Sen. Rockefeller endorses Obama

[SoFlaJet]

Sen. Rockefeller endorses Obama
By Sam Youngman
Posted: 02/29/08 03:06 PM

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) endorsed fellow Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Friday, as Obama continued to weather criticisms from rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) about his ability to handle foreign affairs issues.

Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Obama's position on the Iraq war in 2002 was partially behind his decision to support the Illinois senator.

“The indisputable fact is Barack Obama was right about Iraq when many of us were wrong," Rockefeller said in a statement. "It was a tough call and the single greatest national security question, and mistake, of our time."

Rockefeller's endorsement comes just after the Clinton campaign released one of the most powerful ads of the cycle. Entitled "Children," the Clinton ad tells viewers their children are safe and asleep at 3 a.m. when a phone rings in the White House.

"Something’s happening in the world," the ad says. "Your vote will decide who answers that call.”

The ad touched off a furious debate between the two camps that included numerous conference calls with reporters throughout the day. Both campaigns argued strenuously that their candidate is better suited to handle international incidents.

[MasonJar]

1. Fine, Jay, but you are not right about immunity for telecoms. You have

become a non in my black book; that's as in entity.

[Cha]

2. That's good from West Virginia's

Senator and chairman of the Senate Intellignce Committee.

[Imagevision]

3. Well it's getting to the point supporting Billary is actually quite dumb....?!