This is so biased. So what if she was late? Traffic from Minneapolis to St Paul has been really bad since the I35W collapse! You're an idiot if you think that Hillary should ignore people while she is watching the Superbowl. Last time I heard, watching the Superbowl is a communal activity - shared with other people. There's more to watching Superbowl than the TV - the company you keep, the spirit of rooting for your team, the commercials, the coming together of people who haven't been together for a while... and winning of course! She is doing all those, all at once.

Go Clinton!! You can do it!

I look forward to voting for Hillary Clintona and hope she wins the monination for the democratic candidate for president.
I hope she picks Governor Richardson for her Vice President and hope he accepts.
I thought he would do much better in the primary than he did, he has several tons of experience and can negotiate with anybody and hold his own and and has proved that several times already.

eeek. For the sake of the democratic party, I hope Obama picks up the nomination.
You are only kidding yourself if you think Clinton can beat the GOP.
O8ama!

"Senator Barack Obama, Not Only By Virtue Of His Character, Honesty, And Competence, But Also By Virtue Of His Experience, Is Clearly More Qualified To Be President Of The United States."

Certainly can't disagree with that when the race is between Obama and a corrupt clinton. But the corrupt clinton's do have some excellent accomplishments that they can point to.

The corrupt clinton's top three accomplishments.

Runner up - In 1994, after only 2 years of corrupt clinton's in office - the REPUBLICANS GAIN CONTROL OF 12 Governorships and countless state House and Senate seats.

1994 - after only 2 years of corrupt clinton's in office - A REPULICAN CONTROLLED SENATE - the first in 8 years - on a HUGE 8 seat swing.

1994 - after only 2 years of corrupt clinton's in office - A REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE - the FIRST IN 40 YEARS - on a GIGANTIC 54 seat swing.

2000 - after 8 years of corrupt clinton's in office, this one took a little longer because it was so much harder to accomplish - A TWO TERM REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT

With corrupt clinton's in office, it will be one scandal after another. Already they are up to their necks in scandals with illegal campaign donations. The next round of scandals is when they have to repay their donors back.

I live in St Paul and I go to caucases on tuesday to make sure this nutcase DOES NOT get the presidential nomination. Anybody who thinks wages should be garnished for health care is completely wacked and has no buisiness running the country.

Corrupt?

Does that mean the "independent counsel" of Ken Starr attempting from day one to find something on the Clintons?

I hope that isn't an Obama supporter trashing the Clintons since his campaign is supposedly looking "forward". It wouldn't seem very Obama-supporting to look 'back'.

And if it's a Republican, you really are living in denial.

Corporate scandals of Enron, Rite-Aid, Adelphia, WorldCom all happened during the Dubya watch. Not to mention the 962 lies to get into an occupation. Or the wipe out of Clinton's surplus by Bush so he could wage his war.

So if you really want to move 'forward' let Hillary do her job as President and refrain from attempting to 'scandalize' everything she does just because you are sore losers.

Nick's right, all the clintons produced were a few underfunded microprograms (americorp or the EITC come to mind) and a huge string of progressive losses. The rest of you are just scared because we've been losing for so long, I'm with Garrison.

Yes we can

Obama has not faced the reviewed of his life that Hillary Clinton has yet. And it is about to start in Chicago when the trial of Tony Rezko begins. In case you don't know him this is the guy who helped Obama buy a house in 2005 that he could not afford. It's just a matter of time before the details come out when he faces prison time.

The three worst things to happen to America would be
1.Clinton wins the nomination
2. Clinton loses to McCain
3. The Clintons continue the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton dynasty of America divided.

Hillary Clinton is by far the best candidate for the job. I also think it's absurd that a majority of the people that are against her don't know the facts. Wages will not be garnished to pay for the healthcare plan that Clinton is proposing. If you are Obama supporter then the plans are similar except for a few key elements. If you are going to make statements about a candidate make factual statements.

Clinton 08!

If you really want to be educated then visit her website and read about it.

A few things that I think are important about a leader are courage, humility and judgement.

Obama and Clinton can be differentiated by their actions related to the war in Iraq. Clinton voted for the war in Iraq and to this day she denies that she made a mistake. She could not go against public opinion, she had to proove she was tough. As president she could repeat that behavior and get us in another needless war. Obama had the judgement to say that it was wrong and he took the chance that he would be defeated when he ran for election. That is courage.

She lacks the integrity to admit that her judgement in Iraq was wrong. Her judgement was poor and she won't back down. Seven years of George Bush is enough. We don't need poor leadership for 4 more years,

There are Obama voters all over this country mostly in red states like I am who will not vote for Hillary Clinton and are inspired by Barack Obama. If Hillary wins the primary it will be because of strength in the blue states that went for John Kerry. That is not enough to win.

Obama has very low negatives, nobody has bad things to say about him, he is likable. Clinton's is not liked by many. Think about this before you cast your vote, there are a number of Democrats, as well as Republicans, who will not vote for her. Don't force us to vote third party or for McCain.

The Republicans have been hurling everything and the kitchen sink at Hillary for years....and look where she is at now.
We don't know every nook and cranny in Obama's closet....but trust me, the Republicans are already looking. He has not faced the heat and the fire. We know what they have against Hillary, we have heard it a hundred times....mostly things she was "alleged" to have done, or rumored. I think Obama will be startled with how throughly they will scrutinize his every work and deed. I'm voting for Hillary because of this, and the fact that she is considered the most credible on National Defense amongst Democrats. Obama's "yes" to drivers licenses for illegal immigrants will hurt him big time if he were the nominee. Thankfully, Hillary finally gave a firm "no".

Mr. Bill Jenkins, you hit the nail on the head. It is about time MR. OBAMA HUSSEIN (DRAMA) came under a microscopic scrutiny. He has had an easy ride by biased networks like CNN and MSNBC. Newscasters walk around OBAMA THE CRY BABY in padded feet. Not one reporter has confronted MR.OBAMA OBNOXIOUS DRAMA with the Tony Rezko deal. It sickens me tha they keep flogging a dead horse by repeatedly badgering Hillary about her vote for the war. Ted Kennedy and John Kerry and a whole lot of democrats voted for the war and the two above-mentioned have endorsed MR.OBAMA. WHY DID OBAMA ACCEPT THEIR ENDORSEMENTS IF HE IS SO RIGHTEOUS ABOUT NOT VOTING FOR THE WAR????? HE SHOULD'NT BE ACCEPTING THEIR ENDORSEMENTS EITHER. HILLARY WILL COME OUT OF THIS IN FLYING COLORS AND WIN THE NOMINATION AND THE ELECTION. YOU GO HILLARY :)

I am a first time voter and an Obama supporter but the I find the criticisms of Hillary Clinton, troubling, especially coming from Democrats.  Much of her liabilities AND her incremental experience come from the Bill Clinton years.  Before Obama’s candidacy,  long suffering democrats waited nostalgically for a return to that time.  Bill got things done that democrats cared about, even if the 1990s saw intense political battles with principles sacrificed as pawns.
But Obama’s speeches, though light on policy, have reminded us that America’s leadership should aspire to be more than an ideological struggle over health care, tax cuts or the basis for war.  The more he talks, the more Hillary symbolizes a return to the old struggles.  I actually think Hillary would not be as divisive as Bill Clinton OR George W., partly because a democratic majority would not attack her, partly because she has matured considerably since the health-care fight she started and partly because hind-sight is 20/20.

My defense of Hillary does not translate in to support for her candidacy.  Obama offers the possibility for a new type of democratic debate in America , one where the debaters shift from fortifying their their ideological positions to re-examining them in the bright light created by 100M voters participating in our democracy. 
This is why Barrack does not spell out specific policy proposals in public speeches, because he knows it is much more important to first build support and excitement for clear, common goals before forcing participants to take a stand on a strategy for meeting them.  This is the most important role a president can play and one that has been largely forgotten in twenty five years of prescription advocacy by our top leaders.
Obama, also has great capacity for policy detail – and is surprisingly realistic about the difficulty of overcoming the Republican attack machine. Take a look at his long interview with the editors of the San Francisco Chronicle.
http://cdn.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/01/18/MNSNUH7GC.DTL&o=0
Much more policy detail can be found at his web site.

Well, Rekha, I'm sorry to tell you that Ted Kennedy voted against the 2002 Iraq war resolution. So did Inouye and Akaka from Hawaii, and Durbin from Illinois. Obama endorsers Patrick Leahy, Jesse Jackson, Jr. and Betty McCollum voted against the war. So did Neil Abercrombie, from Hawaii, who was knocking on doors for Obama in Iowa, and was a friend of Barack Obama, Sr., the Senator's father, back when they were students at UH. Kucinich voted against -- geez, so did Bobby Rush. And so did Pelosi and Boxer! Lots of Democrats voted AGAINST the war. There was a lot of courage and good judgement in 2002.

Probably Ann Coulter supported the war, and she likes Hillary. Hillary supporters are welcome to cast their lots with Ms. Coulter.

Comments from Obama supporters directed at Hillary Clinton are decidedly ugly. I predict Obama doesn't have the leadership skills to bring Democrats together if he doesn't win the nomination.

So be it.
My vote goes to Hillary Clinton.

I don't expect her to bring us together with Republicans.
I don't even want to be brought together with Republicans.

Maybe that's the biggest difference between Obama's supporters and me:
I can't stand Republicans.

So how much is the Super Bowl victory parade expected to reduce voter turnout?

am just wondering where Miss Oprah base her statement saying Mr. Obama is brilliant. She is not telling the truth its obvious why she is picking out Obama (race). I think some people use other people to reflect their own ambition. what makes Hillary Clinton better than Obama is her courage, determination, wit and patience all of these qualities had been proven when she was the first lady.

Maria: I'm a 60 year old and it's obvious to me -- and anyone with intelligence who listens to the man can see -- that he is brilliant -- AND decent -- a rare combination and an exceptional leader. A woman over at the Huffington post put it very well: (Huffington Post) Boadicea said: "I'm a white woman in my 50s. I confess, I don't share Steinem's view of the world. I think she still sees things through her original granny glasses. But much more important, Steinem completely ignores the content of a person's character. Steinem is obsessed with gender, and can't see anything else.

Hillary is the quintessential ambitious plodder. She's spent a lot of time setting herself up for the presidency, and she wants us to reward her for that *experience* with the nomination. But she misrepresents the truth, about her own experience and her opponent, and that offends my sense of fair play and decency. She's not trustworthy. Her campaign has been dirty.

And there's no use pretending that Obama is just an ordinary but ambitious politician who wants to be president. He's not. Anyone paying attention at all can plainly see that he is a gifted leader. The evidence is everywhere, from his career choices to his Senate accomplishments, from his remarkable campaign success to his responses to Hillary's dirty tactics. He's remarkable.

All of the DEmocratic candidates are good people, and effective politicians. But Obama has a combination of skills, accomplishments and character traits that make him that once-in-a-generation leader. America is crying out for such a leader.

Democrats would be foolish to give the nomination to Hillary just because people like Gloria Steinem and other out-of-touch 60s feminists are demanding a woman president. It's personal with them - the crowning achievement of their feminist dreams. For them, it's all about the fact that she's a woman.

But this country would miss out on a great opportunity if we passed on a President Obama."