tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post1327355057874102053..comments2023-05-30T05:16:03.894-04:00Comments on The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, proprietor: Illinois politics a smear on Obama resumeDennis Byrne...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12684119518936854024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-46619850806570883242007-08-20T16:17:00.000-04:002007-08-20T16:17:00.000-04:00You're really stretching for dirt on Obama when yo...You're really stretching for dirt on Obama when you suggest that because he came from Illinois politics his resume is now smeared. I won't even spend time telling you how inappropriate this is - to imply that everyone who set foot in that system has now been tarnished and is not a qualified candidate for any higher governmental service. Right. If that's the best you can do to try to discredit a potential Democratic presidential candidate, then you and your neo-con cronnies are in trouble in Nov. 2008.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-40137972065552221932007-08-13T13:33:00.000-04:002007-08-13T13:33:00.000-04:00Mr. Byrne:You clearly know nothing of the nuances ...Mr. Byrne:<BR/><BR/>You clearly know nothing of the nuances of Illinois politics. The budget took so long to pass because of differences between the liberal and moderate wings of the Democratic Party. Disagreement on the issues is part of any legislative process.<BR/><BR/>Obama raised his money from the same sources everyone else must use. Until we swtich to government funded elections, private sources, most of which have an agenda, will be the only option (unless one is fabulously wealthy).<BR/><BR/>Finally, Obama did not say that he would invade Pakistan. He only said he would go after terrorists in that country. And Lake did not "allow" Iran to deliver weapons to Muslims in Bosnia. The international arms trade depends on smuggling, which no nation has been able to stop. After all, Iranian weapons are now showing up in Iraq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-56094614766332650312007-08-13T13:31:00.000-04:002007-08-13T13:31:00.000-04:00THANK YOU!I only hope that RealClearPolitics picks...THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>I only hope that RealClearPolitics picks this article up.<BR/><BR/>You should look into Obama's work (or lack of it) on the VA Committee and the shameful treatment of Vets in IL (Blago's circumventing the Veterans preference hiring laws and the $6.5 million grant that Obama secured for the Department of Employment Security), that would make a great article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-22864268863696348682007-08-13T13:22:00.000-04:002007-08-13T13:22:00.000-04:00Obama's Illinois roots wouldn't be a big deal had ...Obama's Illinois roots wouldn't be a big deal had he not made such clearly against-the-public-interest endorsements such as John (and Todd) Stoger and Dorothy Tillman. And though Hillary endorsed Mayor Daley too, what exactly is the difference between running defense for John Birge (Daley) and for soldiers who torture in Iraq (Cheney)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-3303758362601258222007-08-13T12:39:00.000-04:002007-08-13T12:39:00.000-04:00Dennis said: "...Bush also said he had actionable ...Dennis said: <I>"...Bush also said he had actionable intelligence justifying the invasion of Iraq."</I><BR/><BR/>Bush lied - but he thought he was right! By his own accounting, he is never wrong!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com