http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070819/ap_po/democrats_debate
Barack Obama on Sunday accused his presidential rivals of “political maneuvering”
for saying he lacks experience and he insisted he could handle the rigors of international diplomacy.
The candidates began their latest debate by critiquing the freshman senator’s recent comments on Pakistan and whether he would meet with foreign leaders — including North Korea’s head of state — without conditions.
“To prepare for this debate I rode in the bumper cars at the state fair,” the Illinois lawmaker said. Chris Dodd, directly addressing a question about Obama’s relative inexperience, said: “You’re not going to have time in January of ’09 to get ready for this job.” Dodd has served in Congress for more than 30 years.
Edwards said Obama’s opinions “add something to this debate.” But Edwards said politicians who aspire to be president should not talk about hypothetical solutions to serious problems.
“It effectively limits your options,” Edwards said. Bill Richardson agreed.
Bart wonders: Are they ganging up on Obama?
How does Hillary get Edwards, Dodd and Richardson to attack Obama?