“In polite but direct remarks, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois took on the Clintons over Iraq this morning, delivering the sort of punch that might always tempt the famous bare knuckles of Clinton operatives. But, by mid-afternoon today, the Clinton camp was responding coolly.
On MSNBC this morning, Mr. Obama had this exchange with reporter David Gregory:
Mr. Gregory: Bill Clinton has been interviewed the last couple of days about his global warming initiative, and one of the things he said last night is that there really isnt any difference between you and Senator Clinton in terms of your voting records on Iraq. Do you think that is about right?
Mr. Obama: Well, I suppose thats true if you leave out the fact that she authorized it and supported it and I said it was a bad idea. You know, thats a fairly major difference.
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Does this makes Him a hero? co’z he didn’t support the war.
Dems are divided when it comes to war? , I doubt it.
“WASHINGTON — Senate leaders met with President Bush’s chief of staff in the Capitol on Thursday in search of a compromise bill to fund the Iraq war, eager to avoid a second veto showdown.
“We’ll work through something we can all live with,” the president told reporters at the White House.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that was his goal, adding that Democrats would not give the White House “a blank check.” Bush “has to deal with us,” he said.