Obama vs. Clinton

The perspective that the democratic presidential nominee will come down to Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton is becoming clear, if not down-right obvious; both Obama and Clinton realize such, and this realization has probably prodded the back-and-forth outlashing between the two. Indeed, this rhetoric-fueled rhubarb is becoming quite the tasty tale to follow.


Though Clinton shows a sizable lead in the early straw polls, I don't foresee her maintaining it for long. Her success at this point in time is largely due to name recognition alone; having been the first lady during a successful presidential regime placed her immediately as the forerunner in the democratic race. The American eye, however, is beginning to see Mrs. Clinton's flaws; to name one, her shameful attempts to connect with geo-ethnic audiences.

More recently, she has shown another disagreeable characteristic, and that is one of —pardon the term—being a Johnny—Come—Lately. For your consideration:

Yesterday, August 1, 2007, Senator Obama addressed a group in Washington D.C. about the war in Iraq, but also fighting terrorism at large. Specifically addressing alleged terrorists taking refuge in Pakistan, he commented:

"There are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered 3,000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again. It was a terrible mistake to fail to act when we had a chance to take out an al-Qaida leadership meeting in 2005. If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will."

Later in the day, Senator Clinton was asked to respond to Obama's comments in an interview with American Urban Radio. Her reply:

"“If we had actionable intelligence that Osama Bin Laden or other high-value targets were in Pakistan, I would ensure that they were targeted and killed or captured…”

Hold on tightly, Hillary. This won't last forever.

Listen to the NPR segment.