Democrats Debate In Iowa

[JLB]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/live-blogging-the-democratic-debate/index.html?hp

[JLB]

Iraq: On Iraq, Mrs. Clinton stands firm in saying that it’s not so easy to pull out of Iraq by the end of the year, as Mr. Richardson wants to do. She says that it is too complex to do quickly because of all the equipment on the ground, the bases, the soldiers, not to mention 100,000 private contractors. “Don’t oversell this,” she cautions.

[JLB]

Mr. Obama is asked how many troops in Iraq can stay for how long. He notes that there are a lot of difficult questions and says he wishes his colleagues on the stage had asked them before they authorized the war in the first place. “It shows how we get into trouble when we engage in traditional thinking,” he said. Given a chance to distinguish himself from Mrs. Clinton, he punted. His own plan: Call in the Joint Chiefs and “give them the mission” to begin an orderly phased withdrawal.

[JLB]

anybody see this one?

if so who did well?

[35Pete]

What's the latest diverse argument in their camp? Whether to spend 120 billion or 145 billion on Head Start?

Jesus. Expect some hair pulling over that contentious issue.

[Green Lantern]

Feeding poor kindergarteners is no one's concern except the poor people who bore them.

[JLB]

Feeding poor kindergarteners is no one's concern except the poor people who bore them.

was that one of Hillary's comments.

[Shama-Lama Ding Dong]

Feeding poor kindergarteners is no one's concern except the poor people who bore them.

So you're not interested in fighting terrorism?

[35Pete]

Feeding poor kindergarteners is no one's concern except the poor people who bore them.

But the converse does not automatically imply that the federal government must perform the remediation.

You're making a huge and unwarranted leap of logic here.

[sukie]

Feeding poor kindergarteners is no one's concern except the poor people who bore them.

It's a concern but not MY responsibility.

[Green Lantern]

It's a concern but not MY responsibility.

Of course it isn't.

[Green Lantern]

But the converse does not automatically imply that the federal government must perform the remediation.

You're making a huge and unwarranted leap of logic here.

No. I'm serious. It is none of anyone else's concern. It is not good for our economy and it helps out the country in no way. People starve all over the world. I think it is about 4/5 of the people in the world are undernourished.

[Green Lantern]

So you're not interested in fighting terrorism?

Hunger is not the cause of terrorism; especially in the inner cities of the US.

[Green Lantern]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is too experienced, Sen. Barack Obama too raw. Listening to Democrats give their Goldilocks view of the 2008 presidential campaign must make voters wonder: Will any candidate be just right for the White House?

"Senator Obama does represent change. Senator Clinton has experience. Change and experience," New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday, making a balancing gesture with his hands. "With me, you get both."
Richardson may be a long shot for the nomination, but his crack underscored a question that dominated the latest presidential debate: A change versus experience dynamic that almost surely will determine who represents the Democratic Party next year...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEMOCRATS_DEBATE?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[JLB]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is too experienced, Sen. Barack Obama too raw. Listening to Democrats give their Goldilocks view of the 2008 presidential campaign must make voters wonder: Will any candidate be just right for the White House?

"Senator Obama does represent change. Senator Clinton has experience. Change and experience," New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday, making a balancing gesture with his hands. "With me, you get both."
Richardson may be a long shot for the nomination, but his crack underscored a question that dominated the latest presidential debate: A change versus experience dynamic that almost surely will determine who represents the Democratic Party next year...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEMOCRATS_DEBATE?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

be smart vote none of the above.

[Lucidvizion]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is too experienced, Sen. Barack Obama too raw. Listening to Democrats give their Goldilocks view of the 2008 presidential campaign must make voters wonder: Will any candidate be just right for the White House?

"Senator Obama does represent change. Senator Clinton has experience. Change and experience," New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday, making a balancing gesture with his hands. "With me, you get both."
Richardson may be a long shot for the nomination, but his crack underscored a question that dominated the latest presidential debate: A change versus experience dynamic that almost surely will determine who represents the Democratic Party next year...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEMOCRATS_DEBATE?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

I like Bill Richardson.

That little soundbite is going to score him some a bunch of political points.

[JLB]

I like Bill Richardson.

That little soundbite is going to score him some a bunch of political points.

it was a good one.