Obama swings and Clinton responds already leading to two article updates - it's on.
Personally, I don't find Barack Obama seasoned enough for the Presidency, quite aside from my not agreeing with his politics. But we're about to see just how seasoned an operator he is. If the gloves came off during a recent debate, we're now entering the middle rounds when the combatants finally start to really mix it up. About time. Jabbing at the formidable Clinton campaign apparatus may start to shed some light on whether or not either of these two are real heavyweights. Somehow I'm thinking Richardson is liking this and Edwards has asked his wife Elizabeth to be sure and send some Forget-Me-Nots to the winner. If these two get dinged up, I think Richardson, not Edwards, benefits. Richardson hasn't actually made his run, yet. Edwards is stuck on defense in what has been a weak effort from the start.
Sen. Obama has ESCALATED his criticism of Hillary Clinton -- taking it to political defcon three -- in an exclusive on-camera interview with NBC News.
"I think what is irresponsible and naive is to have authorized a war without asking how we were going to get out -- and you know I think Senator Clinton hasn’t fully answered that issue.
*** SECOND UPDATE *** The Clinton campaign has now released this statement from Richard Holbrooke, who served as UN ambassador in Bill Clinton's administration: "As she has said many times, Senator Clinton believes we need to engage in vigorous diplomacy after the cowboy approach of the Bush years. She has said she would initiate serious, responsible dialogue with nations with whom we don’t agree in order to further the national security interest of the United States. But she is right not to risk the prestige of the presidency by unconditionally committing to meet with leaders of adversarial nations."
Two men appeared before a rabbi. "Rabbi, this is white" swore the first. "Right you are" said the Rabbi. The second man took the same item "Rabbi this is black" "You are right" said the rabbi.
After they left the Rabbi's wife said, "It cannot be both white and black!"
"You are right too" said the poor man!
The point is Barack doesn't want to do as Bush does; Hillary doesn't want to do as Bush does; Yet their approaches are diametrically opposed. Who is right?
Well, you are right--I AM RIGHT!!
Posted by: elixelx | Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 11:43 AM