Oh-eight (D): Kristol a Hillary fan?
Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:08 AM by Domenico Montanaro
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CLINTON: The
Washington Post examines her foreign policy positions, beyond just her shift on the war. "Clinton advisers say they see her rising on parallel tracks: among liberals who believe her when she says she would end the war, and among centrists who believe she is ‘tough enough’ to defend the country… Advisers to Clinton believe that her recent foreign policy moves have only made her more competitive, and they point to substantive steps she has taken, including introducing legislation requiring the Pentagon to report on its planning, co-sponsoring legislation to deauthorize the war and challenging Undersecretary of Defense Eric Edelman to explain whether the Pentagon had a strategy to withdraw troops." The piece also includes this positive quote from, of all people, the Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol. “‘Obama,’ he said, ‘is becoming the antiwar candidate, and Hillary Clinton is becoming the responsible Democrat who could become commander in chief in a post-9/11 world.’”
The Wall Street Journal previews Clinton's speech on mortgage policy today. Clinton "is proposing a package of measures that would impose new disclosure requirements on mortgage brokers and curb their ability to dictate lending terms. Specifically, Mrs. Clinton is planning to say today that she would force brokers to state their fees in plain language, require a full disclosure of monthly tax and insurance costs for subprime loans, and ban prepayment penalties on all home mortgages. This latter proposal could shake up the industry, one analyst said."
Edwards and Obama “tag teamed” Clinton in Iowa on the issue of lobbying yesterday, writes the NY Daily News.
Today we see the power of Drudge. The story about the strained personal relationship between Clinton and Obama actually hit over the weekend (online). But because it's in the print edition of the New York Times today, Drudge seems to be making the bigger deal out of the story today.
EDWARDS:
During his
speech on trade yesterday, Edwards said, “While economists say that trade helps our economy overall, we need to be honest about the fact that it doesn’t help everybody.”
OBAMA:
The
Quad City paper sees Obama as struggling still from last week's foreign policy debates. The paper's headline: "Pakistan, Afghanistan comments dog Obama." “As Obama visited Sioux City on Monday for the second time in 2007, the second audience question came from a man who wanted the U.S. senator from Illinois to make plain what he meant last week when he said troops withdrawn from Iraq should be sent into Pakistan and Afghanistan. Obama said there was ‘misreporting’ of his comments, adding, ‘I never called for an invasion of Pakistan or Afghanistan.’”
Obama went after agribusiness yesterday, the Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence blog reports.
RICHARDSON:
In a press release announcing the unveiling of his health-care plan today, Richardson says, "My plan focuses on guaranteeing universal coverage, keeping down the cost of care for all, and improving care in general. My plan provides affordable health coverage choices to every American, without raising taxes. I am excited to share my plan for universal healthcare -- I am confident it is the best plan for our nation's future."
