Another comparison.

In a recent poll, Hillary Clinton has 38% of the Democratic constituency in hand, while Barack Obama only has 24%. This in itself is not exactly troubling. You expect some difficulties when two people are trying to reach out to Americans, one with the last name of a former President, and one with the middle name of a despot deposed recently by American forces. However, what is troubling is the reason that Hillary is pulling away. Most liberals said that they supported Clinton because of her strong position on the war in Iraq.

Let's compare.

Hillary Rodham Clinton voted in favor of the Iraq War and defended her position several times. It was only in late 2006, when it became clear that she would make a run for the White House, that she began to decry her radical anti-war position, and the bootlickers lapped up every word she spoke.

On the other hand, Senator Obama, though he did not have the opportunity to cast his vote against the war, understood its potential consequences and spoke out against it from the very start. Clinton hasn't managed to convince me that her administration would not just look to the glories of the Clinton heyday. Obama has consistently made "changing politics as usual" a centerpoint of his campaign. Given the way the country is looking these days, I think we could use a change from politics as usual.