Obama's strongest point is HILLARY's ACHILLES HEEL.

[Skwmom]

Obama can unite a majority of this country:

1. to get rid of the special interests in Washington (lobbyists which already own Clinton - why do you think they want everyone to wait their turn?)
2. to once again tune into Washington politics and hold their elected officials accountable (for decades politicians have benefited from people tuning out or from people becoming to engaged in petty, bitter, fighting to realize what their elected officials are doing).
3. to push their elected officials to tackle and solve the tough issues facing this country.

This is a DEFINING MOMENT in history, and we need to NOT lose sight of that fact.

Exit polls showed that people thought Clinton could deliver on her promises. But you can't deliver for the people when the country is so divided - the only people you can deliver for is the lobbyists, the big money interests, which own you.

This nation has plenty of policy wonks. Who do you think actually writes the policy papers? Policy wonks. But all of those great policy papers and plans end up in the Washington Graveyard of Great Ideas and Campaign Promises and NONE of our major problems get solved(in fact they are snowballing into a pending avalanche).

[papau]

1. special interests? - Obama is the one proposing corporate tax cuts and reduced regulation

[Tarc]

2. I don't want to unite with Republicans, thank you very much

I want to see them and their hateful agenda ground into the dust of irrelevance. Not mollycoddled.

[blm]

4. You want Bushes protected by the Clintons...yet again. Don't complain about the GOPs

and the Bush agenda and then support the very Democrats who sided THE MOST with the secrecy and privilege of the Bushes throughout the 90s when they were at their most exposed, most vulnerable and should have been eviscerated.


http://consortiumnews.com/2006/111106.html

[Skwmom]

10. I think a deal between the Bush clan and Clintons has been struck.

Clark as VP has been rumored - if that's true and not merely to get his supporters on board - Clark would be too old to run in 8 years, paving the way for Jeb Bush.

[Skwmom]

5. Nobody is saying to UNITE with Republicans. But independents and

good willed Republicans will be needed to solve our problems and move this country forward. I wonder what would have happened if Reagan had said thanks but no thanks to Reagan Democrats?

Hatred blinds so you can't see.... that's what they count on.

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. I'm completely with you on this

100% NO UNITY.

[redqueen]

12. I used to think the same way...

however Obama's vote FOR open government, and Clinton's vote AGAINST it... that did a whole hell of a lot to sway me to support him.

As for uniting with republicans... we need independents and moderates to win the GE. Lots of those types don't follow politics too closely, but judge based on character and personality and such... so... he's definitely more appealing to that group in the GE, therefore will be the stronger candidate in the GE... all IMO of course. :)

[kentuck]

3. The secret strategy.

Attack her supposed strengths? Experience. Even the White House chef had 8 years in the White House. Did she sit in on the NSA meetings? Exactly what experiences does she have that make her more qualified??

[Skwmom]

6. Experience is a non issue. Looking at ALL of the experience in

DC and where this county is out. The issue is uniting this country to solve our problems and move this country forward.

On edit: experience was getting Clinton no where.

[Cronus Protagonist]

8. I will not unite with Republicans

And the issue is NOT unity. There are many issues, and none of them are unity. That canard is only good for speechifying and doesn't work in reality.

[Skwmom]

9. Well when Reagan was able to unite Republicans, Independents and REAGAN DEMOCRATS

he sure was able to get his agenda passed.

A bitterly divided populace sure has worked wonders. Oh, I'm sorry, it has - for the big money special interests.
LOOK AT HISTORY - as the political historian pointed out the other day - MAJOR TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES are due to the American Public uniting behind a common cause.

[CyberPieHole]

11. Obviously Obama couldn't UNITE Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island...

or he wouldn't have LOST in those 3 states.

[Skwmom]

13. I'm talking about uniting the country to get something done for the

people and cleaning house in Washington DC (could you imagine the Clinton's cleaning house?) Just because the Clinton name and age old political machine won the day in those three states doesn't mean she can unite the country to put forth an agenda - she can't (and it doesn't mean that Obama won't be able to - he can).

Clintons negatives were high before this and based on her actions they have no where to go but up.......