But that still is not an excuse for her vote or Joe Lieberman’s vote or John McCain’s vote to wage a stupid, bloody, preemptive, and expensive War on Iraq. They are all equally guilty.

This War on Iraq is going to cost the American taxpayers more than 3 trillion dollars (and it has already cost the lives of almost 4000 American soldiers, over a million Iraqi civilians, and caused over 4 million Iraqis to be refugees).

Anyone who is still excusing their vote for the War on Iraq to ignorance or faulty intelligence is not only a liar but a fool.

I don’t care who you are. You can’t be that stupid and be President (unless you are George W. Bush).

There has been no consistency, just a naked desire to be elected. From the canard of the 35 years of experience – or change – or whatever the theme of the week has been – to the unbelievably Rovian 3:00 am phone call ad and that mess of Penn/Wolfson/Ickes, I now put her in the category of politicians I just want to go away. It is so clear to me that it is the ambition being the President that is the force behind her campaign and nothing more.

I would like to think that the linux candidate would be a strong progressive majority in congress. :)

Thank you for this video. As is clear by now, I am not a fan of Hillary Clinton. It seems clear you are. It also seems clear that you are tired of those of us who speak out against her candidacy, and somehow this video offering was meant to be a break in the action.

If so, thank you again. There’s a lot of passion in these threads. There are many good Democrats who felt a deep sense of betrayal and disappointment in Hillary’s enabling the war, and then her mostly silent stance on the sidelines as others did the heavy lifting against this unprovoked aggression. Many of us also feel, in hiring two lobbyists in Penn and Wolfson as front men for her campaign, she openly signaled business as usual as it concerns corporate influence in our government.

It took me a while to commit to a candidate. I found Obama quite stiff in the early debates I watched. I really wasn’t impressed with anyone until I heard him speak election night in Iowa, then again in defeat in New Hampshire. He blew me away, and I felt as many who have come to support him, that not only is this guy smart, but he actually rocked me with that speech. He made me feel a sense of hope that there is someone who can excite us into working harder to become better citizens, and correct the course of this country by reaching out to one another, as well the international community in a meaningful way, with a fresh face on our leadership. For many of Hillary’s supporters this is just Kumbaya BS, but this is just one of the qualities Hillary lacks – the ability to inspire. Meanwhile, his color was not a factor until after I decided he had my vote. Only then did I feel the added plus of pride that we Americans might elect a black man as our president.

This week Hillary’s campaign stooped to employ fear mongering. You chastise Russert for his free pass for McCain, but I didn’t see you come down hard on Hillary for this outrageous and transparent attempt to frighten people away from Obama.

I enjoy this site. There’s so much I learn here, and it is out of that respect for you I have been disappointed by your attempts to paint Hillary as a victim of some kind. She professes to be a strong woman who can fight the tough fight, but so much lately been about how unfair the media and “Hillary Haters” have been to her. It’s true there are many who have problems with a woman as our president. but it’s not those of us who support Obama. She just happens to be the wrong woman.

Nonetheless, from one who does not agree with your choice of senator in this race, I appreciate your throwing up an Obama piece sans comment.

I wish you a restful (politics free?) Sunday.