In a speech given Sunday in Delaware Senator Obama stated: "See, when I am the nominee, John McCain won’t be able....to say that I was unclear about my position on torture because I’ve been absolutely clear we never torture in this country. I can offer a clear and clean break from the failed policies of George W. Bush. I won’t have to explain my votes in the past."

The implication here is that Senator Clinton is either not opposed to torture or that she has been unclear on her position. Since Barack Obama seems not to know the facts here is an New York Times Article that quotes a letter from Senator Clinton on this issue:

"When I opposed the Military Commissions Act in 2006, I made my position clear: torture violates the fundamental rule of law and the institutions of justice, it does not bear reliable fruit in intelligence gathering, and it undermines our moral strength in a conflict that cannot be won solely with military might. It should never be the policy of the United States to torture.

My position has been reinforced and strengthened in recent months by a number of important events. In a December 2006 report commissioned by the Defense Intelligence Agency, a number of leading experts offered evidence that challenged the reliability of information obtained from coercive interrogation tactics.

In April 2007, I met personally with a group of retired Generals and Admirals, seasoned and experienced military officers with many years of experience among them, and they were unequivocal in their view that torture and other official cruelty have no place in U.S. policy. They also said that permitting torture does "grave damage to America ’s moral authority and, by fueling jihadist recruitment, undermines our security."

As I said in September, I could not agree more. Torture "cannot be American policy. Period."

It is quite clear where Senator Clinton stands and how she is opposed to torture (John McCain is too by the way so this was also an unfair attack on him).

I believe that this was the type of politics Obama says he is opposed to and wrote in his book

..."For that is how most of my colleagues, Republican and Democrat, enter the Senate...their words distorted, and their motives questioned."

Perhaps in that case he should not distort Senator Clinton's words on torture nor question what she stands for when it comes to this issue.

Quote by Obama,October,2002:"I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require s US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences.I know an invasion without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East and encourage the worst impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen recruitment of al-Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars, just dumb wars." Sounds like better wisdom and judgment than ALL of our elected officials.Why didn't Clinton's "experience" help her see this?

24 years of the SAME 2 Families in the White House. Hillary after the mess of the last 8 years. What a nightmare

What is wrong with Obama. He seems like he is drunk half the time

As far as torture, while she did make the quoted statement, she has not said that waterbording is torture (it was established spcifically as a prosecutable offense during WWII). Barack Obama beats John McCain in the general election and beats him handily, especially if he makes Joe Boden his VP, because the election will come down to whether the war continues for an indefinite period of time and cost, or it doesn't, and the majority of the country is clear on that. All McCain can do it try to make us afraid again, and Obama has already shown he can beat that. Clinton might win in a general against McCain but she will never get the cohesiveness to get any kind of agenda through congress. Many in her own party will not support her due to the dirty tricks she has played. Her health care plan won't work and will end up costing the middle class and poor and benefiting the insurance companies who will have no incentive to have better business practices. He has held public office longer than she has, has been an educator and an activist. He believes in the people and knows that he is powerless without them. he is a leader. As far as his vetting in the press, find another candidate that has had his patriotism so slandered, his very identity as an American and loyalty to his country questioned based on flat out lies. Some propogated by the Clinton staffers, who while fired from one field office were moved to another. Without an excplicit denial of the misinformation they forwarded on. It is time for a change and that change lay with Obama.

Now that the Republican candidate is Mc Cain certain,both Clinton and Obama are feverish. Both feel that they are the right choice. Before the Super Tuesday everything seemed to get heated up. Cool Cool. USA will never change its time tested strategies. I wont be surprised if Mc Cain gets elected as President just to avoid a woman or an African-American entering White House as President.USA is still not mature enough to have a change.