Barack Obama finds support in the diplomatic corps, and in the military

[Indi Guy]

Source: LA Times

Voters and the presidential candidates are focused on the economy. But at least some voters -- and campaign contributors -- remember the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Axis of Evil and all that.

And in the view of some of them, Barack Obama has the edge. He might be more open to negotiating with foreign governments than John McCain, at least as a select group of donors sees it.

Donors listing their employer as the U.S. State Department have given $274,595 to Obama since the campaign began, and $58,860 to McCain, a review by Times researcher Maloy Moore shows.



Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/barack-obama-fi.html

[SpiralHawk]

1. "We are sick and tired of republicon corruption & FAIL." - Dips & Milits

"Do not saddle America with more of the McSame crapola we have all had to endure for 8 long years of economic, environmental and moral decline. Ptoooey on Republicon FAIL."

- Dips & Milits

[Ian David]

2. Ooh... why do the troops hate the troops? n/t