Hillary is Bush Lite. Go Obama!

Silly rabit, the politics of hope disapeared when Hillary started calling names. I love the fact that he is telling the truth. Is Hill the only one that can say anything, the arrogance of her campaign and her supporters is amazing!

I agree, Kwame, she's floating around the country as if she were attending a coronation! This isn't a monarchy.

DaveM............I take your suggestion to mean if you are young there is no way possible to be a good president. I wonder if that sense of logic could be applied to the last two presidents. Obama is not demonstrating naivete by saying he would meet with leaders of countries we disagree with. He showed that he understands how smaller countries need to be engaged, the same way we engage larger countries. It seems to me we as american's need to stop thinking in elitist terms when we veiw the world. There is a definite need for the Western world to re-think engagement strategies when dealing with smaller countries. The first thing we need to do is strike the word third world from our vocabulary. Stop dealing with the so called exiled elite from those countries.Approach and deal with them based on their culture and not ours. Senator Obama's comment was an honest response to a good question. I am sure that he has a basic understanding of the ground work necessary to conduct diplomatic discussions between leaders. This is just a cheap shot at a good man.
Elitist need to grow up. Remember those we do not talk to and how they behave.

I actually agree with Obama's position. It is time to meet these leaders face to face so that a dialog can begin about moving passed what we disagree about and work to see what we do agree on.

Hillary Clinton is double-talking once again. Out of her own mouth came the words that she woulndn't meet for diplomatic reasons. She's couching her language just like her ole man Bill does. Enough of that dishonest and calculated rhetoric of the Clintons. Barack is the only candidate speaking honestly and correctly. Enough of this inexperienced nonsense: Barack has more experience as an elected official than Hillary, Edwards Guiliani, or Romney. Check your facts before declaring him inexperienced.

She won't win this one. Obama called her out for what she is. Time to pull back the curtain.

What's really pathetic about Obama's foolish remark promising to talk with all those enemy leaders is that he said it because ***the remark had tested will with a focus group***. Now, really, how much more pathetic can a candidate get than that? His campaign itself said they did this. They said this the day after he made the remark in the debate.

He'd do something so naive and foolish and destructive to the well-being of the nation as to just go and meet blindly with these enemy leaders because it tested well with a focus group???!!!

Please, somebody get a long hook and pull this pathetic, pandering clown off of the stage.

Jake, don't be so naive. I know change is tough but it is inevitable.The world is moving towards working globally and with diplomacy. No need to be bitter. Just relax and sip some 'Bush' lite while the rest of us work on fixing this mess that was created by the same 'old-way' of thinking that Sen. Clinton and the current administration demonstrate.

Jake, he said he is WILLING to meet with them-not that he would do it without proper presonditions. Did you watch the debate or just start defending Hillary blindly? It only hurts your argument when you don't know what was asked and what was answered. DOWN WITH BUSH LITE! GO OBAMA!

honestly, before she made that remark I was leaning towards Clinton. But when she spouted the same party line that has led us into this mess, I was like, NO WAY. Obama isn't naive, he is a diplomat.And that's what we need. Enough sabre rattling and selling wars door to door. Remember the old saying? keep your friends close, your enemies closer. Let's talk to our enemies.

I wonder if I am the only one not directly associated with a campaign to post a comment here?

Cat - I watched the debate and was disappointed Obama fired off an answer to please the crowd with out sufficent thought. The question was 'with out pre-condition'.

Obama didn't say 'willing', he said 'would'.

“I would, And the reason is this — that the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them, which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration, is ridiculous.”

We no longer have the luxury of looking for or going with "the politics of hope", Hill. We've been bled dry in the last 6 years and set back on existing issues as well as several new ones by 20 years. Who ever takes over after Bush's term has got to hit the ground running with some decisively forward moving policies immediately.
The problem is, any candidate from either of the two parties that comprise the uni-party probably won't be able to deliver.

There are people in the world that you cannot reason with. I hope our next president has the wisdom to tell the difference. Obama has proved he does not and I am not even an Hillary fan.

if anyone is a lite weight it is obama ~ she said naive ~ he is naive ~ he started with the name calling ~ and he will do more ~ mr goody two faced shoes ~ how's that for a sound byte

And the news media just loves the fact that most people put more value in following the name calling than they do the real issues. Because the issues would be a far harder and less $ensational thing to cover.

name calling or ad hominem is a clear indication of character and character is an indication of ability especially when faced with really serious problems ~ which is what is happening and it could get worse ~ obama doe not have a clue ~ he is just a 'rock star' at this point ~ he might ripen he might not ~ but the presidency isn't a finishing school ~ it is not day care for rookies

On this Obama is right on. Hillary is status quo in a time when we need change!

Hillary seems to me to be a viable candidate, HOWEVER I tend to agree with Obama as far as meeting with leaders face to face. Cut all the high & mighty formalities and MEET with these leaders. cut to the chase and STOP waisting time, Money, and LIVES!