Sure Hillary, anything you say. Oh, by the way, when are we going to see your and Bill's tax returns??

Say anything. do anything. That's the Clinton's way. Too bad it can't be the right things.

So when Hilliary's in office, the do-nothing congress will actually be forced to get off their butts and do something like, their jobs. Yeah right, forgive me while I don't hold my breathe. PLEASE! Tell me another lie Hilliary...

To Tiffany and Petee: Your comments are the reason many of us, who would otherwise find Sen. Obama acceptable, can never vote for him. Instead of an objective critique of the substance of Sen. Clinton's comments, you just regurgitated Sen. Obama campaign's attack points.

Lowering interest rates is not going to do it. Spending money on new Federal projects in the construction industry will.

Create jobs at the base that depend on other areas of business and the rest follows.

Does anyone crave the kind of leadership on the urgent issues of our time that will solve problems? The candidate who studies and works on the issues knows the issues and what needs to be done. Hillary is always prepared and knows how to lead, because she has always been a real leader. While others wait, she acts!

What about Clinton's 2.2 BILLION DOLLARS in earmarks? Are in the soup as well, or where are they?

Why would she keep her books closed on that HUGE amount of money?

BTW, that illegal WAR for which she prepared in her Senate speeches over many years, and was ready vote for at her single Day 1 Red Phone moment, what impact did it have on our economy?

Let the Mrs. cut the crap and bow out, even though 'bowing out gracefully' is no longer an option.

This country is falling apart

Bunch of sour Obamabot trolls out in full force this morning. I just saw Mr. Obama unenthusiastic town hall meeting. Crowds are getting smaller and the excitement is wearing off. After Wright & Rezko it looks like people are coming out of their coma and stepping away from the Obama Kool-Aid.
Won't you join us at hillaryclinton.com?

Oh yeah, Mrs. Clinton's economic plans are forthright and well thought out. She will make a wonderful President and the only one who can turn this economy and country around.

Hillary Clinton will be our next President. Do you see any other candidates coming out with plans and leadership that will affect us on a daily basis. She is brilliant and understands these issues, has forward thinking, new ideas, and knows how to get things done across party lines. This is what we want in a President someone who wakes up everyday and thinks about real solutions for our lives. Who cares about hers or Obamas' tax returns,Rexko, Wright, Ferraro what does that have to do with fixing the economy, ending the war in Iraq, ending the foreclosure crisis, repairing our image around the world, ending global warming, creating better jobs, and providing health care to every american. She has plans to do these things and if the media stuck to the issues instead of this high school he said, she said, then we would have a real debate about who would be the best to lead out country. I think this is without a doubt Senator Clinton. She is the leader. Obama has policy positions, but I never hear him come out and say ok we need to do this to create more jobs, or we should contact and convene these people and work on these issues. Its the same rethoric of hope, but Americans need change. REAL CHANGE in their lives and someone who has a proven record of getting results for real people.

The anti-clinton and anti-obama comments are building on themselves. Nobody is "regurgitating" Obama or Clinton attacks. Last I checked, Sen. Obama's campaign didn't have a list of "attack lines" or anything like that on his page. Sen. Clinton? Well, unless you count the daily "jab" in their memo (today it was 'In Case You Missed It: "Obama says he still considers Rezko a friend."', yesterday "In Case You Missed It: Sen. Obama again changed his story about his relationship with Tony Rezko. Read more." and 'Full Assault: “Sen. Barack Obama is trying to air his dirty laundry… as he prepares a full assault on Hillary.”'), aside from that, she hasn't sanctioned personal attacks on Obama either.

People commenting on these blogs should take responsibility for the comments themselves. People are worried about the credibility of Sen. Clinton, or scared of the unknowns of Sen. Obama.

Two things could help: Sen. Clinton could come up in the open about all the outstanding issues, and nobody would be able to suspect her of lying any more.

On the other side, if you don't know about Sen. Obama's history, stance on issues, or record, you might want to check his website, read his books, and listen to more than FOX for your news. I find people are parroting FOX line of attacks more than anything else.

But either way, the war going on back and forth is most our your - our - faults, at least here on the internet.

How many of you here are voting for Obama simply because you don't like Hillary? Obama is say anything politician too. He is for troop withdrawal but was against when Senator Kerry proposed a bill. He changed views on which health care system will work best. He proposes to fix NAFTA and then tells the Canadians that it is just campaign rhetoric. He says he doesn't take money from lobbyist but he takes if from all not federal registered lobbyists. He says he will begin pulling troops out in 60 days but his advisors say that may not be so. I can go on and on.

Hillary, you'd have a lot more credibility if you'd just let the voting public in how the Clinton family fortune has been amassed. Obviously you're hiding something.

Hillary was first to present the Stimulus package and is still making voters aware of the next challenge voters will face is a economy. Investors are really feeling pain because of giants like Bear Stearns, Countrywide etc., are sinking. Job loss report is not good and if the similar trend continues it will be difficult to get jobs. This is a reality that voters can choose to overlook.

Jim: I started out liking Hillary. Then I learned more and liked Obama more. You're misrepresenting ALL of his views on your post. Really. It's all false. I know you want to believe it, but you're basing your whole opinion on criticisms coming from Sen. Clinton's campaign. How can that be fair? There have been numerous stories debunking all of those facts.

Even tho I like Obama more, I'd vote for Clinton over McCain. But at the same time, I've been hurt and disgusted to see her mis-represent his record at every turn, and even more hurt to see so many people buy into it without checking. That's why, at this point, I can no longer respect Sen. Clinton. Will she be a better president than McCain? Very likely. But she will be a president like many in recent history - a "lesser of two evils", instead of a positive figure. Much of the enthusiasm surrounding politics will die as a result. We'll all look away for another 4 years, as we did under Bush for 8 years.

Hillary Clinton is now and has always been the best candidate running for President in 2008.

Memoryaid, please state how my points are false about Senator Obama.

She is not the one everyone want's to know about Just how clean is Obama does he love this country like his pastor does? If he sits in church for twenty years and does not know what his pastor stands for than how does he know what America stands for,

One thing is crystal clear. If we don't want to repeat the last 7.5 years we need to vote for either Clinton or Obama because it's plain to see that McMore-war will just be a continuation of the bush years.

Jim, your point about NAFTA is wrong. That memo was the internal interpretation of what was said. The fact is the USA gets the better of NAFTA with Canada. But Mexico is stealing jobs & if anything, that's the part that will need to be changed.

Either would be a good president, my only issue with Clinton is that she never answer a question directly. Everything is slick double talk. It reminds me of GW Bush too much.

Regarding Rev. Wright's comments:

How can somebody rather take the "guilt by association" stance on this, and claim Sen. Obama must be a racist and a country hater, while completely disregarding that:
* he was raised by one parent - his white mother. are you suggesting he is a racist that grew up with his white mother?
* he has been in public service for this country since he graduated from Harvard Law. every year.

If you want to know his feelings on racism, patriotism, and actually want to make an informed decision, rather than let FOX tell you what to think, please consider reading his books. they are also available on audiotape, in fact he got a Grammy for his last one.

Such Hillary haters. And they usually don't even have a logical reason to feel that way. By the way, she is far more on the ball about the economy that either of her opponents. With John McCain, we will get more of the same insanity that we have now and with Obama we get... well, that would be kinda vague, who knows with that one.

Laydown Hillary what you are going to do about foreclosures & mortgage crisis. Instead you are just talking about convening Congress to find out the solution!

You will do nothing Hillary on economy. The way you conducted your campaign(loaning it 5 million plus interest) tells all.

How can we know that Hillary has a clue about the economy? She handled the finanaces of her campaign badly and she won't disclose any financial information related to her family. I don't trust her for a second.

memoryaid : actually more than of his money comes from those who donated more than $1000.

memoryaid: Wright has the right of free speech, Obama has the right of choosing the church he feels like home, and the voters have the right of having doubts about him.

df: excuse me? what are you saying?

Total Funds: $55 million
Primary Funds: More than $54 million

Contributors: 727,972
First Time Contributors: 385,101
Total Contributors – Campaign to Date: 1,069,333

Online Fundraising:
More than $45 million raised online in February
More than 90% of online donations were $100 or less
More than 50% of online donations were $25 or less More than 75% of online donors in February were first-time online donors

Peace-Why does Hillary want congress involved? Well, Peace to get an aid package for the mortgage crisis it is congress who must pass the package and it is the President who must sign it into law in order for the money to make it out to the homeowners and in turn to the financial institutions. Yes, the nation is in a world of hurt right now. Gas $110 a barrel. That alone will hit every single pocket book in the nation in every single food and household item, and business operating in America today. It is time for action by this congress, now!

memoryaid: Hmm, I am sure McCain can hire a bunch of people to have even more comprehensive plan, but the question is: does he understand the plan?

df: you have the right to have doubts about him, but you also have the obligation, as a voter, to make a well informed decision, and as a member of the society, to try to understand something instead of just hating on everything that rubs you the wrong way.

read the WSJ piece in today's paper about the church and the pastor.

Finally the rose colored glasses are coming off, and the real Obama is now being seen.

The info about the amount of money from each group was on the website, google it.

People who are fond of bashing up Clinton should remember that it was President Clinton who presided over the golden age for the American economy. Neither McCain or Obama have produced any economic plan to rescue the country from the current mess. It was the Bush tax cuts, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan that has contributed to this mess. Hillary Clinton was the first candidate to produce a blueprint for restoring the country's economy.

df: you might want to understand that, when Sen. Obama started his campaign, he was talking about just issues. All the time, all town meetings, and everybody was falling asleep. It was boring.

As his support grew, he started giving more inspirational speeches to rally his base. Most people at the rallies know his stance of issues, despite your assumption to the contrary. But then everybody started saying "this is just talk, we want concrete plans now".

Guess what, he's been, and will be, in town hall meetings for the next two months, talking about issues again. People are falling asleep again, and even the media is not interested.

If you only want to see one thing, and believe one thing, there's nothing that can help you understand.

memoryaid: Yes, everyone should do a comprehensive research about each candidate, even if the media is trying to protect someone. I did my research, and have fours words for Obama: Too little, Too much.

Too Little:
1. Too little experience.
2. Too little is known about him.
3. Too little about his practical plan.

Too much:
1. Too much love from the media, too little scrutinizing.
2. Too much words, too little actions.
3. Too many caucuses, too little primaries.
4. Too much hatred from his friends and supporters (check all the posts on the internet), too little comprise essential for democracy.
5. Too much hype, too little reality.
....

memoryaid: I take your words as his leading in delegates largely based on his inspirational speeches. Should I?

Prado:
yes, during Pres. Clinton's presidency, the country experienced an economic boom. most economists don't attribute that to him though, but rather to the dotcom boom. in fact, a great president in that position would have taken measures to anticipate and prevent the crash that happened thereafter.

but it's Sen. Clinton that's running for president now, not the former president. And we still don't know how he will be involved in her presidency. And neither him nor her, not any of the other candidates have presided over an economy in trouble. So it will come down to whoever can surround himself with the best talent.

It would be awesome if we could chop of the piece of Pres. Clinton that was a good omen to the economy, and put it in the white house, but many don't like the baggage of connections, dishonesty and partisanship that comes necessarily attached.

That's why we embrace a new choice, tested enough (more time in public office than Sen. Clinton).

df: i'm sure his motivational speeches started to bring more people out, people that had lost hope. and you might be able to argue that, had he not been such a good speaker, he might not be as popular right now.

but guess what: every president that runs for office has to be able to inspire, and motivate people to support him. that's what a campaign is about.

very few times will a first time president have the public recognition Sen. Clinton currently enjoys. It's the exception by far. Her mistake was to assume that would be enough to carry her to nomination. She wasn't counting on there being a contest. Take that as you will.

There are more to be told about Obama. Again Rezko -- can anyone map out the locations of Rezko's projects in Chicago? Every single Rezko project went bad, either construction failure or financial failure. 11 of those projects happened to be in Obama's district. He claimed he knew nothing about those bad projects where low-income people went without heat; yet Rezko threw him lavish fund raising party at his mansion…
How convenient Obama always said “I don’t know…” when he was confronted with those questions.

So, Obama is the cause of the economic problems. The costs of the war in Iraq has nothing to do with it. Well said, Hillary. That's precisely, why you will lose to Obama.

Amy:
Rezko did in fact host a fundraising dinner for Sen. Obama, as he did for many Chicago politicians. Should we suspect that he had an anterior motive on his part? Maybe.

But should we assume that Sen. Obama must have done something wrong for that? Then we'd have to assume that, for all of Sen. Clinton's fundraisers that have been indited, there must have been such wrongdoing as well (what do you know about Norman Hsu). And what about huge, anonymous donations to the Clinton Presidential Library and Clinton foundation?

I'm not assuming there is any wrong doing on any part until proven otherwise. But if you're going to be suspicious in one case, you should at least be consistent.

Memoryaid,

Not all lobbyists are registered in Washington DC. That is who Obama says he does not take funds from. He does take from people who work and represent lobbyists. Look how much he has raised from law firms. Also, the $100 figure goes to ONLINE donations. What about fundraisers?

On NAFTA, I am not sure how that comment gets misinterpreted. I don;t care whether a meeting took place or whether it was official. His advisor, when he speaks, speaks for his campaign...all the time.

On troop withdrawal, his current plan sounds like a fixed timeline. 1-2 brigades per month. So if that is the case, they would be all out when?

On health care, look at Senator Obama's views when he was State Senator Obama. Look at the speeches he made then.

I throw this out not as an attack. I say this to show people that Obama is a politican, just like everyone other politican.

People who are critizing Hillary's earmarks seemed to have forgot New York need after 911.

"We are in the Soup"! What?
She will Convene Congress and do what?
Appoint a "Blue Ribbon Panel"?
To all those critics out there who harped on John McCain's comment that he
"didn't know much about how the economy
works", does Hillary Clinton know how the economy works? Soup, Congress,
maybe she'll Call a Timeout!
This is Not the Time to Play Politics with our economy!
The president proposed and the Congress
passed a stimulus package recently to
help the weakened economy!
Let's give it a chance to work and stop
trashing the economy for political gain!

obama doesnt have an economy plan. He is only waiting for Hillary to state hers so that he can borrow it. But a few words will be different.

Jim:

You're right, not all money was raised online. over $45 was raised online in Fab. About $9 was raised not online. Which one is more important, you think?

Sen. Obama doesn't need the lobbyists, and the lobbyists don't need (or want) him: they already have two horses in this race.

On NAFTA, if you don't know how how things get "misconstrued", you don't know how politics works. "I met with a Hillary Clinton campaign advisor, and they told me she will bomb China when she becomes the president, because they threaten the American economy". Don't worry, the Canadians are looking into it, and the truth will come out.

Aiming for 1-2 brigades per month is, inherently, flexible, as it needs to be. Nobody knows where the US is right now without confidential information, and nobody knows where we will be in Jan 2009. Sen. Obama has a concrete plan, and he'll push for us to do the most honorable, timely and responsible withdrawal.

Like Obama did not know about Wright did he not know about Economy when Top news related to economy in major news are
Rush to Stop the Bleeding Fed, Bush act to calm jittery markets- Foxnews

CNN: Poll: Three-quarters think U.S. in recession

ABC News: Markets Volatile After Bear Stearns Collapse Sends Shockwaves

MSNBC: Bush says White House
‘on top’ of economic situation

Memoryaid,

You simply deflected the lobbyist question which all do when confronted with Registered lobbyist fact. Look at the industries of the individuals from which he receives his money.

On the NAFTA issue, don't be surprised if he leaves this along now.

I agree with you on the troop withdrawal. Please talk to Senator Obama next time he speaks in a debate.

Hillary '08 would be great. When I listen to her speak on the issues, I hear a wealth of knowledge in what she says, I hear the strength of will to see her plans through to fruition, and I feel confident that she has the best interest of all at heart. Ignoring issues of race and gender, Hillary gets my vote!

You know something? We as democrats are missing the boat here, talking about Wright and Ferraro because they are not the issue. We have to focus on the Democratic candidates and what they are going to do about Wall street going in the tank, people losing their homes and a war without end that has cost us 4000 lives. My dislike for Sen. Clinton's candidacy is well documented. She will say anything to get elected. I notice that she did not take a leadership role and tell Senators that they should stay in Washington and help fix the problem, but instead said "If I were President..." yadda yadda yadda, Blah Blah Blah. Nothing changes but the day here.

Jim:

Are you suggesting that lobbyists are supporting the Senator that has passed most anti-lobbying reforms, expecting that he will help them out? How does that follow?

Would you like him not to accept donations from people who are family members of lobbyists? How about friends of families? How about a lost of "lobbyists" that you will make for us?

His grassroots campaign speaks volumes about where he gets his support. To try to insinuate that he is backed by business interests over Clinton or McCain is ridiculous.

Russ G, why do you think that she will say anything to get elected? Isn't Obama doing that? Doesn't he go from state to state and talk about what is important to that state?

Raising the issue and standing for people's core issue is a good leadership. Hillary has shown continuosly that she is quick to react as a non-president and she will react quickly as a president. She also suggested as a President how she would have handle the situation.

Also, being a pro-active is very important in leadership than being reactive as Current Administration is doing. Hillary is talking about economy from long time.

Hillary has plans. obama only wants to copy what Hillary plans are. The talking points of the obamacons are tax papers, will do anything to be elected. Please. 20 years mentor is important this man has influenced obama thinking whether you all want to talk about are not.

Memoryaid,

The lobbying reform added hoops and hurdles but did not stop lobbyists. They will still support him. Why not?

Individuals giving from lobbying firms is a way around the new campaign finance reform laws.

I am a Democrat but not sure if we will will general election in November. WHY??? Because we are still fighting and humiliating one another for nothing.

Intead of coming togehter, we are damaging and tanishing each other in both camps CLINTON AND OBAMA. Republicans are just sitting in there planning how split and defeat us. I am wondering !!!!.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is far better qualified to be the president of our country than any other candidate, including Senator Barak Obama. Mrs. Clinton’s deep grasp of issues and policies makes her far more ready to take on the presidency than Mr. Obama and besides each debate I've seen Mr. Obama merely copying her; without originality in thought or words not to mention the depth of grasp that she has. His lack of foreign policy experience makes him even less qualified to be our next president.

It amazes me that she, who has the most pork barrel in the budget besides Obama, who changes her mind more often than Bill does women, who with the Democratic Congress has let FISA expire, has given the largest increase in taxes in years, who says she was active in Bill's administration who took us into an economic downturn, and she has the intestinal fortitude to take the Bush administration to task for her failings as well as the Congress. This woman is as unbelievable as her husband.

I have confidence that Clinton has the most knowledge to bring about positive change in the economy combined with bipartisan support in Congress.

Now the Obama camp is tripping all over itself with one of his surrogates telling lies and a spokesperson saying he lied:

- Asked to explain Durbin's claim that "many" of Wright's incendiary remarks were made before Obama joined his congregation, Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor told ABC News, "Sen. Durbin misspoke." -

The economy is in big trouble and it's good to see Sen Clinton addressing this. What are we going to get from Sen Obama in Philadelphia Tuesday night - a speech about race and politics. Talk about being a day late and a dollar short. If Obama were a true leader, he would scrap his prepared remarks and tell us what he will do to stop the downward spiral of our economy.

Obama is a great performer. He will always look better than Clinton. He is a master of politician - all words, little competencies to back up his words. In addition, he stay on the stage, speak with big concepts, great visions without a substantial plan. I can not belief people go nuts with this. He is sure and will do anything to accomplish his goals. That is frightening!