The Dems Debate in Texas

The Texas debate is just starting. Obama is beginning the debate by talking about the War in Iraq and the struggling economy. He's tying his remarks to people he's met on the trail in Texas and Ohio who have been negatively impacted by the War and the housing crisis.

Oooohh, good argument by Obama. He just said that America is not lacking in good ideas, but the problem is that Washington is "where good ideas go to die." What needs to change, he argues is the tenor, the tone, and the structure that Washington operates under that money and special interests pervade. This is an attractive idea to many Americans who see politics as highly corrupt, and because he and Clinton are so similar in terms of their policy proposals, it is a good way to set himself apart as Clinton has clearly stated that she will take money from special interests and lobbyists.