Posted on 01/12/2008 6:45:13 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Durbin warns Bill Clinton By: Mike Allen January 12, 2008 09:12 PM EST
Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), the second-ranking party leader in the Senate, says President Bill Clinton’s comments about Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) are getting “too personal” and called on the former president to refrain from attacking Obama’s integrity.
“I’m really troubled by his questioning the sincerity of Barack Obama’s opposition to the war in Iraq,” Durbin said. “I really think it is unfortunate to question Barack’s sincerity on the war. He has been there from the start, opposing this war.”
The unsolicited comments — in a phone call to Politico from Springfield, Ill. — were a sign that the Obama campaign is going to react aggressively to perceived attacks on the senator’s character.
“I really had hoped ... that it wouldn’t become too personal or too negative,” Durbin said. “I don’t think that’s good for either of the candidates or for our party. There may be clear some clear differences on some issues.”
Durbin suggested that the former president has been giving somewhat revisionist accounts on the way the Iraq war debate played out.
“It was not easy to be against that war back when we cast that vote in October of 2002,” Durbin said. “I was one of 23 who voted against the war. Barack was supportive — one of the few candidates speaking out strongly against it in Illinois.
“If President Clinton had opposed that war as strongly as Barack Obama at the time, it would have helped a lot of us who had voted against authorizing an invasion.”
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No, just an idiot.
i understand what you mean, but as far as staying home, the dems have all the buses in the world to get the black vote out .... except to get them out of Hurricane Katrina’s way, that is
oops, you are correct. i obviously confused my democrats....
“BTW, why would any ... heterosexual male vote for these whiners?
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I know someone who wants to defeat Sen. Durbin. If you know any Illinois Republicans, please tell them about Mike Psak, a Chicago conservative who has been campaigning since 2003. He’s the only pro-life candidate in the race, and he supports President Bush’s Iraq polices. Psak is pro-tax cuts, pro-spending cuts, anti-illegal alien, pro-gun rights, and anti-gay marriage. His petition was signed by voters who live in 96 of Illinois’ 102 counties. His website is www.psak4ussenate.com.
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