Schumer comes to hillary's Defense Against Obama

[illinoisprogressive]

Because Barack obama is being mean to her. Earlier today he released this memo about Hillary's remarks about us being more safe;


http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/jun/04/obama_camp_details_his_claim_that_world_is_more_dangerous_since_9_11
Barack Obama's campaign has just sent out a memo to "interested parties" -- read: reporters, pundits, fixers, etc. -- detailing his claim yesterday that the world is more dangerous due to President Bush's policies.

The Obama memo is interesting because it appears designed to call attention (without directly saying so) to a difference at last night's debate between Obama and Hillary on the question of whether the world's a safer place.

The memo observes (without mentioning Hillary's name) that at the debate there was "disagreement over whether or not America is safer since the 9/11 attacks on our nation."

The disagreement between the two Democratic candidates was not spectacularly pronounced. Obama opined that "we live in a more dangerous world, not a less dangerous world, partly as a consequence of this president's actions." Meanwhile, Hillary, in response to a different question, said: "I believe we are safer than we were. We are not yet safe enough." Not a great deal of daylight there between the two, but perhaps noteworthy.

After that memo came out Schumer released this statement(found on this link)
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/jun/04/schumer_leaps_to_hillarys_defense_against_obama

What I find funny is that Dick Durbin, who is Obama's biggest cheerleader and Schumer are roomies.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Schumer and Hill aren't all that close. This is interesting. nt

[AtomicKitten]

2. it's politics, baby

they're choosing up sides which is okay
we do that too here at DU once in a while :)

[wtmusic]

3. Jockeying for that VP slot

You wanna hit, but not too hard...

[MonkeyFunk]

4. Huh?!

Two senators from the same state running as a team?

Not in a million years.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

6. I think the poster was alluding to Obama's kid glove, deferential treatment of HRC

How does he expect to surpass her if he does not distinguish himself from her? He seems to be following the successful strategy Edwards used with Kerry to get on the ticket in 2004...

[wtmusic]

7. That, or Obama/Schumer nt

[ProSense]

5. Not the first thing they have in common,

he also voted against this bill to protect civilians from cluster bombs.

[illinoisprogressive]

8. i'm alluding to the Schumer's defense and is rommies with Durbin,

Durbin is obama's biggest supporter.
it is also fun to see the press release and that Schumer is the one who issues a statement.