Hillary On Target on Iran, Obama dazed and confused..

Look guys. I consider myself a loyal Democrat. I would support whatever Democrat wins the primary. But there's a reason I support Hillary Clinton above the pack. She knows what she means, means what she says, is strong and firm, and has the credentials to back it all up.

When Barack Obama did the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, I saw him as a "rising star" in the Democratic Party. Well folks, 2004 was not even 4 yrs ago. He's still rising, and still figuring some things out. Hillary Clinton has it all figured out!

Barack Obama has joined John Edwards in attacking Clinton on her vote for the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment, labeling Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. What everyone is forgetting, and maybe Obama doesn't know because he didn't even show up to vote yes or no on this bill, is that it doesn't give President Bush or any President the authority to go to War with Iran. She only voted for this bill after certain language was removed, that did insinuate authorization for war. This language was removed from the version Clinton voted "Yes" on.

The Clinton Campaign has released the following statement regarding Obama's attacks:

"It's unfortunate that Senator Obama is resorting to the same old attack politics as his poll numbers start falling. He knows that Senator Clinton was one of the first in Congress to say that Bush must seek an explicit authorization from Congress for any military action against Iran and that she is the lead co-sponsor of legislation by Jim Webb to prohibit funds for military action in Iran without approval from Congress. A flagging campaign is not an excuse to distort anyone’s record."


It is interesting that Obama conveniently missed this very important vote. If he was so against it, why didn't he show up to vote against it? It's obvious that he skipped the vote so he could use it for future campaign attacks against Clinton. Now he doesn't have to be held accountable on Iran one way or another. That's not doing what one thinks is in the best interest of the country. He didn't want to be attacked for voting against it, so he felt it easier to not vote at all. The safe way out! It's also interesting that Sen. Clinton is really the one being the positive campaigner here. I thought Obama was going to lead a "different" kind of campaign? How often do you hear Hillary attacking Obama? It's just not happening. She's leading a campaign educating voters on her record, and what kind of President she will be.

Unfortunately for him, he's getting desperate now, and resorting to unfounded attacks on Hillary's record, because he's finally feeling the vulnerability in this race. A word to the wise: it shows when you get desperate.

-Chris McLeod-