As of today there are 3975 US dead in Iraq. Untold thousands more Iraqis are also dead due to the war in Iraq which both Clinton and McCain authorized and continue to support.
Barack Obama needs to spend every day between now and November reminding Americans that it was Hillary Clinton and John McCain who authorized and supported the Iraq war.
To date neither has acknowledged the tragic error of their ways, nor have they seen fit to apologize to the families of the dead for their mistake.
The Clinton supporters seem to believe that she has "experience." But as she said when she cast her vote for the war, it was her "experience" as First Lady that led her to approve the resolution supporting the use of force in Iraq.
Time and again the Clintons, as well as the conservative Democrats like Schumer, Feinstein, Reid, and Hoyer have failed the country. When they should have stood up and fought against the War (and I hear Clinton claim she is a "fighter") they have rolled over for the Republicans.
And the issue isn't just Iraq. On issues ranging from FISA, to the Bankruptcy Bill, to trade, to the environment, the Clintonistas have chosen to accommodate the Republicans and the corporate lobbyists. Even on the issue of Choice the conservative Democrats rolled over for Roberts and Alito rather than going to the mat to protect a woman's right to choose.
Obama isn't, and won't be, perfect. But the record of the Clintons, as well as the people they have around them, is a record of failure. Given a choice between hope for the future, and a long track record of failure in the past, I'll choose hope every time.