Mr. Obama: With all due respect sir. You are sounding more condescending as each day passes. You think you're the best there is. Don't you realize Sir, that when the republicans are done voting for you, they will not only no longer work with you on any bipartisan issues. They will do everything in their power to destroy you. If you can't see this coming, you really need to go back to Illinois and get 4-8 more years experience.
Respectfully,
A guy who thinks you're too green and who supports Hillary...

Exactly the problem in American politics at the moment is that everyone is consumed by the fight. Obama at least seems interested in moving beyond that and working hard to provide solutions to peoples problems. I think the Clintons are far too rapped up in the fight to focus on the goals. Whether or not Obama can genuinely end the log jam is up in the air, but at least he wants to try to end the fight.

Jordan Clinton, that is why Hillary has to go back to Arkansas and have 16 years more experience, not as first lady this time, but as Hillary to be ready to be president. Very respectfully.

If he sounds condescending it is because Clinton and McCain are behaving in a childish manner. He does give rousing good speeches, so they attack him on that. They do that because they can't attack him on anything else. The attack that he had no substance doesn't hold because he has had detailed plans on the issues available on his site earlier that either Clinton or McCain. They had to drop the funding issue because he has been open with his funding and both Clinton and McCain have soft money they don't want to have to account for. I think it is time that a candidate, stopped playing the game and called his opponents on their scare tactics.

Unshub. You are giving yourself way to much credit. This is not about me. It is about Mr. Obama gloating over his speech making prowess and ability to bring the whole world together. I stand by my statement. Double negatives and all, as you so eloquently put it.

Oh yes I've seen Hillary's solutions she supported Bush and "HIS" war was THAT a solution? She goes on to say that Sen. Barack Obama only makes promises well yes, he promised that if we take our eyes off Afghanistan and go to war with Iraq it will be a big mistake and he was right then and he is right NOW!

"Sen. Clinton is apparently incapable of taking a clear stand on the war in Iraq, and that alone is enough to disqualify her." Quote from the late Molly Ivins, journalist and columnist, 2006

Sen. Barack Obama For Veterans!

The following is from Barack Obama's website:

As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Obama passed legislation to improve care and slash red tape for our wounded warriors recovering at places like Walter Reed. He passed laws to help homeless veterans and offered an innovative solution to prevent at-risk veterans from falling into homelessness. Obama led a bipartisan effort in the Senate to try to halt the military's unfair practice of discharging service members for having a service-connected psychological injury. He fought for fair treatment of Illinois veterans' claims and forced the VA to conduct an unprecedented outreach campaign to disabled veterans with lower than-average benefits. Obama passed legislation to stop a VA review of closed PTSD cases that could have led to a reduction in veterans' benefits. He passed an amendment to ensure that all service members returning from Iraq are properly screened for traumatic brain injuries. He introduced legislation to direct the VA and Pentagon to fix disjointed records systems and improve outreach to members of the National Guard and Reserves.

Obama has shown that he has both the substance and the legislative prowess to earn him the respect and following that he has received. As for his record:

During the first eight years of Senator Obama's
elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced:

233 regarding healthcare reform,
125 on poverty and public assistance,
112 crime fighting bills,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others.

His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and
co-sponsored another 427. These included:
- the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 (became law),
- The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons
Threat Reduction Act, (became law),
- The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
- The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, (became law),
- The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, (In committee)

Obama's inspiration to people ought not be derided and dismissed by the Clintonites. He has succeeded in getting young people to come out to vote in droves throughout the country. He challenges us not to follow but to lead and take action in our own lives.

No great leader has ever risen without the ability to translate his/her beliefs into powerful oratory that can move people to take action.

If obama is so pure in everything he does, why not debate. I heard rumors that Edwards is coming to Wisconsin this saturday to endorse Hillary! The next debate, I hope Hillary gets the opportunity to call obama on his lies on Hillarys issues and record. Its also time for obama and his supporters to quit the race game, it is only going to make race relations worse.

Diann, with all due respect, I'd rather have a candidate out talking face to face with voters on the issues, than to waste time at a debate. You want to learn more about the candidate's positions, go to their Web sites. Everything is outlined in black and white. The only reason why Clinton wants to debate is to get the free air time. And it's not Obama and his supporters who are playing the race card. In fact, quite the contrary. It's his campaign that is bringing people of age, race and gender together on common ground. All you have to do is go out and talk to people and you get a feel for the energy that Obama has generated.

Ramon , he also almost had teh welfare office shut down in his own district. He has done nothing for his own district. Find me one thing good that he has done for one of the worst areas of IL.

We should feel sorry for Barack. He can't help giving a good speech. He can't help inspiring people. It's too bad, because people have been so turned off by presidential politics for at least the last 20 years. The current generation has grown up watching presidents and their allies use most of their energy to exercise partisan vengeance against their opponents in costly and tedious games of retribution and one-upmanship. Meanwhile this country's economy is floundering, it's moral standing in the world has declined and it's ability to sustain it's way of life has been left in peril.
Obama is the only candidate that seems to appreciate this dysfunctional malaise and seems prepared to do something about it. Oh, and God forbid, he might suggest that government might be transformed from the commodity it has become.

Readers,
The comments here not only are apparently getting off topic but degenerating into personal, seemingly vindictive, face-to-face verbal fights. I do not ask that the various comment persons cease and desist but argue on point and in a civil character. Granted, sometimes personal adrenaline comes to the fore, and I stand side by side with the citizens and will defend their right to argue vehemently. But in the interest of a legitimate rebuttal or debate, with sustainable and verifiable data I ask that everyone think about what they are saying and whether or not their verbosity is causing more harm than good.

Ramon said:

"During the first eight years of Senator Obama's
elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. "

This is hilarious. You are only talking about the Illinois State Assembly.

That is just the minor leagues.

Are you saying that any old State Assembly person now deserves to be President??

Obama is an arrogant rookie.

Right, John, tell me something new. I've heard of the evil Clinton, the witch, Clinton, and everything else in between. That the best your talking points are today? Come on, buddy, you can do better! Put some real hate into your effort.

It takes an intelligent and well educated visionary to give the kind of speech that will move citizens to manifest the vision.

Man is endowed with speech for a good purpose.

Clinton and McCain are childish and envious.

I'm betting on the American people who are awake to dare to enter a bright American future with President Obama.

The Clintons and McCains of America can wake up and come along later.

Barack Obama can't help it: He's just a fine leader.

That is why he has been building his grassroots support coming out of University: The kind of change America badly needs to rekindle the American dream for ALL Americans MUST be initiated at the grassroots level; so that ALL Americans accept their responsibility to change the nation for the good of ALL, and not just for the selfish and self-absorbed and greedy few.

So, "Grim Reaper," who would you have us vote for? The candidates who helped bring about the Iraq War? Now that's was (and still is) some destruction for you.
Remember when Obama's "talk" warned of the consequences?
Vote Obama!

Unshrub: That was not a double negative in the ungrammatical sense. While it does resolve into a positive, that was its intent. It more closely resembles a litote.

Forgive me, sensitive Clinton supporters. Is it condescending to think its silly that Hillary attacks Obama's inspiring speeches with one of her own speeches she hopes inspires more? Because that really is just plain silly. Or its woefully blindly hypocritical. Or worse, she thinks Americans are too dumb to notice how she manipulates? Take your pick but they're all bad choices. This is why some of us think Hillary is a bad choice. All that experience and still she doesn't get it. What a shame.

This is for Sandra. I know that Obama was on the Veterans committee but what did he do for them? I know what Hillary not only sponsored and did for them when the commitee was failing them. Also please look at the state that has the worst veteran benefits. (when you are using google just add Illinois for a help factor.)

Sorry Sandra I meant to say research your facts and you will see that Hillary sponsored the bill Obama just signed off on it.