Obama now “considering” a summer trip to Iraq
A change of heart? The NYT Caucus blog reports:
McCain on Obama’s refusal to go to Iraq
Fox News’ Urgent Queue has a rough draft of a speech McCain made earlier today in Reno, NV. The money quote:
Obama: There will be no joint trip to Baghdad with McCain
Greg Sargent at the TPM Election Central blog reports that he talked to the Obama campaign yesterday about McCain’s suggestion that he and Barry O. travel together to Iraq. Here’s what BO campaign spokesman Bill Burton had to say:
Obama gaffe-orama (PM UPDATE: Obama clarifies remarks on family’s military service)
Even though most of us were enjoying the long three day holiday weekend, Obama’s gaffe machine didn’t take any days off. Gateway Pundit has video of a speech Barry O. made in New Mexico today where he said, among other things, the following:
More on Obama’s hypocrisy regarding lobbyists
Barack Obama wants people to think he’s the anti-lobbyist candidate, and runs around the country dissing both Hillary Clinton and John McCain for supposedly being “beholden” to lobbyists. However, as with most things he says, the rhetoric doesn’t match reality. I’ve documented his hypocrisy on this issue numerous times, but Newsweek reported something today that pretty much seals the deal on just how hypocritical and duplicitous the Obama campaign has been on this issue: