Australian Prime Minister Pokes Obama

Australian leader: Al-Qaida wants Obama This is one of my pet peeves when the Republicans do it, and it is an outrage when a foreign leader that is supposed to be our ally does the same thing - he says that the evil terrorists love Barack Obama. The cool thing about this was Sen. Obama, showing a Democrat can have a spine, slammed the aussie PM:

"If Prime Minister Howard truly believes what he says, perhaps his country should find its way to contribute more than just 1,400 troops so some American troops can come home," he said. "It's easy to talk tough when it's not your country or your troops making the sacrifices."

Nice! I have said (and will continue to say) that if you war mongering Republicans love the war so much, volunteer, and get your butt over there.