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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: zeta1961 who wrote (31153)	9/7/2008 9:24:51 PM
From: SouthFloridaGuy	Respond to of 149317

Likud....j/k. They are Republicans and Independents.

To: zeta1961 who wrote (31153)	9/7/2008 9:29:01 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Obama opens fire on Palin as McCain gets back in the game Updated 6 hr(s) 45 min(s) ago Los angeles, sunday With fresh polls confirming MsSarah Palin has thrust Mr John McCain back into the presidential race, Barack Obama broke his silence on the omnipresent Republican vice-presidential candidate, directly attacking her for the first time. The Democrat, who has seen his lead over McCain fall into a virtual dead-heat after last week’s Republican national convention, condemned Palin for accepting so-called earmarks - federal funds for often questionable local projects - while a mayor in Alaska but opposing them now. "I know the Governor of Alaska has been, you know, saying she is (supporting) change," Obama said at a campaign stop in the swing state of Indiana. "And that is great. She is a skilful politician. But when you (have) been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient, and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person, that is not change. "Come on. I mean, words mean something. You can’t just make stuff up. We have a choice to make and the choice is clear." But Palin said she was "surprised" the Democratic senator had attacked her on earmarks, saying she "didn’t think he’d want to go there". "Our opponent has requested nearly $1 billion in earmarks in just three years. That’s about a million dollars for every working day," she said. It was thought that Obama would leave the thorny issue of what to do about Palin, whose meteoric rise over the past week has been nothing short of astounding, to Hillary Clinton. Except that his erstwhile rival for the Democratic presidential nomination has made it clear she will not be an "attack dog" against the self-proclaimed "pitbull in lipstick". "We’re not going to be anybody’s attack dog against Sarah Palin," a Clinton insider said. The job, then, will probably fall to Joe Biden, Senator Obama’s running mate. He needs, however, to avoid the inflammatory language used by his colleague Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid last week, who characterised Palin as "shrill", prompting condemnation from women of all political stripes. —Agencies