Obama seeks info on Dodd in veep search

It is so funny to me to hear Hillary supporters complain of Obama's lack of experience! ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING is better than the experience of GW. Give Obama time to find someone with the experience AND passion he is looking for. I have complete faith he will make the right decision--and that will NOT include Hillary as no. 2.
OBAMA/(NOT CLINTON) '08

Frank,

Explain to me why Clinton is more qualified than Obama to be president. Real reasons, not I have experience because she has never held the position of President of the United States before,either. Concrete answers that can be proved. Fact and not Opinion. Then, tell me why I should vote for someone who constantly lied during the primaries.

As for Obama, please state what he said, " to win the primary and then changed his positions on almost every issue now that he is the nominee." Here let me help you a little:

No change with Iraq.
OBAMA HAS CONSISTENTLY SAID HE WILL LISTEN TO COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ
July 03, 2008
June 2008: Obama: I've Consistently Said That I Will Consult With Military Commanders On The Ground And Be Open To The Possibility Of Tactical Adjustments. Obama said, "I've also consistently said that I will consult with military commanders on the ground and that we will always be open to the possibility of tactical adjustments. The important thing is to send a clear signal to the Iraqi people and most importantly to the Iraqi leadership that the U.S. occupation in Iraq is finite, it is gonna be coming to a foreseeable end." [MSNBC, 6/16/08] March 2008: Obama Said He Would Give Senior Military Leaders Opinions Great Weight In Implementing His Iraq Plan But As Commander In Chief Would Make His Own Assessment Of The Situation.
March 2008: Obama Said The Size Of The Residual Force Will Depend On Consultation With Military Commanders And "Will Depend On The Circumstances On The Ground." [Washington Post, 3/2/08] November 2007: Obama Said He Would Leave Residual Troops In Iraq Based On The Levels Of Violence, "It's Not My Job To Specify Troop Levels.."Fosters, 11/28/07
November 2007: Obama Said U.S. Has To Make Sure "We Are Not Just Willy-Nilly Removing Troops" And That It May "Take A Little Bit Longer" In Some Areas Where There Is Less Stability. "
[New York Times, 11/1/07] November 2007: Obama: "If The Commanders Tell Me They Need X, Y And Z, In Order To Accomplish The Very Narrow Mission That I've Laid Out, Than I Will Take That Into Consideration." [New York Times, 11/1/07] September 2007: Obama Said He Believed "That We Should Have All Our Troops Out By 2013, But I Don't Want To Make Promises." [NH DNC Debate, 9/26/07]

No change on FISA
The bill he agreed to was NOT the original bill.
"It is not all that I would want. But given the legitimate threats we face, providing effective intelligence collection tools with appropriate safeguards is too important to delay. So I support the compromise, but do so with a firm pledge that as President, I will carefully monitor the program..."

No change on Capital Punishment
In fact, Obama's death-penalty stance dates back at least to 2006, when he wrote in "The Audacity of Hope" that "there are some crimes--mass murder, the rape and murder of a child--so heinous, so beyond the pale, that the community is justified in expressing the full measure of its outrage by meting out the ultimate punishment."

Obama's plan to expand President George W. Bush's efforts to "empower faith-based organizations"--characterized by liberals after it was announced last week in Zanesville, Ohio as a pander to evangelicals and a threat to the separation of church and state--is perfectly consistent with Obama's past as Christian, church-based community organizer. "Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square," he said in a celebrated June 2006 speech on religion.

No change on Guns

Obama's "shift" on the D.C. handgun ban was similar. In the primaries, he wriggled out of personally weighing in on the law--again, to protect his left flank--then embraced the Supreme Court's decision striking it down. This was also about politics, not principles. But the fact remains that the ruling was not inconsistent with his long-held (if lawyerly) belief that gun ownership is an individual right that's still subject to reasonable limitations. In other words, his core stance stayed the same--even as he maneuvered for maximum political gain.

Frank From SF,
I do not see you as a whiner Frank, I think you are very disappointed that your candidate did not win and that is very understandable. I want to be honest as I can be here. I do not know what "qualifies" anybody for the position. All I know to do is listen to what they say and determine how much of it I agree with. Then take that information and vote. What I Will say bothers me is that much of the negative comments are based on falsehoods or half truths. You wrote here that she won the popular vote. According to factcheck.com, she only wins it if you include Michigan, a state where his name was not on the ballot. Now that technicality may be enough to satisfy you, but all it says to me is that all things were not even so we will never really know. At best I would guess, it was close enough to not be a real measure. Real Clear Polls will verify this as well.

He does not deserve any vote if the person does not want him including you. I post information for those who are interested in learning helpful information that shares the errors from T.V. watching only. I will suggest that you research what Clinton and Obama stand for on the issues and what McCain stand for on the issues. Clinton and Obama are much alike. If that is not enough, there's nothing anyone can say to you as your vote is not about issues but about people.

Personally, I feel it is my responsibility to chose policy/issues when picking a president. Character is important too and as my research prove McCain has lied about his policies and issues and several times about Obamas, I know his character. In general would not have gotten my vote because again the general beliefs of his Party are not what I believe.

Furthermore, I will tell you I would have voted for Clinton as my second choice. She turned me off about the time the "Kitchen sink" expression went into effect. I did not like her choice of how to campaign. That changed my vote for her, BUT it would not have changed my vote for the Democratic Party.

Frank From SF,

I thought I answered you clearly, however, if you did not hear it, obviously it was not clear. Let me try again. No one can make you choose Obama but you. You must learn the issues and policies and determine for yourself if he is worthy of your vote. We are not your keepers. You are an adult who can make your own decisions and should do so. America will vote with or without you. You must determine if you want to be a voice or if you prefer to leave it up to others. The great thing about our system is that you have that right to make that choice. I will not be or suggest that any one be your conscience. This is your country do what you must.

Frank From SF,

What did you see as Clinton's qualifications? Or are you saying she was more qualified just to be against Obama.

Patricia Swicicki,

I relate to what you said on this as well. On one hand, I have a surgeon who was very good in his day. Now he is forgetful, a bit senile, and has lost some dexterity due to age. On the other hand, I have a younger, top of his class surgeon, who offers medical procedures that the old surgeon will never learn. Do I stay with the obsolete surgeon whose procedure will take weeks to heal and leaves a scar? Or do I go with the younger surgeon whose procedure will heal quickly and will not leave a scar.