That line was a slash at the Republicans..

How the heck are people misreading that as an attack on other Dems?

This has nothing to do with whether Obama has slashed at the left or at anybody else.  Flubber doesn't understand that and, consequently, is muddying the waters.  If you don't understand it either, please don't try to help.

He really should have stayed in bed.  I doubt he really believes that he was the last Republican allowed into the Democratic Party before they slammed the gate shut! :)   We will have one hell of a hard time winning the general election w/o those "Independent" and disenfranchised voters knocking on that gate for Obama.  

It's over at her place

is probably a bit too strong. I'd go with opinion havers.

No one said their complaint was with Obama asking for an increase n the affluent.  Please don't think you can win an argument by mischaracterizing what people have said.

It is Obama's use of "Social Security is in crisis" - style language that has people like me upset.  It only reinforces the right's attacks on Social Security (and by extension government itself.  Social Security is NOT in crisis, is completely stable, does not have a problem, and is the greatest government program in American history.  (I happen to agree with his proposal to increase the payroll tax on the wealthy -- I would remove the cap entirely.)  

More recently his attacks on trial lawyers and progressive allies like Krugman that have many of us concerned.

His heart is in the right place, he shouldn';t be trying to gain the acceptance of the Broders, etc. with this kind of hat-tipping to right-wing-generated conventional wisdom.

referred to the Kyl-Lieberman vote -- forgot to put the clause in there about that.

I really wanted him to run this time but really wanted to hear what he thought of NAFTA now. (Some say he pushed it because it was his job but that's not enough of an excuse even if it's true)

I'd heard something else about welfare reform, the same story several times. I didn't want to just say it so I googled...and almost certainly found the source of the story. It was a book that the TV talking heads must have read

We see the yin and yang of their personalities over welfare reform. Bill considered vetoing the legislation, but Hillary pressured him not to. Hillary ``saw the political reality (reform was overwhelmingly popular) without the human dimensions,'' even though it was her liberal friends who were most opposed to the measure.

These friends included Marian Wright Edelman, for whom Clinton worked at the Children's Defense Fund, and her husband, Peter Edelman, a high-ranking official in the Department of Health and Human Services, who resigned in protest.

``Bill was anguished,'' Shalala said. ``Hillary was not.''

None of them are perfect. I question Obama's vote on a NAFTA like trade deal although he speaks aginst NAFTA.

The Gore/Bush thing was sort of invented. Here is another report on the same talk

   At a town hall meeting in rural Jefferson on Monday, undecided voter Bruce Banister, 56, asked Obama, "The last two presidential elections have been very dirty, and for me there have been very serious questions about whether George Bush was even legally elected. I want to know if we have another dirty election and you are the candidate, if you think it is dirty, will you back off like Gore and Kerry did or will you fight?"

   Obama replied, "I intend to whoop 'em so good that it won't even be close and they can't steal the election."

   After sustained cheers, laughter and applause, Obama added that he would hope to win over enough independents and Republicans in the general election that, "We aren't going to have 47 percent on one side, 47 percent on the other side, 5 percent in the middle and they all live in Ohio and Florida so you only campaign in two states."

I was bothered by Hillary's Iran vote...it was sort of my final straw on that choice though I know it was amended and that Wes Clark defended it.

I think the Iraq vote was political for most of the Dems but I can't hold it against everyone. Hillary at least voted for some of the amendments. Edwards voted against all of them.

People can change,,,but with Edwards I grew very uneasy as he talked about that vote on MTP

Discussing his mistaken vote he said how the "president of the United States has got to be honest and open",
He denied the vote was political...of course. I'm sure it was but don't think any want to be that open and honest.
But he talked about believing we were in danger and yet how he "had internal conflict because I was worried about what George Bush would do"
What? If he felt there was a real threat so felt he had to vote  for the authorization but didn't really trust bush he could have  voted for the amendments.

And both Hillary and Edwards should at least have read the classified NIE. Senator Graham pleaded that they all go read it before the vote in a speech on the Senate floor.

That's where one of the big Hillary problems come in. When pushed to answer whether she had read the classified version during the campaign she said she was fully briefed on it.

Well someone broke the law or she was lying. Even Graham in his plea that it be read could not say why, they weren't allowed to discuss it even with each other. They had to go to a secure room themselves, no aides. They couldn't bring anything to record it or even take notes. She was not briefed on it. I wished she hadn't said it.

Who can say how Obama would have voted despite his wonderful speech against the war. I'm sure the pressure was enormous to look tough enough.

I really like Obama's background. I like that the president of Harvard Law review went to a civil rights firm, like Hillary worked for children's defense after law school. That says something good.

I love Elizabeth Edwards and that is a point in Edwards favor and I like what he says but I don't trust him as much as others do.

The more I looked at everyone...well the top tier...I actually grew to be enthusiastic about Obama and I am not blind or delusional. I just looked a lot...have to love that google.