It seems as if the supposed 'rift' between Obama and Rev. Wright may have been overstated or blown out of proportion.  At any rate, he still seem to be very supportive of him even if he has doubts he can win.

http://www.spiegel.de/...

SPIEGEL: Barack Obama has been criticized as a so-called "post-racial politician" who shies away from those interests traditionally important to black voters in the United States...

Wright: I think that criticism is unjustified. It's a cute term, but he shouldn't be criticized for who he is -- a person who doesn't "play the race card," but who instead talks about the issues. Look at it this way. Nobody wants their wives to live in fear of getting from the house to the grocery store or to her job. Whether they're black wives or white wives isn't the issue. I don't care what color they are. The bullets don't discriminate. We've got to do something to make sure they have a safe environment. Now to call that post-racial is unfair. We've got some common needs that we need to address. How do we put policies in place that will ensure their safety in the future? That's the kind of politician Barack is.

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If Congress actually defunded this war, what happens then?  In Iraq, on the ground, what happens?  We know that Bush and Cheney DO NOT GIVE A DAMN about these soldiers.  That has been proven time and time again.  Every decision related to this war has been about politics and privatization.  The troops are barely an after thought.  What happens when these sociopaths are faced with no more money for their Haliburton stock enrichment program?  Are they going to do the right thing and order the military to redeploy and head home?  Does anyone really believe that? Whatever catastrophe befalls these soldiers in Iraq will be blamed on the Democrats. Then what?

Isn't it ironic that the first 60's era feminist with a chance to win the presidency has to cling to her husbands coattails to do it...just sayin'...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

At Site of '65 March, an '08 Collision
Sunday's Selma Event to Be a Stage for Obama -- and Clinton(s)
By Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 2, 2007; Page A01

Bill Clinton will join Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at a commemoration of the 1965 civil rights march in Selma, Ala., on Sunday, bringing his star power and popularity among African Americans to a weekend of events that had been shaping up as a showcase for the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama.

It will be the former president's first major public appearance with his wife since she launched her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination last month.

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How did an unknown Illinois legislator have so much better judgement than the more 'experienced' Washington pols who want us to trust them to know what they're doing now?