose. The media has played the same game with Hillary that it did with Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004…nick away at the strongest or inevitable candidate,,,make them look silly if they get to far ahead and try to make a horse race out this nomination process. After all what would the talking heads have to do until August…actually cover the news?

In 2000 and 2004 we ended up with the most unqualified President in history. While I believe that both Barak Obama and John Edwards have infinitely greater intellectual curiosity, sensibilties and platforms…I am concerned about another President with virtually no understanding of the geopolitical players, strategies and issues. Clearly, Dodd, Biden and Richardson lead the pack with regard to their levels of foreign policy experience; however, to belittle Hillary Clinton's experience as an activist first lady in the White House and in Arkansas is not only insulting to her it is downright wrong. She was criticized for her activism…now some are saying that she was not active enough. Don't forget that in addition to her duties as First Lady she served many extraordinary causes. Moreover, her eight years in the Senate equal that of JFK and the combined U.S. Senate experience of Edwards and Obama (although it is hard to credit Edwards with more than two years in the Senate since he ran for President his last four years and Obama has run almost his entire term). Hillary has been pilloried by the press…it is time for some equal treatment both in terms of face time for those extraordinary candidates who have been typecast as also rans and more critical analysis of Obama and Edwards, both of whom have been spared such analysis.

spelling: Where is CNN tough coverage of Hillary's bogus claim of experience based on her being First Lady???

This goes out to Hillary supporters: If we think it's wrong for Putin to want to continue his power in Russia, Chavez to continue his power in Venezuela, Musharraf to continue his power in Pakistan, why on earth do you people think it's right for Bill Clinton to continue his power in the USA? He had his 8 years, you KNOW he'd play his cards if Hillary was President. This is just WRONG for the USA. If our country's founding fathers had had the foresight to know that someday women would vote and have the opportunity to become President, I would place my bet that they would have written that a spouse NOT be allowed to become President. Being married makes 2 people 1, look it up; financially, legally, etc. Mr and Mrs Clinton have BEEN in the White House, it's time to move on! ABC! Anybody but Clinton!

I watched both the Obama and Clinton interviews. Clinton as usual gave a speech rather than answer questions, and put on her "angry, presidential" face. This women has so many faces and is so power hungry it is almost pathetic. She will bring only more division and bitterness to a government that is already stalemated.

Obama answered the question while Blitzer kept trying to heighten the controversy. I agree with Obama's assessment that this is the "Washington spin". We need leaders who have not become jaded to a dated way of "doing business".

Obama's approach to winning the presidency from day one has been to attack other candidates and tell us why they shouldn't be president, more than standing up and telling us why he should be. If he is truly concerned with what is best for this country, he'll stop concentrating on Clinton and start concentrating on the American people. I saw all that I needed to see when he didn't raise his hand to his heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. That's not the model of a president that I want my son to be looking up to. There's too many dark things in his past and too many unanswered questions, and instead of explaining them, he instead focuses on attacking Clinton. The only thing that this is going to result in for the Democratic party is that the two strongest candidates will knock each other out and John Edwards will end up with the nomination because people will get tired of this Obama-Clinton juvenile nonsense.

I agree with Obama, we can talk about who we know socially all that we want but if we don't have good, sound judgment then what good would we be as leaders? Barack Obama has not changed his position about Iraq or Pakistan since he began running for president. He has always said that we need to be pursuing Bin Laden instead of fighting a war in Iraq. If only the other people in the Congress would have had as much foresight as he has.
If you saw the Wolf Blitzer interview with Hillary Clinton yesterday she is already calling for a change in Pakistan's leadership. I see this as very dangerous at this time and as once again showing a lack of judgment on her part. We need time to sort the Pakistan situation out after this tragedy before spouting out haphazard positions about what should happen next. I think that it is time that Hillary realized that being the wife of a former President does not give her any special knowledge or skills and may in fact make her a more explosive candidate then our country currently needs.
Before we vote lets not let Hillary fool us with her exaggerated experience,
Its time to get both the Bush and Clinton mind set out of Washington and bring in new, fresh leadership. Vote Obama, America and the World's hope are with him.

If Clinton is so polarizing that she is tearing the democrats apart…what do you think she will do in the general election!? I for one, am a staunch democrat who has been voting for over twenty five years and if she gets nominated, I am going to sit this one out for the first time. That is how sick I am of the Clinton dynasty!! I have heard others say the same thing. So if you want another republican in the Whitehouse, by all means nominate Clinton!

I was disappointed in Hillary during her interview with Wolf Blitzer, because Wolf played a tape in which Obama talked about what he has been saying for months, that Hillary's vote for the war in Iraq shows poor judgment. She then responded that Obama's campaign was politicizing Bhutto's death. Obama didn't even mention Bhutto in the tape. Why can't she just adress what's being talked about instead of taking cheap shots? I would ask the same question of all the other candidates as well.

Obama does not need to try hard to be who he is as he is what he is. The point still remains, is AMERICA wise enough to have this man as its leader to bring change. AMERICA needs to prepare itself for challenges ahead and the old guard are too weak to make that happen if the congress is anything to go by. THINK AMERICA THINK FOR ONCE AMERICA…

Ken, Eric, I think you've misunderstood what Obama was saying. We need your better judgement. America needs smart people to think clearly. You are one of these people.

All Obama was saying was that he feels now is the best time for his election because it hasn't been long since he was living a "normal" ordinary Joe life like the rest of us.

Think about it - compared to Clinton - who has been in Washington for so long she has grown out of touch. Simple.

C'mon, please don't have a go at Obama for this. He's basically a goody guy and we're all human.

I think this video says it all. Even foreign folks want us to vote Obama. We badly need him:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XuTtflCcjg4

God bless!

If you are for Clinton or Edwards you don't mind them taking shots at Obama. But when he defends himself, then you claim he is attacking. That shows me what kind of people that Clinton and Edwards attracts. Just political people. I think all candidates should state their opinions and let voters decide for themselves. This idea that candidates can't defend themselves is hogwash. That is what a campaign is about, a debate about who is best, who has done the best things. They can't stand there mute. I agree with Obama on this. Clinton made decisions that turned out bad for Pakistan. The war in Iraq distracted from the hunt for Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I think we are now seeing the consequences in Pakistan of this foolish war in Iraq.

In watching a news clip from CNN 's On the Bus just moments ago your reporter failed to point out that a REPORTER originally asked Axelrod, Obama's campaign guru, about the advantage that Clinton might gain from the chaos in Pakistan, it was not the Clinton campaign as Obama suggests that pushed this. Obama's inspirational campaign started this slam fest, not the Clinton campaign. Obama is throwing everything he can out there hoping it will stick from the race card to sexism and tea, He is pandering to right, the left and independents. What exactly does he stand for and who does he stand with? He is the incomplete Democrat. I don't need inspiration from a leader, I want a worker who does their home work, and puts words into action, not just a guy who calls out present in the classroom. Obama doesn't want the unions to support him apparently they are not the academic elites, college students or the Oprahites he graves. The unions only represent the hard working folks of America who apparently shouldn't be allowed and organized voice, all this coming from the famed community organizer. He doesn't take money from the all powerful lobbies, just the people who work for them. I am one independent who is not buying the gamble. His cold reading of his statement about Bhutto's death sums it all up for me. The only passion Obama can muster is to proclaim his own greatness.

Obama was smoking pot when Hillary was talking about women's rights in the middle east.

Obama did not vote 130 times in the senate, and he has no record to run on. He cant be a leader when he's not making decisions on issues.
Hillary and other Dem's running voted for the war in Iraq, and that was the wrong vote. But, at least it was a vote. I dont expect the President to make the right decisions every time, but I do expect the President to make a decision and if its the wrong one then he/she must correct it.

Hillary is getting a bump in the polls only because CNN is showing video of her with that late 80's hair cut talking to Bhutto. Maybe it was the 90's, not sure.

All the Dem's are great and better then the any Republicans.

Onece again, Barak has put to rest this Silly Season CNN Garbage, Hillary has sent her attack reporters to ask stupid questions, and Barak just shuts them down and they end up looking like the Bias journalist's they are.

OBAMA 08,12

HILLARY give up you don't have anything that will stick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THERE HE GOES AGAIN! SILLY BARRY OBAMA….trying to defend his wierdo aides' comments instead of firing him like Hillary did with some of her staff after making irresponsible comments.

Talk about "Audacity," Barry; defending your staffs' incriminating, desperate and heartbreaking comments is audacious indeed.

Why does CNN keep moderating anti-Clinton comments? Seems like you guys only approve comments that speak glowingly of Hillary. Bottom line, no matter how much you guys try to shove HRC down our throats, it is not going to happen. The Presidency is not a family heirloom to be passed down the family tree. Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton. Not this time. The office of the POTUS is not a chattel or a necklace.

Vote for Senator Obama.

I am an American Contractor living here in Pakistan. Here are my views:
Yes this is an unfortunate event. Yes people act out violently.
1. The media has made this a more dangerous situation by constantly hyping the violence. Most of what you see on TV are isolated occurances. You never see the positive side of how hard people are working here to make it a better place to live.
2. Most of the people here are peaceful and pro-democratic.
3. Musharif has control of the the political infrastructure better than anyone else could at this point. Bush has rightfully supported him and has taken the right stance in a very tactful manner (Hillary needs a lesson on this)
4. Pakistan is still a very poor country and is in its infancy on its path to democracy. Western culture of immediate gratification coupled with media negativism sheds a negative bias on Pakistan's democratic growth. Bush has excercised both proper restraint and patience as well as a tough stance when needed (another lesson for Hillary)
I am outraged at Hillary's interview with CNN regarding the death of Bhutto. She IS politicizing it!!! And so is Obama!!! Carefully listen to Hillary's words:
paraphrasing:
a. the Bush admin. is to blame for Pakistan's current situation-
Laying blame is an emotional response not a logical approach.
b. the Bush admin. is unaccountable for the monetary aid to Pakistan-
I'm sure $10 Billion just can't dissappear into thin air.
c. The aid has not been a benefit for this admin, for Pakistan, or for the terrorists -
OK so you've just eliminated everyone, who did it benefit then?
Sorry Hillary but your TV presence was very poor, full of emotional response, and in no way provided political solutions. This is no way to react to a world tragedy ESPECIALLY AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF A WORLD SUPERPOWER!
Neither Hillary nor Obama have the spine to deal with this situation! America needs to stop being led around like sheep by the media bias as they will always spin negativism, liberalism, and may even support spineless candidates.

Thank you Jessica for a great interview with Barack. Too bad it didn't get shown on tv. Instead we got a long interview between Wolf and Hillary, repeated twice. Yccht. I guess Wolfie and the Clinton News Network just couldn't help themselves. Can't show the wise and thoughtful Barack because that would just make shrill Hill look really bad.

Please, enough with Obama's "judgement" and "integrity" nonsense.

Please Obama supporters, answer this: Obama said today that he would not run again in 8-years if he was not elected this term, due to the fact that after 8-years in Washington he would be different and won't have the same type of political judgement and integrity. Does that mean that if he gets elected this term, then in a couple of years he will have lost his core foundations and principles? Give me a break. Clearly, his statement about NOT running in the future is a simple pander. 'If you want to vote for me, it HAS to be now…" blah, blah, blah. Please don't fall for this nonsense. I don't dislike Obama, I really don't. But if you are going to claim the 'honesty' card, stop playing the silly political games. If you are going to claim the 'non-politician' card, then start being honest. At least with Hillary you know what you get: strong leader with a goal and vision, willing to play the political game in order to get things accomplished. Obama is trying to have it all ways: the non-political politician. Good grief.

In addition, if you recall, he originally was not going to run for the presidency this time around. He was going to wait until he had more experience under his belt. The window of opportunity, however, opened up so he decided to run. The hypocrisy is, that his silly statement about not running in 8-years would be non-existence if he had stuck to his original plan and decided to run 8-years from now! Good grief.

Maybe Obama should not be such a sexist and state that it takes more than "having tea" with international leaders to have foreign policy experience.

Obama throwing more mud around. Stick to your possitives Senator Obama. Like Senator Clinton stick to the issues. By the way who is running for office in Obama's house. His wife? will not let him run again in 8 years. Not very dedacated are they. I believe this is Edwards and Bidens second time to run. Senator Obama has failed this time around. Senator Clinton from New York The Next President of the United States. The only one running with the proper "credentials" to be President

My hope is that Obama is going to take down the two phonies.

BTW, I'm for Biden, with Obama as my backup. Obama, take them down the hard way.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/12/bhuttos-death-c.html

In case you don't go to the website above, here's what Senator Clinton said about this:

11:00 a.m. ET update. Clinton, at an Iowa rally (broadcast in part by Fox News Channel):

Noting that Bhutto's death came just one week before Iowans go to their caucuses to begin the process of selecting presidential nominees, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., said this is "a particularly poignant moment for us to extend our sympathies and condolences to the Bhutto family and the people of Pakistan. I will certainly do anything I can to support the continuing efforts to democratize a very important and critical nation to the future of that region and the world. … When I think about our democracy and the intensity of feeling that people have demonstrated already in our election … we take our elections seriously." Bhutto's death, Clinton said, underscores the importance of one of her campaign themes — that the USA needs to pick "a president who is ready on day one to deal with the myriad of problems" in the world.

How can she have the audacity to claim that anyone's trying to "politicize" this issue, when she was the FIRST to do it?? Once again, she's trying to have it both ways. Classic Clinton.

I am not sure why people dont see that Obama for what he is. His judgement that he was against the war from the beginning is of no consequence since he never had to cast any vote. Not sure what his judgement was when he voted 'present' to serious issues which are beyond legislative tactics. Obama has really no real results to show for compared to other candidates and none at the national level. He campaigned to be a senator and even before his term started he had started plotting to run. This does not represent an act of integrity to people of Illinois who elected him to represent them. He has missed large number of meetings of the veterens subcommittee and he missed a critical vote on Iran resolution saying that campaign got in the way. Then he was slient while he was publicly criticized in a debate and postured his stand based on how the event unfolded. He essentially sponsored a similar bill. These do not represent acts of honsety either.

I am sure he is intelligent and has charisma. Let us not be fooled by these traits only. He is not ready to be a commander in chief and he has never faced a tough dicisions in a public manner and at a time when it really counts.

This is an excellent interview. Barack really has found his footing. He looks very calm, confident, and self-assured.

I also like Jessica Yellin's personality.

Seriously, I have to say I've been impressed by how little mud has been slung so far by all the campaigns. I really thought Hillary would be… I don't know… evil, but she hasn't been. The comments that both sides are making aren't really THAT cheap. Hillary says Obama lacks experience. Obama says Hillary feels the election is owed her and doesn't represent any serious change.

Granted, the elections thus far haven't been sqeaky clean. But I'm happy with how clean they've been.

That said, I can't wait for the primaries to be over.

Obama Jumped into this race to early. He Should have just waited a until 2016.. He have Zero(0) Foreign Policy exprience.. and at this Moment in Time we Need a President with exprience and that is Hillary Clinton.. Barack Obama will make a good Vice President.. NOT A PRESIDENT

just one more comment on this story. Obama if you cant take the heat get out the kitchen. Hillary 08″

Obama is right. HRC is the one politicizing this issue. She made the wrong judgement of voting for diverting attention from the issues most seriously impacting on the security of the USA. Thats a fact and no matter how much CNN would like to spin it, this is a raw fact. She has a very faulty judgement and she does not deserve to be the president of the USA. But we know she is a beneficiary of nepotism, and CNN is busy biding for her!

Let's call it what it is, politics.

At the end of the day, Barack has fewer obligations to the corporate lobyists, he is aware of the needs and belief structure of average Americans, he has a fresh approach to foreign policy and the repairing of international relationships, his health care platform is rational and he has a tax plan that is very agreeable and not one based on over promised budget initiatives that will not be met.

He is an inspiration and the right gift at the right time.

Merry Christmas

These people are politicians. Politicians are interested in winning first, and everything else is second place at best. That's why they are all doing/saying the things they are right now: Because they want to win. If you're looking to politicians as role models, then you should probably keep looking. For instance, to call Hillary Clinton 'honorable' represents the very height of naivete. However, I seriously doubt that anyone else is that much better. Basically, the issue is who will be the best President and best represents the notion of America that each of us holds. That's what we each have to decide, but if you want a candidate that never disappoints you, then you'll probably never find one (unless you have embarrassingly low standards).

Betty the amazing opportunity lies with Hillary not HIM. Please take your prozac before you cast your vote.

(August 2007) on Pakistan, going after Al Qaida in Pakistan if Musharraf does not act, Bhutto supported that, Unfortunately Washington experience never saw it coming, "we should not distabilize our allies" lets just pay them and they keep the terrorists as baits for more dollars.
Obama was right then, he is right now, Oh boy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc4qnpu3N0M

The 'news' is that Obama has been going negative? His comments are clearly directed at policy differences and at rebutting claims made by the other candidates, not at tearing them down personally. After going to such sleazy lengths to trash Obama, Clinton's campaign suddenly shows regret that politics are being played, with one week to go before the Iowa Caucus. This is playing slimey politics and then crying foul when other candidates don't stoop nearly as far as Clinton's people do. It's sad if it works.

I'm not fond of the back and forth attacks by our candidates. However, I do find it interesting that it seems to be Clinton who draws first blood with a smirk. When Obama retorts effectively some see it in a negative way. I think it's great that Obama is comforting Americans while making his opponents sweat.

O IN '08

To the clown (LC) who said Hillary gave a noble interview…I could care less about a noble interview. What I care about are past choices that these candidates have made. Hillary Clinton has made POOR choices…she talks out of both sides of her mouth…so to hell with a noble interview!! She is the wrong choice for America. She will say anything and od anything for a vote!

Sorry BO, maybe you need one of the adults to explain it to you but when David Axelrod makes a statement to affect that Bhutto's murder is the result of an opponent's vote on the war in Iraq, that's politicizing the event. And when you later support the statements, that too is politicizing it. Hillary may not have been the Sec. of State while Bill was in office, but your comments this week, when compared with her statements, clearly demonstrate that you are far too inexperienced, and probably too immature to be the Democratic nominee, much less the actual Prez. Too bad this is the only run your wife will allow. Eight years from now, you might just be ready.

Obama's foreign relation experience comes from his 4 yrs as a child in Indonesia, and therefore his comments are being naive.

WE SHOULD TELL HIS WIFE… MAYBE SHE'LL MAKE HIM TAKE A TIME OUT FOR BEING MEAN TO HIS PLAYMENTS… SHE MAY NOT EVEN LET HIM PLAY OUTSIDE.. OR MAYBE SHE WON'T LET HIM RUN AGAIN… YIPEEE

Obama cannot fault a spin which his own campaign initiated. If he does not want it he should not start it. Here's a list of Top 10 Contradictions in Obama:

1. [Obama on Not just change political party but change the game and players in Washington] Then why play the same game at all with the same players whose support he now seeks? Does he realize that while his rhetoric may be ideal, it's not the pragmatic necessary and urgent issue/call for America at this time?

2. [Obama on the right kind and wrong kind of experience] Obama does not realize that what he has is the POTENTIAL to have the right kind of experience. Unfortunately, now is not the time and the Oval Office is not the place to be earning and learning that experience. No president can be perfect but America cannot go from one extreme (GWBush) to another extreme (BHObama). The experienced person can fail and there is greater probability that an Inexperienced person would fail.

3. [Obama on judgment] One judgment call on the Iraq issue does NOT mean Obama would have good judgments on a gamut of complex issues. From what's been reported he has avoided making a vote on crucial issues. And he only has very limited experience to showcase an array of judgment calls, which did not even do that except showcase tasks that he did just as he ought to. It's not a fair claim by Obama.

4. [Obama on the Iraq issue] America does not live by "Iraq" alone. It is not even a simple right or wrong issue. Lucky Obama - the present sentiment is just rendering him to seem right. If he has no concrete and significant experience in the world stage and security matters, it would indeed be a gamble to have him as president.

5. [Obama on the establishment] How can Obama posture to bring a new face and a new way in the establishment when he brings with him a circle of close advisers and staff from the Clinton administration? Employing “Clinton minds” around him means he embraces the Clinton policies.

6. [Obama on his policies] His policies are hybrids from policies that have been strongly initiated by and identified with his rivals. He talks of what’s wrong with past policies and other candidates’ policies but does not have an original policy of his own. He wants people to look only to the future because he has INsufficient past to substantiate the rhetoric he gives in the present.

7. [Obama on hope] It will be unfair to speak of hope that does NOT rest on substance and can NOT stand on a concrete relevant experience to make it happen. That would be tantamount to a manipulation of a people's desperation.

8. [Obama on triangulation] He is equally guilty of triangulating. Most of the time he draws the first snipe and criticism. Then he complains of negativity when his rivals counter his (and his campaign’s) attacks. And at worst, he speaks in abstracts and generalities which give him room to parse. But his motives remain equally questionable.

9. [Obama on character] Other candidates have been in public eye longer than he has. Naturally there is more to be played up about their faults and failings. But it does not mean Obama has a better character than the rest. He simply is an unknown character. Perhaps his eagerness to be elected now has much to do with that - for time might soon catch up with his closet and be found more lacking in character. If that happens, the presidency would be more difficult for him to win.

10. [Obama on family values] It is good that he has not yet gone through serious marital and family problems. It’s expected given that he’s young and his marriage is new. But there is much more that can be said about family values with Hillary – forgiving an unfaithful husband that mirrors her capacity to heal a nation’s wounds – raising a decent daughter that mirrors her capacity to restore respectability to America – showing personal strength and discipline that mirrors her capacity to be commander-in-chief – keeping generational bonds in the family that mirrors her capacity to inspire bipartisanship.

Obama may be good and experienced enough for Illinois but not yet for America.

Sorry, Obumble, but you actually have to cast a vote other than 'Present' to have any kind of real impact. You're very adroit at not making firm committments and risk negative feed-back from constituents on your namby-pamby support or opposition. This is not the stance of a forthright politician.

Obama does not practice what he preaches.

WHEN will the media question Obama and Edwards with the same depth of scrutiny they apply to Hillary???

When Obama preaches his message of hope and change his nose and chin keep rising higher and higher…like he's way above what I have to deal with in my daily life…WHY don't people ask him…what are your practical plans for change?
What do you think you are going to do that other good people have not been able to do? Will Momma Oprah follow you to the whitehouse? What will be her role?

As for Edwards fighting the corporations…we already have a "Ralph Nader"… we don't need another one…

Hillary has been tested, attacked and maligned for years and she still gets up everyday and works for the betterment of all our lives. She has what it takes to be President of the United States. I am proud to give her my vote.

Obama, How can you accuse Hilary Clinton for supporting the war. The whole congress then voted for it and authorized the war. Majority of Americans at that time supported it and again reelected Bush. So who is to be blamed. If Obama was in the senate then he would have too. Suppose the war has turned out to be the otherway then Hilary would have been accused of unpatriotic. Obama stop bashing Hilary and show what positive strength you have to be the next American President.

brendon, LC: how can you read a story about Barack Obama's rather gracious/graceful defense against misinformation propagated by the Clinton campaign and come out of it thinking that he's the bad guy. Time and again Hillary Clinton's aides have made wild accusations against him, and every time he's corrected them and then said he'd rather run a clean campaign. Somebody show me an example of Obama baselessly attacking another candidate without provocation. It doesn't happen. The furthest I've ever seen this guy go is to criticizes his opponent's publicly held policy positions, which is precisely where a political campaign should focus it's attention. Clinton, on the other hand, allowed one of her top advisors to disparagingly claimed that Obama bears ties to Muslim extremism! Are you people paying attention at all?

a source: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/foreign/tobyharnden/dec07/obama-muslim.htm

Keep doing well Sen. Obama. It's a shame that you are accused of "playing politics" when you are simply framing a debate on your approach to foreign policy.

I admire that you are willing to do "live" interviews on CNN and take "unplanted" questions from audiences around the country.

OBAMA '08!

This is the beginning of the end of Obama's political career. After months of attacking and then crying foul when attacked back, the hypocricy of Obama is catching up with him. Add to this the narcissistic comments and self adoration and you get the picture. If he spent half as much time on the issues as he does focussing on Hillary Clinton, he may have something worthwile to say. All his hype and attacks are nothing more than smoke and mirrors. he is deflecting his lack of experience and absence of a real agenda by trying to make others look bad. this may get attention at first and may give him a free ride for a while, but eventually it catches up with you. Its about time for the Obama train to exit the station. Your fifeteen minutes of political fame is about up.

Decisions like going into Iraq, labeling a countries military terrorist, in short voting like George Bush has created a feeling in radicals that makes them want to kill us, and anyone affiliated with us around the world. Our actions internationally stem from congressional votes. If any president decides to drop a bomb, its with support of the congress.

Obama is trying hard to give the impression he is the perfect candidate for the presidency even though he has hardly completed half term as a Senator. Voters see his audacity when he says: "It's now or never." They are skeptical. They feel that he has lost touch with reality. He is busy attacking Democrats running, when he should be criticizing the Republican administration for the serious problems they have created. We see a new low in his attacks on Hillary when he says that having tea with Benazir Bhutto in the past does not make Hillary a foreign policy expert. The world knows that Hillary was active as an adviser to President Clinton and has carried out numerous diplomatic missions on his behalf to improve U.S. relationship with many countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

Does anyone know what happened to Obama's campaign of hope? Lately, all he's doing is whining and going negative. It looks very clear that when you have not record or platform to run all you have is to attack and attack to avoid the serious questions or explanation. Obama is acting like he knows everything and everybody else is wrong, "to old." etc.etc. Time for him to move on and go back to Chicago, he will do well as a talk show host…actually that will fit him well so Dr. Phil can have a real competition. I am sure Oprah will give him a nice gig on television besides publishing his books!
Ironic that will all the millions of dollars he is spending in Iowa and without the need to buy access to the media to get his message out (since he gets tons of free press daily) his message of hope or change is probably not catching up as his campaign would like to be. He needs to grow up or go back to the US Senate to learn and get experience before he trying to claim he is the best on everything and everybody else is wrong.

Hillary politicized it too. I don't see anything wrong with it, but she shouldn't condemn him for doing the same as her. It's a political event, not just the tragic death of a public figure. It's crazy not to see this assassination in the bigger picture, which is Pakistan as a whole. It's a political issue and of course, Clinton and Edwards don't want to talk about it. Their votes for a "dumb" war have diverted us from the real threats and allowed them to regroup. It's a legitimate point and one that is being glossed over by the MSM. Hopefully, people will realize that Obama(whether you like him or not) was right on Pakistan and Iraq, as far back as 2002.

Obama Mr. Clean!..yea right, he is a lucky overrated politician that the big press love to report every single word that come out of his mouth while avoiding to report the other candidates. Big corporate America and the Republicans are pushing him because they know he will be easiest one to get rid of in the general elections.
But now for Obama to criticizes Edwards…he's suddenly forgetting that during the whole time in Illinois he took money from lobbyist, big corporations, and dubious contributors that are currently indicted. Why the press is not talking about it? Makes you wonder!!

Washington, DC –Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2007 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list includes Senator Barack Obama (D-IL): A “Dishonorable Mention” last year, Senator Obama moves onto the “ten most wanted” list in 2007. In 2006, it was discovered that Obama was involved in a suspicious real estate deal with an indicted political fundraiser, Antoin “Tony” Rezko. In 2007, more reports surfaced of deeper and suspicious business and political connections It was reported that just two months after he joined the Senate, Obama purchased $50,000 worth of stock in speculative companies whose major investors were his biggest campaign contributors. One of the companies was a biotech concern that benefited from legislation Obama pushed just two weeks after the senator purchased $5,000 of the company’s shares. Obama was also nabbed conducting campaign business in his Senate office, a violation of federal law.

To much for Mr Clean! Obama is a phony!

Obama is trying hard to give the impression he is the perfect candidate for the presidency even though he has hardly completed half term as a Senator. Voters see his audacity when he says: "It's now or never." They are skeptical. They feel that he has lost touch with reality. Most of his statements are now substance-free. He is busy attacking Democrats running, when he should be criticizing the Republican administration for the serious problems they have created. We see a new low in his attacks on Hillary when he says that having tea with Benazir Bhutto in the past does not make Hillary a foreign policy expert. The world knows that Hillary was active as an adviser to President Clinton and has carried out numerous diplomatic missions on his behalf to improve U.S. relationship with many countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. If Obama is unaware of this, how can we trust any statement he makes about having the perfect background to bring about change in Washington?

OBAMA 08′
This is a great interview and I am glad that Obama has finally started calling Clinton and Edwards out on their flip-flops and political rhetoric. Both Clinton and Edwards will say whatever is needed to win the nomination.. Go Barack.

Obama Mr. Clean!..yea right, he is a lucky overrated politician that the big press love to report every single word that come out of his mouth while avoiding to report the other candidates. Big corporate America and the Republicans are pushing him because they know he will be easiest one to get rid of in the general elections.
But now for Obama to criticizes Edwards…he's suddenly forgetting that during the whole time in Illinois he took money from lobbyist, big corporations, and dubious contributors that are currently indicted. Why the press is not talking about it? Makes you wonder!!

Washington, DC –Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2007 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list includes Senator Barack Obama (D-IL): A “Dishonorable Mention” last year, Senator Obama moves onto the “ten most wanted” list in 2007. In 2006, it was discovered that Obama was involved in a suspicious real estate deal with an indicted political fundraiser, Antoin “Tony” Rezko. In 2007, more reports surfaced of deeper and suspicious business and political connections It was reported that just two months after he joined the Senate, Obama purchased $50,000 worth of stock in speculative companies whose major investors were his biggest campaign contributors. One of the companies was a biotech concern that benefited from legislation Obama pushed just two weeks after the senator purchased $5,000 of the company’s shares. Obama was also nabbed conducting campaign business in his Senate office, a violation of federal law.

To mcuh for Mr Clean! Obama is a phony!

Must be CNN (Clinton News Network) Actually I came here after watching the interveiw to say I am amazed, it was a good interview from CNN. I honestily didn't think CNN could give a good interview to anyone except Clinton.
Anyway CNN I haven't been able to say this in a long time but good job!!!!
But don't worry the Clinton trolls reminded me what network this is!!!
I'm sorry if your canidate takes everything Obama says about Government needing change personal, I guess if the shoe fits wear it!!!! And I have to say I love it when you blame Obama for smear tactics, since most of what you call smear tactics are him responding to stuff Clinton camp puts out. Let's see who called him naive and in-experanced, so everytime he defends himself that is an attack. Actually the one doing the most attacking is the supposily experanced canidate.
If you want an experanced canidate I would say Biden, if you want the same old politics, then clinton is your girl. But if you want a President that will lead us (the American People), and give us back our government, Obama is your Man!!!!
That's what I love about him, he will lead us, he will open Government to us, he knows he can't change government, but he will lead us in changing Government. Like he says change doesn't happen from the top down (personally that sounds like the Repub economics), but from the bottom up.
Together we can change the world!!!!
Obama '08

Just imagine: a politician politicizing a political situation. Say it isn't so!!

He makes a very good point about the way in which the Clinton campaign tried to spin this tragedy in Pakistan. It was her camp who began this, then turned around and suggested that Obama's campaign's response was somehow indicative of an attack. This seems to be the pattern, at least with Clinton's claims about Obama. She says something, Obama responds, then she (or her people) call it an attack. Pure ridiculousness.

obama is great, even if he says something which might seem stupid, it's important to just trust that he knows what's right. if you have a bad impression of him, it's probably just because you haven't been paying attention, or aren't intelligent. hillary supporters fit into this category.

don't ruin this election for obama. hillary isn't gonna help

Sharon, pls. speak for yourself, 'cause I think otherwise of Obama.
Because I love this great nation, I will vote for Hillary Clinton, who is a survivor.
VOTE HILLARY CLINTON!!

Obama is the right person for this country at this time. We need somebody with good judgement, integrity and honesty. Unlike that lady from NY, he is honest.

Go Obama, the country needs you.

It is time that we Americans stop this bickering and look at each candidate to choose the person to lead this country. Look at what the last eight years have brought us. We now have a person in the highest office in this land that does not represent every person living within its borders. He only meets with people of his party and does not listen to what we the people want. I have not decided which of the candidates I will support; however I will do my homework and read up on each. Please America lets not fall for the same old game in 2008.

"Smear campaign" against Hillary? What a laugh! Hillary has tried every dirty trick in the book (through her "surrogates") against Barack in the last few weeks, and nothing has worked. Obama's statement was only offering his condolences. He said nothing more. Then a reporter later asked his staff member a (stupid) question, and the staff member answered. That's a "smear"?

Why should HE be the one to "show respect"? Sounds patronizing to me!

Hillary's the one politicizing…acting like just meeting with people as First Lady gives her "foreign policy experience"! In that case, let's just elect any one of the other First Ladies! They've all "know" many world leaders!

Of course Barack acts like he knows so much…he does! And he's proven it!

I couldn't agree more, Sharon. If our country isn't wise enough to realize that Obama is an excellent candidate, then we don't deserve him.

People, think: Why would you vote for Hillary over Barack? More experience posing for photos with other first wives? More time in the senate spent making mistakes on Iraq and Iran?

Please, America - who is the sharpest, most honest candidate? We need Senator Obama.

Obama '08

Sharon
We are not lucky to have Obama in this race. If he wasn't in perhaps candidates could have more meaningful discussions on policies. He and his campaign threw mud at all rivals to cover Obama's lack of substance, and Obama was the main agent to divert the campaign to meaningless discussions. Any Democratic candidate is better than Obama.

Yes, he politicized the tragedy in Pakistan and intervened in the discussion the way he did (aiming at Clinton, and Edwards, and Biden who actually have/had direct knowledge of Pakistan) because he actually had nothing relevant to say…

I just hope primaries will be over soon and God will help us not to hear about him all the time.

If you think making distinctions in policy position or pointing to an opponents' record qualifies as "mudslinging" or "personal attacks," then your level of sensitivity probably requires medication.

It is perfectly fine for all of the candidates to raise these issues against each other and be judged accordingly, as long as they do so without the "slash and burn," "swift-boat" knee-capping tactics… such as suggesting someone may have been a drug dealer or forwarding slanderous emails.

America must be pleased to have a leader like Obama. One who has principles. The question is, if AMERICA is awake to grab this onetime opportunity…

What does that headline mean: "Obama Beats Back Clinton's 'Politicizing' Claim"? That sounds as if he succeeded. He didn't and couldn't beat back the "politicizing claim" because he has nothing with which to beat it back.
His statements throughout this article are another example of his double-speak. Talk and talk and talk and, in the end, say nothing of substance. Another example of just how naive, weak, ineffective, and shallow he is.
Please, anyone but Obama in '08!

I, for one, find Senator Obama's candour and straight talk absolutely refreshing. It's a much needed antitode to the unhealthy secrecy and rancorous partisanship that has long poisoned the well spring of the Washington establishment.

Obama has a smear campaign?

I don't recall his attacking Hillary's kindergarden essays.

Hillary will do anything to get elected, and once in power, will do everything to keep it.

The constant investigations and the impeachment trial have bent her and made her paranoid ("vast right wind conspiracy," remember?).

She would be a scary, scary President.

Are you kidding…Hillary is the one who is smearing everyone and the Clinton's are the best at destroying others, so that voters like you don't pay attention to how they don't answer questions….and what to sleepwalk the nation into voting for them..

Obama is in third place now, according to latest Iowa overall averages. Check out realclearpolitics.com which report all the polls released up-to-date .
Obama's average poll curve going down in a steep hill.
No wonder he's bashing everyone around. Desparate measures folks.

Senator Obama is very understanding, well-informed and rational about the state of the country and what path it needs to take for the future. The problem is that the candidates, who he faces on his path to the presidency, are so set in their ways of arguing and attacking each detail of every issue that he must defend and even resort to the offensive to stay in the race; think about how the polls can swing on a dime and how inaction and no retorts against these attacks would be viewed by the public as a weakness. Remember how quickly Howard Dean's campaign came to a screeching halt with one media sound bite? Obama began his campaign by showing his truly honest and loving character, and by simply laying out his framework for the future without attacking the other candidates, but no individual can stand there and endure such bitter attacks on his experience and character traits without eventually responding. Senator Obama has been forced into using more aggressive tactics against his opponents by the other candidates who attack him, Hilary Clinton in particular. Hilary Clinton has mastered the art of saying whatever it takes to get elected and appearing sincere about it, while we are truly lost as to the courses of action she would actually implement as president. At least with Obama we can be sure that his character and ability to see an issue from all sides will keep the interests of the American people at the forefront of politics. If you desire the reputation of this great nation in the international community to be what it once was only decades ago, then I recommend starting with Senator Obama as president in 2008.

Too bad Obama doesn't have enough experience to even look back on what he said four years ago,let alone EIGHT years ago.Eight years ago I'm absolutely positive that Obama was whistling a completely different tune than he is now.Oh,was that covered by his mis-spent youth or was it maybe just the inhaling he was doing?I suppose that is okay because NOW he's all grown-up and eight years ago he didn't even know what being a grown up-was.I guess we are all supposed to excuse all of his mistakes,poor decisions,errors in judgment and foot-in-mouth reckless statements but not those of anyone else.

Obama should be exclusive recipient of forgiveness and understanding with a capacity to change to the exclusion of all others.Is that your idea of your qualifications and a policy of inclusion Obama?That's what is supposed to make you different than all the other candidates?You are no better or different than ANY of the other candidates and this is just further proof of that.Your estimation of yourself and your self-proclaimed difference is another.Your ego is no different either.The more you try to say you are different,the more you prove that you are the same.You think you are the exception yet you continue to prove the rule is equally distributed in every politician,including yourself.

That's an equality you never bargained for,isn't it?

i find nothing wrong with those who support obama– except when i see this…

"I'm voting for Obama…….judgement. honesty, integrity, intelligence, charisma"

let's be serious now. what are you a commercial advertisement? is that really why you're voting for him? i seem to have missed obama's great judgement. isn't it a bit naive when we start to qualify great judgement as being what a man says he would have done had he been there. that is some extremely generous leeway, it's near impossible to be wrong then…..i think obama is a fine candidate but this idea that he has some kind of supreme judgement is absurd. he needs to run on something else, he wasn't there to make that vote, he simply has no right to take credit for something he wasn't part of.

again, Obama is correct, and the hillary supporters just can't take it.

One would think with a law degree from Harvard, Obama would have been exposed to an academic syllabus pointing out how difficult it is to change institutional culture, let alone the one that is seat of this nation, Washington D.C. The mantra of change touted by him and his campaign staff is simply a naive pipe dream. Obama is disingenous and his rally cry for change is a fraudulent claim.

Hillary is the hypocrite. She is claiming Obama is using this for political purposes when she herself is doing it. That is the problem with Hillary, she has a problem with the truth. Thats why voters view her as the LEAST trustworthy.

Obama, you can't win on your own record, so you tear everyone else's down.
go back to the senate and see if you can actually make a decision on some of the bills you vote present on. you sure don't need to be POTUS

I read an interview with Barack Obama a few weeks ago when he was asked about Paikistan. He replied that he thought Pakistan could be the most dangorous place on earth because It had an abundance of potential terrorists and nuclear weapons.
Mike Huckabee today said it was because of illegal immigration (in Pakistan) as if it was our responsibility to contain Pakistan's borders. Pakistan has hundreds of Medrassa schools that have no purporse but to memorize the Koran. Math and science are of no importance. These children will not grow up to be democratic leaders but will turn out annother generation of suicside bombers with a firm belief they will go to heaven and will provided 70 young women for them.
America does not need anti missle missles because the next nuclear weapon used on us will come in a shipping container not in a missle.

I pity Obama supporters who are blinded and think he is honest. He is the slimeball, most dirtiest politician of 2007. He attacks everyone and anyone like a pitbul

Maybe Obama is tired from the campaign. Maybe he is confident as right wingers sing his praises to try and give him an upper hand. But he appears to be becoming very arrogant, not letting wolf blitzer even finish his question. what obama's spokesman said was terrible and there is no doubt he meant to blame hillary for bhuttos death indirectly. I am getting more tired of this guy every day.

please give me a break all the candidates are trying to win. Obama is still running on his platform of change. By saying change is not enough, he also has to state what he has done in the past. When he was called names he never change from his plant-form. People start to wonder why is he not fighting back. He is doing that and showing that he is not a dormant that every candidate republican or democrats can step on. He knows what he is doing. Who knows more or to attack someone than his opponent. She called him naive, inexperience and more. If he is attack he has to attack back. It is so funny when I hear other candidate talk about change which was not part of their plant-form until Obama made it his. During this campaign all of them have added change to their plant-form. I will say he deserve credit for it. Without some of candidate saying change I doubt if they will have any plant-form to run on.
I wonder who was the secretary of state for Bill when he was in the white house. When ever Hillary's experience she claims she has is being question Madam Obright always to come Hillary's defense. For example Obama commented today about drinking tea when you go on a visit to a country is not part of experience. Madam Obright gave a laundry list of all what Hillary did when her husband was in the white house. I was wondering what was she if Hillary was doing all her work. In fact did she not resign from the Clinton cabinet

I find Obama's statement, "The Clinton campaign started pushing this notion, immediately after this happened, that somehow this was going to advantage their campaign, and one of my campaign aides responded," to be absolutely incomprehensible. Can he ever utter a sentence (that isn't pre-scripted) clearly and logically? Tell us, Obama, what "notion" was her campaign pushing that "somehow this was going to advantage their campaign"? Sounds to me as though you are grasping at straws. Apparently you'll grab anything, even if you have to distort it to fit your purposes, to criticize Hillary and Edwards. Why don't you give all that mud-slinging a rest, and start getting out whatever real vision you may have for our country? Edwards, Clinton, and the other candidates are. And by the way, when Obama stated "that's what we have to stay focused on", he was just copying Hillary's earlier statement (. . ."we need to figure out a way forward.")

When Obama criticizes Edwards for changing his position over the last 4 years, I'd like to know if Obama still favors driver's licenses for illegal immigrants as he did in Illinois a while back. I think Mr. Obama doesn't realize that many of us follow statements made by the candidates and are quick to notice inconsistencies.

And those who think Axelrod was not politicizing the event when he linked Hillary to Bhutto's death have lost touch with reality.

He's not taking shots at everyone…
He is defending shots from everyone and because he has smart sharp ways of getting them off his back, people like you who don't follow what's happening see him as the one attacking.
The rediculous old lady was trying to cut corners and push in some International foreign policy crab by getting CNN to show that she had met with Bhutto before and so she has a better foreign policy experience..THIS IS POLITICIZING..

Obama's strategist counter-acted this gesture saying Clinton would have to answer to her vote for the Iraqi war that diverted US attention from Parkistan and Afganistan leading to situations like what happened to Bhutto….This was a counter argument to the foreign policy experience she was claiming as stated above.

Clinton jumped from the tree and said Obama is POLITICIZING the situation
Can you see how rediculous she is?
We are not here for these baseless girl-fights. When Obama is trying to round things up she keeps bringing all sorts of crab to divert his attention.

He tells the truth and you think he is giving them hell. All these Hillary Koolaid Drinkers are stalking Barack all over the place.

um - the day of Bhutto's tragic death to try and link that to the 2002 Iraq Resolution and then to Clinton's vote and then to say Clinton needs to be accountable for that vote - that's not politicizing?…yeah, right. How about a simple - "condolences sent to Bhutto's family."

It now appears Obama has no direction other than to attack his fellow democrats. He has no plan, he has no platform, he basically has no clue.I hate to say that at first I was taken in by him as has so many other democats, but since then I have started to listen more to what his says, or what he does not say. All his speeches and debates have been to attack the other candidates. He says his plan for health care is better, his plan to make the tax system more fair but where is the meat. He does not talk about his plan he can only talk about what is wrong with the other candidates plan. I just hope that the people in Iowa, New Hampshire and S. Carolina listen to what he says, better yet to what he does not say.

What? Do you want him to sit there and have folks spread lies about him, and not set the record straight?

Give me a break. We've seen everything thrown at Obama — everything but the kitchen sink.

Hey Barack
David Axelrod's words speak for themselves. This is why you kept cutting off Wolf when he was trying to quote David's words linking Hiliary's vote on Iraq to Bhutto's death.
True not only are you playing politics, Axlerod's comments were in such bad taste.
Who is desperate now???????????

Clinton, Clinton, Clinton that is that is heard about something like the death oh Bhutto, THE CLINTON"S are the one that politicalize everything, just like the dems all do. Bush, Clinto, Bush, lets change things please, no more Clintons, I'm sick to my stomach of hearing those power hungry crooks!

Obama is such a Class Act, can't wait to see him as our next President!

Wow! I love the title to this article: "Obama beats back Clinton's politicizing claim" Come on guys, let's get the timeline on this correct. Who started this? Turn the clock back 36 hours or so and look at the facts. Hillary responded when appropriate. I can only imagine the flack the would be spreading if she had not answered a question. Talk about bread with both sides buttered. I call them Mick and Barak. Thank you Hillary for staying above the muck.

HRC '08

Wham! Obama hits the nail on the head. Obama is right again. He was right on Iraq. He is right on Pakistan. He has the most comprehensive and clear foreign policy vision of ANY person running. I suggest people research it and don't wait for the news to tell them it's true. If we really want to CHANGE the world, if we REALLY want to make America BETTER again, we NEED Barack's judgment. Think of it this way: some people have been artists for 30 years. That doesn't take away from the raw talent and skill of an artist, who paints infinitely better, who is vastly superior to the "old pro"… Right now, we can't afford the old pro based on experience. We need someone with talent, with a real vision, with real judgment. We need someone who can not only repaint America, we need someone who can work a -masterpiece-.

Obama's right. Clinton's campaign started this. Obama has run a very clean fact-based campaign, but I'm glad he's standing up for himself and saying the hypocrisy by the others has to stop.

Politics of hope and change my behind. This guy is a fraud.

We have an amazing opportunity before us America. I am thrilled to be an Obama supporter.

Judgement, honesty, integrity, intelligence, charisma.

We are very lucky.

I am FED UP with Obama and his spear campaign against Hillary. It was his camp that made this accusation against her in the first place, so of course she defended herself; as any honorable person would do. Obama has benefited for the past year attacking Hillary and then playing the "Victim" role. The media has bought into it and so has the typical ignorant American. Anyone who has done their research on all of the issues that really do matter to this country, know that it is Hillary who is best prepared for the presidency. Today on CNN, Hillary gave an outstanding, noble and honorable interview with Wolf Blitzer. Even after several attempts by Wolf to bait Hillary into attacking Obama for his camps outlandish comments against her, she did not stoop to his level and opted for the high road. She has been constantly held to a double standard that none of her rivals could ever handle and yet she still maintains the lead nationally. Thank goodness she embodies the strength and courage that Obama only wishes he had.

this guy takes shots at everyone….what happened to just running on your platform? running based on your strategies? obama acts like he is perfect, as if he has a tremendous record in politics that allows him to attack members of his own party. he needs to spend his time attacking republicans. all the democratic nominees i think would do a fine job in leading this country in the direction it needs to be…but obama is making a mockery of a lot of democrats who have been involved in politics for a long time. i for one, am not sold that obama is the first politician that wants to change things in washington. he needs to show some respect. change is a lot easier said than done.

Obama wants to end the game, but he's playing politics more than any other democrat.

Reporter Jessica Yellin is very fair and also a bit of a rebel. She constantly rebuffs the CNN/ Clinton bias.

"I just regret that he would be politicizing this tragedy, and especially at a time when we do need to figure out a way forward," Clinton said in the interview.

I agree, however, she is doing it too. But she has a more logical approach to solving the problem than he does, even though neither of their responses appeal to me.

Typical Democratic response is to capitalize on the misfortunes of others and use it to further their own gain.

Of the Dems, the only one who made any sense was Dodd.

Of the Repubs, the best response came from McCain.

This is a thorny issue with no easy solution to it that can be stated in any sound bite. Cutting off the Paki's from further aid, only cuts us off from using Pakistani airspace to overfly into Afghanistan. Continuing to aid them now only signs on to their nasty game.

Senator, you are grasping at the air. you don't even know whom to blame anymore. I'm not sure where did you turn up to the dark side, but you are playing the same politics you are so call running against.

PLEASE, let's not send another Clinton or Bush to the White House. They have had their day. We don't need more of the same. Let's send a new face.