Barack Obama at bat on C-SPAN nt

[babylonsister]

[Emboldened Chimp]

1. Let's see if he's worth his salt...

nothing to note so far...

[pbartch]

2. MY GOSH.......what an important Senate committee

that is great that he's on this committee.

[blueblitzkrieg]

3. hes very impressed with her credentials, blah blah blah

ho hum

[Emboldened Chimp]

4. Politics, politics....

He's good at bridging the gap, but can he be a member of the opposition as well?

[AlCzervik]

5. i'm not feeling him so far

i'll wait

[Emboldened Chimp]

7. My opinion: Obama not impressive

He's going out of his way to be "bipartisan." He's afraid to challenge her. Why?

[AlCzervik]

8. the whole time-table of Nunn-Lugar is pure bullshit

that program is barely funded and she's talking 4 years? Iraq is vetting their own security forces? Paaahhhlease.

[Pastiche423]

6. Why doesn't he just go

f'her and get it over with?

This is someone that is looked at as the future of the Dem Party???

Bah!

[JohnOneillsMemory]

9. Obama is the new stealth Republican. Watch him...n/t

[Al-CIAda]

12. This may be true....He certainly was uneventful.

[CWebster]

10. Iraqi troops

A proxy US army to turn against their own people and keep the population divided?

Bribed, when there is no other work or other way to support their families?

[Fleshdancer]

11. He's a bit hesitant...seems normal for someone so new

He just made a great last comment about how if we measure our success in Iraq by these elections and their ability to take care of themselves, then we have a long way to go.

[cry baby]

13. I agree, maybe he will get more aggressive the next round of

questions.

[Emboldened Chimp]

14. I doubt it...

He'll do more of the same. Unfortunately, I'm beginning to think he'll be a soft spot for the Dems instead of their savior. Oh, well.

[FubarFly]

15. We can't expect the Senator with the least seniority to be

the party's spokesperson, much less our savior. Obama still has to learn the ropes before he can establish himself. I've seen this before.
Don't give up on him too soon. Although, a few letters reminding him to live up to his pre-election rhetoric couldn't hurt.

[moggie12]

16. I'm getting a little depressed, too, E Chimp

Biden was fawning all over her -- appalling. Boxer was the one who went for the jugular.

Hey, that reminds me -- I've been popping up all over various threads asking people to help Boxer by sending e-mails to CNN and MSNBC. My idea is let the media know we little folks support her so they don't feel so free to "spin" her actions into nothingness.

Here's a link to the post that has the CNN and MSNBC links (a sentence or two is all that is needed). Thanks if you can do this (or already have):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1503697

[cry baby]

17. He can't get too tough, he's a freshman senator...

but I was hoping for a little more "pushing the envelope". The thing is, he can't burn bridges at this hearing cause she will be confirmed no matter what he says. Once again, Boxer is taking on the brunt of what needs to be said.