Obama Disses Trial Lawyers

I think that 8 years as a V.P. will do him good.. He'll get the experience he needs, and be ready to take the helm as President.. Hillary is still the best person out their, and she will make a great Leader.. All the "Bubbas" out there are just gonna have to put up with a Women being in charge.. Hillary in 09, that's my pick..

I really wonder what would happen
if Obama was to be sued in civil
court for something. Would he
hire a trail lawyer? Would he
represent himself? Nah, he would
hire a trial lawyer who knew
the ropes.

As a left winger and newly former Obama supporter, I found the remark no less offensive than a slur of gays, blacks, women or the poor. He was supposed to be above all that Republican talking point nonsense. Oh, well. It may get him more republicans or ignorant democrats, but I suspect it will lose him more supporters who had thought he was different. Until today, that is.

Realizing that his lead in the poll is vanishing just before the caucus, Obama becomes increasingly desperate and starts to play dirty. But this will not help him, for people in Iowa know that all Obama can do is giving a good speech.

Obama obviously does not know that representing the victims sue the big companies that did wrong and win is much honorable and useful than giving them a good speech.

Obama needs to learn from John Edwards on how to fight for ordinary people, not just for his own political career. He certainly needs to get some real experience in life and in politics.

I agree with Mike! I was a Republican for 20 years until 2004 when it became clear the party of fiscal responsibility was no more. As a moderate and an American, I feel Obama is our best chance to get someone who thinks like an American again, and not as an extreme ideologue which will only bring us another 4-8 years of Washington fighting that does not do America's business in Washington or around the world.

Now we are supposed to embrace multi-millionaire trial lawyers because Kos and his ilk like them? "Right-wing talking points" may occasionally be correct (shock and horror!!). Even a stopped clock is correct twice a day. I for one will take a lawyer/community organizer over a trial lawyer 'most any day of the week.

It may not endear him to the far left blogosphere which hates any deviation from their orthodox views on everything.

But it endears him to moderates like me who appreciate it when a candidate is willing to upset the extremists in his party with a little joke.

This only strengthens my view that Obama is the right man for the job.