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Inouye believes Obama’s too early
Clinton is in the best position to run for the White House, the Hawaii leader says
Hawaii's senior senator, Daniel Inouye, says it is too soon for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to run for president.
Inouye, 82, who has served in the Senate since 1963, is the third most senior member of the Senate and is considered a national leader of the Democratic Party.
Asked in an interview last week about Obama, Inouye said that while the 46-year-old former state senator is smart and hard working, he does not have the experience for a presidential campaign.
Inouye said the Democrats have several current and former members of the Senate who would be good candidates, including Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former Sen. John Edwards. "They also say Barack Obama, but he should wait."
Looking at the field of possible candidates today, Inouye said that he would "give you odds that on the Democratic stage, the person in the best position to be nominated is Hillary Clinton, because of her financial resources and organizational resources."
"On the Republican side, it would be (John) McCain (the Arizona Republican senator)," Inouye said.
question is, is this some random Senator from Hawaii giving a personal opinion, or is this some part of the DLC, LIeberman gang of 14 shot at Obama to help clear the field for Hillary.
Or is this just a case of pointing out the obvious?