Clinton to Obama: Stop Changing Positions

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“You said you would vote against the Patriot Act. You came to Senate, you voted for it. You said you would vote against the Iraq war, you came to the Senate and voted for” funding, she said.

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And Democrat Hillary Clinton pointedly criticized rival Barack Obama, seeking to paint him as a flip-flopper on key issues.

No longer the party's clear front-runner after her third-place showing in Iowa, Clinton went after the Illinois Democrat at the top of the debate for what she called shifted stances on the Patriot Act and Iraq war funding.

"Well, you've changed positions within three years on, you know, a range of issues that you put forth when you ran for the Senate, and now you have changed," Clinton said. "You said you would vote against the Patriot Act. You came to the Senate; you voted for it. You said that you would vote against funding for the Iraq war. You came to the Senate, and you voted for $300 billion of it."

And his lame comeback..

Obama immediately took issue with Clinton's characterization, and hit back saying, "I think the people of America are looking for are folks who are going to be straight about the issues and are going to be interested in solving problems and bringing people together."

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Obama said he stood by his statements that he would go into western Pakistan if he had actionable intelligence pointing to terrorists regrouping in the region.

"We have a situation where al Qaeda -- a sworn enemy of the United States, that killed 3,000 Americans and is currently plotting to do the same -- is in the territory of Pakistan. We know that," Obama said.

"My job as commander in chief will be to make sure that we strike anybody who would do America harm when we have actionable intelligence do to that."

The candidates also expressed concern about the political situation in Pakistan and its leaders.

Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards called Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf an "unstable leader." New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said he would ask Musharraf to step down. But Clinton disagreed.

"If you remove Musharraf and have elections, that's going to be very difficult for the United States to be able to control what comes next," she said.

Clinton went on the attack when the subject turned to health care, saying Obama has changed his views on the issue enough times to lead The Associated Press to write that "he could have a pretty good debate with himself."

"Well, you know, I think The Associated Press was quoting some of your folks, Hillary," Obama shot back.

Edwards then urged the candidates -- particularly Clinton -- to stop attacking each other.

"I didn't hear these kind of attacks from Senator Clinton when she was ahead. Now that she's not, we hear them," Edwards said.

On the Iraq war, Edwards said he would pull 40,000 to 50,000 troops out of the war zone "very quickly" during his first year as president.

Richardson said he would withdraw all the troops in one year.

"My whole point is that this whole campaign, everything we talk about -- universal health care, improving schools, helping kids -- cannot happen until we get out of this war, because the Congress and the president basically have a dysfunctional relationship where nothing gets done," Richardson said.

But there were also lighter moments during the debate.

Clinton was asked how she felt about voters hesitating on the "likability issue."

"That hurts my feelings, but I'll try to go on," she said to laughter. "I don't think I'm that bad."

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This picture cracks me up!

[Fandango 1,439]

I have to say, based on experience alone, C & O aren't even in the same league.

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Obama says he will work for change by working with both sides of the aisle. Look at that venomous expression! Oh last I checked Hillary is in the same party.