Please ask Sen. Hagel if he would run on a democratic ticket.

Frankly what is at issue here is the crisis Obama has created by not strongly denouncing his lunetic racist mentor Rev. Wright.

Thanks to Obama, America is now divided and he cannot unite the country. Especially what I have recently read:

http://votersusa.blogspot.com/

As a Democrat, I believe that a vote for Obama is a vote for McCain because if Obama is nominated, I'm heading to McCain camp!

Please tell me why a superdelegate can vote against the will of the state ? I'm speaking about Ted Kennedy who will vote for Obama, instead of Hillary Clinton who won MA.

White House schedules absolutely reflect how much we can trust Hilary Clinton. Regardless of what she thought in private, that she publicly supported and encouraged its passing with 4 separate meetings. It doesn't matter that it was perhaps flawed, she has specifically said she never was a fan. The question is will she do whatever it takes to get her agenda through to the point that she will lie to anyone and everyone.

And please, we need to stop with the how can Hilary win thing. Why doesn't anyone get on her like they did Huckabee. She cannot win states, she can not win delegates, and unless she does the impossible she will not gain an advantage in the popular vote. The rules are clear. That Clinton doesn't like the rules (as she is showing by supporting Michigan and Florida's flagrant dismissal of the clear warnings to their early primary) is just too bad.

Her overtly arrogant attitude is absolutely proven by her lack of any plan past Super Tuesday and her kitchen sink attacks on her opponent.

She makes claims that are either refuted or backed up, and I have a feeling that she doesn't know a real truth because she has lived with spin telling.

What amazes me is why the media promotes her campaign's delusions.

Roundtable or kitchen table? Can't ABC News give us a broader perspective on this weekly show?

Well Mark, if Hilary is nominated I am flocking to McCain as well. So if that's some big threat to the democrats, I will take that bet.

Plus, statistically speaking and by popular vote and delegates, Hilary has far less support than Obama in a general election by Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike. That figure has not changed. AND how much Republicans hate Hilary and the Clinton's in general has not changed either.

Your candidate is merely prolonging the inevitable and pointing people to McCain's door.

I've had enough from Obama! 'The republicans had all of the ideas in the last 10 to 15 years'. 'For the first time in my adult life I am proud of America'! And not saluting (holding hand over heart) the flag when national athem is played might be OK for a citzen to do in protest of America, but not for a person wanting to be elected the president of Amaerica!!!!

Please, will someone ask the administration,"how do we know that someone is Al Qaeda? Do they wear uniforms? no. How many Al Qaeda fighters are there? More than the Iraqi forces? no. Does the administration meld all resistance into Al Queda for their defense of continuing the war? McCain calls certain fighters Al Qaeda, then changes to extremists and no member of the press picks up on it. Ask McCain how many extremists there are and who are they and why are they fighting. Then do the Math. Ask McCain if Saddam Hussain would have allowed Al Qaeda to infiltrate his country. Ask McCain why the Iraqi army isn't strong enough to defend their own country? Make the administration explain, not give short sound bites with the answer similar to the past...if not the Russians will be at our shore, if not, the Chinese hords will invade our borders. Ask them to explain, logically, why Al Qaeda hasn't attacked the U.S. since 9:11. Do not accept the answer that they are all fighting in Iraq. I said, make them give logical answers. thank you.

Please, will someone ask the administration,"how do we know that someone is Al Qaeda? Do they wear uniforms? no. How many Al Qaeda fighters are there? More than the Iraqi forces? no. Does the administration meld all resistance into Al Queda for their defense of continuing the war? McCain calls certain fighters Al Qaeda, then changes to extremists and no member of the press picks up on it. Ask McCain how many extremists there are and who are they and why are they fighting. Then do the Math. Ask McCain if Saddam Hussain would have allowed Al Qaeda to infiltrate his country. Ask McCain why the Iraqi army isn't strong enough to defend their own country? Make the administration explain, not give short sound bites with the answer similar to the past...if not the Russians will be at our shore, if not, the Chinese hords will invade our borders. Ask them to explain, logically, why Al Qaeda hasn't attacked the U.S. since 9:11. Do not accept the answer that they are all fighting in Iraq. I said, make them give logical answers. thank you.

Barack has won states and delegates from states that will not vote democratic in the fall. The general election will be decided by a few swing states like Ohio. Al Gore nor John Kerry made it to the White House. Barack has less chance than they had and his and his wife's and his pastor's comments and his actions (clasping his hands over his crotch will everyone else on stage holds their hands over their hearts) have killed any chance that he had!!!

Firstly, some of the comments here are by republican plants.

2ndly, George & many pundits are trying to say the surge is working because violence is down. But violence is down because they paid off the insurgency. If they stop paying them it will be up again, surge or no surge.

When national political parties conspire to control the nomination process, then Senator Hagel & I have found common ground on the need for additional parties and\or establishing a process that allows the majority of citizens the opportunity to choose from serious candidates.

Allowing some small States early voting, while requiring the majority of States & citizens to vote after "party rules" have FILTERED the candidates available, is to control who is selected as nominee. Rules should allow for any State to determine the date it votes for nominees, within reasonable dates fair to all.

Senator Hagel, Ralph Nader, Ron Paul, etc. should have been available for Texas, Calif., all citizens to consider without being pushed aside by contriving, backroom, big money, power ineties.

The two party system may be more efficient, but it is not more democratic!

This year's problems with Mich. & Fl. can be solved by the DNP by dumping Dean, adjusting the rule & seating those delegates. Hey! If a candidate was to DUMB to see the strategic need to have their name on Mich. ballots, then should that candidate be considered for pres.? I hope we can do better. Poor judgement is poor judgement & not textbook reciting!
Go get 'um Senator Hagel!
Respectfully,
Billy Bob, Florida where votes don't count unlike Chi-town where even the dead's count.

George Will is wrong! We Americans DO care about the war in Iraq....the economy is not our only concern, as Will said more than once yesterday on This Week. The situation is that getting something done about the war is almost a moot point until Cheney and Bush leave the White House....we're just holding on until they're gone.

Well, Right on Day1 - what if a candidate is so stupid as to actively campaign in primary states to the virtual exclusion of the cuacus states thereby passing up enormas delegate votes to her detriment.

I guarantee if their roles were reversed Hillary would give a rip about seating those delegates and she would be talking about following the rules!

Jon Kyl said

"Of course, it wasn't the Bush administration, as much as it was Democrats in congress, who were pushing the lending institutions to get out there and lend more money, even to unqualified buyers....to minorities, to the poor, to the young, so that everyone could own a home."

WHAT GARBAGE!! So minorities are now "unqualified home buyers" while others are not? Does he care to repeat that to the 30% of AZ residents that are Hispanic?? What a careless loose lipped bigot.

Gee, I wonder if this Sunday next will be the day George Will finds it within himself to apologize for that insensitive remark he made. You know the one: "There is no despair out there". Sorry Mr. Will but you come across like self-absorbed pompous ass.

John

will anyone in the press actually call obama on the 5 or 6 MAJOR LIES about wright or arnt you reporters anymore?if none of you dont have the spine why dont we just call the press pravda.

I just might be ready for an Independent Party headed by Chuck Hagel. My first choice is Hillary Clinton based on her knowledge, experience, independent thinking, and persevering work ethic. Chuck Hagel has shown himself to be able to think for himself. He can be very courageous in his decisions in going against a rigid party line. I like that.

Today's round table discussion totally missed the point. There were two reasons I personally was disgusted by the questioning at the last so-called debate. The first was that if the questioning of Obama was legitimate, then why wasn't Clinton questioned in the same manner? Example question: Why did Senator Clinton refuse to answer reporters' questions regarding her campaign manager's and her husband's receipt of funds from the Columbian government? There are an equal number of issues you could raise with Senator Clinton as you raised with Senator Obama. Fairness is the issue. Second, we here in the heartland, as opposed to Washington D.C., are interested in issues, not ridiculous questions about lapel pins, which, by the way, no one else was wearing either. Good grief!