Did you see Obama and how uncomfortable he looked without his teleprompter? He looked discheveled.

Nobama is weak and will not get elected, my friends. Hillary was the winner today in the hearings. Nobama is done, period!!!

OBAMA YES HE CAN
08

If the US pull out of Iraq, Turkey will consume the City of Mosul, within days. Jordan will try to secure their boarders.
Do a circuit .. Iraq will disappear..

Please post my comment. Any time I post something that is less than favorable toward Sen Obama, you do not post it. Obama used the committee hearing today to blatantly re-state his campaign talking points, yet you imply that Sen Clinton politicized her questioning. Not fair. It would be nice to see fair and equal reporting of both candidates.

Obama sounded like a complete idiot when he was on the spot to answer questions. But what else is new. At least Hillary was able to ask intelligent questions and sound presidential while doing it.

levin. Have you seen what you liberals have done to the great state of Michigan and you sit there bashing republicans. Pricless!!!

I hear Hillary was amzing with the detailed and pointed questions she asked, and yet, no one says what they learned by all her deep probing. Could that be, because she is good at sounding like she knows what she is talking, about, but your just focusing on the smoke and mirrors, instead of the deception (I think we can say lies now), complete lack of experience, and judgement that would would surely doom this nation? Hillary should pair up with someone like-minded, like McCain, who she seems to think would make a great president, and run against Obama. Then we can take down Hilaary and John in one clean sweep. Either way, Obama will be our next president and our nation will open its eyes to the truth about what he has to offer our nation.

For all of you uninformed folks out there, Obama was at the afternoon portion of the hearings on Iraq as a part of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senators Clinton and McClain were in the morning portion. If you have time to blog, spend some time actually listing to the hearings and getting your facts straight.

The biggest threat, according to the Iraqi envoy to the US, is that Iran will move in and take over Iraq. I'm reminded of a Rodney Dangerfield joke "Take my wife - Please". I say let Iran have Iraq.

This may not get posted because CNN does not want you to know about this, but there is a march on media bias against Hillary Clinton and the suppression of voters on April 11th in New York. Its suppose to be huge!!!

He said that's he going pull out the troop from Iraq? I don't think so he not even show up and ask a question he's a real chicken huh. That's you going to be President of the United States? and that's why he support his former Rev. Wright preach about 9/11 huh.

(DO NOT) try to be a chicken to ask a question if you want to be a President of the United States BHO.

Iraqis have a right to live free from foreign occupation. After 5 years, it's obvious that they will fight to the death, even against the world's mightiest army, to defend their country and their families against foreign occupiers, just as anyone here would do if our government was overthrown and a puppet government was installed by the occupiers.

Republicans can talk all they want about how their "surge" is somehow "working," but until the Iraqis are governing themselves, with leaders chosen by them–regardless of whether those leaders are "friendly" to the US or not–then bloodshed will continue to visit US forces in the Middle East, and possibly US citizens here at home as well.

If that's what you want, by all means vote for Sen. McCain. Freedom can only be supressed temporarily…the Iraqis have proven that, as did the Afghanis before them.

Since when did this become such a nation of whiners.?
Must be the generation.

The Democrats did a GREAT job!!!!
Obama/Edwards08 Si Se Puede

levin is very cozy with code pink. It would come as no surprise if he is one of the dems/communist supporters who provides access to hearings.
If anyone has a picture of levin with the code pink loons, please post it.

Obama is making death threats? really? do you seriously believe the garbage you write?

and im pretty sure that Afghanistan is not overlooked by Obama's committee, but a different one headed by John Kerry..

In two week there will be a boycot of Foxnews and any product that supported FoXNews Hannity must go!

To Scott from Minneapolis
" I wonder why B.O. was not at the hearing?"
He is.

HILLARY HAS MORE CAHOONA'S THAN ANY OF THESE SO CALLED MEN!!!!!

AND MORE HONESTY!!!!!

I BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS IN THE SENATE MEETINGS FOR EVERY VOTE!!!!!!

GO HILLARY WE SUPPORT YOU IN MI AND FL!!!!!!

Hillary is a liar that would do anything and say anything to be President ! She wants the power the power that her husband had. Together they don't work. What did Hillary do when Bill let 74 Americans burn to death in WACO.She didn't care about those little children! Hillary was involve in Wal-Marrt as a Atty. Where was Hillary when there health insurance policy for the little children. Hillary tells a good story and sound very good. But for the last week or so she has been promoting McCain THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE! STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT HILLARY CAN GET IN THERE AND GET SOMETHING DONE!!!!
OBAMA DOES A LOT OF TALKING AND NO ACTION!!!!

WHAT HAS HE EVER DONE?

HE HAS LIED AND CHEATED TO BE WHERE HE IS!!

I FOR ONE OF MANY AM NOT FALLING FOR IT!!!!

HILLARY LEADS IN THE POLLS!!!

BECAUSE OF HER KNOWLEDGE AND GUTS!!!!!

HILLARY WILL WIN THIS THING!!!!!!!

BEING A LIFE LONG DEMOCRAT I CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH DAMAGE THE LIBERAL WING OF OUR PARTY HAS DONE.. THEY HAVE NO PRIDE IN NOTHING BUT WHAT THEY CAN RAKE OUT OF THE AMERICAN WORKER

With few exceptions, Petraeus and Crocker have been the only speakers with any honor and decency all day long. The strutting and posturing by most of the senators, but sadly by the Democratic Senators in particular especially Kennedy, Casey, and Biden, has been nauseating. I hope the troops are not watching this farce.

Peter S.
Georgia

STILL CANT BELIEVE HOW ANTI-AMERICAN SOCIALISTIC PIGS THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ARE… COUNTRY AT WAR AND ALL WE HEAR IS BASHING OF OUR MILITARY AND PRESIDENT.. THEY SHOULD ALL BE HELD FOR TREASON AND SENT OUT OF THIS NATION TO THE ONES THEY FEEL ARE SO MUCH BETTER.

Why are we still paying for this reconstruction of IRAQ and IRAQ has Money they can pay for this Reconstruction themself.

What are we getting from IRAQ?

IRAQ needs to give us free Oil of Security…..

Obama didn't vote against the war….he didn't vote period.
He has voted the same as Hillary on every single vote ever since.

Obama did an excellent job in his questions. He was rightfully respectfull to General Petraeus who has done a fine job. Obama asked the right question. At what point can America decide that we have accomplished enough that we can withdraw from this seemingly never ending quagmire. Obama unlike McCain has a deep understanding of the underlying forces at work in Iraq and in the greater middle east et al. My God, a politician with an intellect. Do we even deserve Obama?

Helloooo everyone… This was a COMMITTEE HEARING. Obama was not there because he is not on this committee! Not every senator is on every committee. Obama is on Foreign Relations, not Armed Services. That's why he'll be involved in THAT hearing. Tiny reality check here… dig out your high school civics books and brush up!

of course, guess who voted for that?

McCain and Hillary, ONE and the SAME

No Obama… interesting… cant handle work, but can talk about how he will work.

Just watched Bo get to talk to the General.
Must say he looked and sounded like a rookie.
McCain sounded like he always does
Hillary was very impressive seeming to know and say things on a military term .
I would have to give this debate to her out of the 3

Barack Obama today (during the Foreign Relations HRG) asked if "status quo" in Irak would be a "success enough". This is one of the most stupid question that I have ever heard! If USA should leave Irak now it would have been chaos in the country and maybe the whole Middle East within only a couple of months. This man is really naive. He also seems to be accepting to hand over the power to Iran….. Hillary Clinton has always been talking about leaving Irak in a responsible way. That`s a realistic vision.

Just finished watching Obama question the general. Obama was pathetic. He couldn't seem to phrase his questions properly and appeared to be falling asleep. This is the person you want to make monumental decisions for this country??? Heaven help us all!!!

I was able to watch the hearings and I saw both Hillary and Obama. I was amazed at how well prepared and how well spoken Hillary was. She was so strong in her questioning and really knew her stuff. Obama on the other hand was surprisingly amateur. He looked like he was riding a bicycle for the first time. I was sort of disappointed given his stump speeches. He stammers a lot and he couldn't really clarify what he was trying to say.

Chudi April 8th, 2008 3:47 pm ET

Clintonites and Obamanians! MUST READ! Its the republicans that are posting and pretending to be Obamanians/Clinotonites to drive us mad against each other.

YES both Obama and Clinton sides have been battling each other but the most divisive and rude statements come from the republicans! We've been had DEMOCRATS! Check out the links.

THIS MEANS WAR! Smarten up democrats.

Please google this "Republicans bloggers posing as democrats on blogs".

It was pure political grandstanding on the part of the democrats, who need the US to lose in Iraq so that they can gain political points here.

This administration and it's followers are hell bent on war. The money that's being flushed down the toilet in Iraq would better be spent on science and technology in this country, that's where we aren't winning globally. John McCain will keep us on the same destructive path because he will continue the same agenda. He's too old to be innovative to bring our country forward, only backwards.

You cant keep politics out of this war. It stinks of politics from the git go and continues to stink of it.

It is nice to see the candidates can be civil with each other. Now we just need their supporters to follow suit.

Sen. Levin, it is impossible for me to believe that the Democrats are serious about national security when they allow flakes like "Code Pink" into a serious discussion about the progress of Iraq.

Just look at the candidates the Dems are putting up before the American people. One is a political switchback who says whatever to endear herself to whatever audience she is performing in front of, and the other says that we only need to talk to our antagonists.

Yeah, President No-Bama is gonna save us all.

Senator Clinton's questions were very good. I wish you would print them/ give a link.

Mr. Comb over is back.

General Petraeus is a fine American who has done a great job. Especially with the terrible mess that the Axis of Idiots, Bush, Chenney and Rumsfeld, have put Iraq in. Still, it is time to elect the man with the foresight to vote against this wastefull war and will put an end to it.

Obama is no match for General Petraeus!!! What is Obama going to say to him, "Thats why I opposed this war in the beginning!!" This will not help you in this meeting Obama. Hillary Clinton has always been against General Petraeus. General Petraeus feels that your plan sucks!!

Did anyone ask the commander what would happen if we pulled out of Iraq?
Where was Obama "missing in action"

Well if he keep out presidential politics that is a good start,,,, now lets get politics of any kind out of this war and work to get it over and done as quickly as safely possible.

Our presence in Iraq is only to protect our interests in their oil. The Iraqis know this, and that is why they are fighting us so hard.

The British and the Americans went to bed together and came out producing an evil and self-serving plan to control the Iraqi oil fields.

This is a dog and pony show. Petraeus read from a prepared statement. He is not there to listen to anyone. This a photo op and a chance for grandstanding. Tomorrow, all will be back to "normal," and the failed foreign policies will continue.

Where was Obama doing this very important hearing. If judgment is so important, why was he not in attendance to ask the tough questions. Same broken record.

Hillary/McCain '08′

Not actually having a chance to hear the hearings, did anyone ask about the Iraqi government and what the have/haven't done? Was there a response to those questions? Did either candidate on this committee ask about time lines for various construction and governmental projects (schools, local and regional elections) and their progress to making Iraq more "stable" (such as an Arab country can be)? I hope so because if no one on the committee asked any of these questions, then we need to reevaluate who is in Congress.

Gee! Obama finally decided to convene a meeting, 16 months after being named the chair of this committee which oversees NATO, when the US is at war in Afghanistan on a NATO mission.

Glad the junior senator from Illinois could finally make some room in his schedule to do his job.

The Olympics is for the world not the athletes. That's why the competitors represent nations…..

As for Levin, he didn't need the Democrats helping them. He tore them up in the very begining.

I wonder why B.O. wan't at the hearing?

support the olympics. I understand everything that is going on. Just support the olympics. Why should we stress out the participants. Everybody uses the olympics to push their agendas. Just let the men and women compete in some peace. Come on People……..

The reason most news agencies won't report anything bad about Obama, even the truth, is because lots of them are getting death threats if they do.

It's not just that they are against Hillary, they are afraid to say anything else