Barack Obama blinks in Hillary face-off

[red states rule]

Now the Dem Convention is now the Clinton's convention. Obama backed down to the Clinton machine and showed once again if he can't take political pressure from the Clinton's how the hell is he going to take pressure from the likes of Iran, Russia, and terrorists?



Barack Obama blinks in Hillary face-off
Thursday, August 14th 2008, 8:13 PM

Russia rolls over Georgia, Hillary Clinton does the same to Barack Obama. Now we know who's boss.

Obama blinked and stands guilty of appeasing Clinton by agreeing to a roll call vote for her nomination. That he might not have had much choice if he wanted peace only proves the point that he's playing defense at his own convention.

What does he get out of it? Not much and not for long.

The fleeting sense that he is a magnanimous nominee won't get him a single vote he wouldn't get anyway. Ditto for the idea that he's going the extra mile to unify the party. Those who refuse to accept him as the legitimate winner aren't likely to do so just because he caves into her demands.

It makes him look weak and ratifies Clinton's sense of entitlement to share party leadership and the convention spotlight.

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/...y_faceoff.html

[Noir]

Bit surly they always have these roll call votes, and have done so since 1950 something? As I read that on another topic, so is he not simply doing somyjing he has to do (though at first be would rather have not done it) as apose to to Clinton pressure.

[red states rule]

Bit surly they always have these roll call votes, and have done so since 1950 something? As I read that on another topic, so is he not simply doing somyjing he has to do (though at first be would rather have not done it) as apose to to Clinton pressure.

It has taken Obama weeks to OK a floor vote. But being from Chicago he has made sure his votes are there to secure the nomination

He is winning this Chicago style

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[PostmodernProphet]

so, what do you do when it's 3:00 a.m. and the phone rings.....and it's Hillary telling you what to do.....

[Abbey Marie]

so, what do you do when it's 3:00 a.m. and the phone rings.....and it's Hillary telling you what to do.....

I just mentioned the 3 am thing on another thread, lol.

You pull out your cigar box, of course.

[red states rule]

I just mentioned the 3 am thing on another thread, lol.

You pull out your cigar box, of course.