Obama's campaign has had a long term strategy from the start and in this article Obama Presidency a 'Stretch' for Voters

Obama clues us into what it is...

''I think it's fair that I've got to earn the confidence of the electorate,'' Obama told AP. ''What we've tried to do over the course of the last six months is make the case for change, and the American people are desperately hungry for change. The next four or five or six months will involve me making the case that not only am I the most effective change agent but I'm also equipped with the experience and judgment to be the next commander in chief.''

Obama has been pressing this issue since last year but his campaign is raising the visibility of "Democrats and Faith" again.
            Obama Web Site Seeks to Rally The Faithful

Obama's faith outreach site faith.barackobama.com  shows that he is serious about breaking the "Moral Majority" away from the republicans. I think this is critical to turning the US blue and am glad to see it.

The Washington Post article mentions that Edwards would have a  faith outreach page up the next day but all I can find is this Me Too gif.

re: Barack and Forth on Iraq

You found a nice hit piece David. Let's see... repeat Clinton false talking points and then spin (lie) like a Republican.

Barack has been very consistant on his 'get-out-of' Iraq strategy. Pass bills with firm withdrawal dates. He does not think congress will pass a troop de-funding bill and if it does he does not trust Bush not to put the troops in danger for political gain.

David, if you don't like his strategy fine but don't lie about it.

                      Total                     Party ID
                                    Republican     Democrat    Independent
                      Feb    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb    Mar    Feb    Mar
                        %      %      %      %      %      %      %      %
 Hillary Clinton       45     41     10      7     74     68     40     36
 Barack Obama          37     41     15     16     53     59     35     42
 John Edwards          28     29     10      8     44     45     27     29
 Al Gore               26     29      5      4     44     49     23     26
 John Kerry            12     14      2      3     23     22      9     12
 Joe Lieberman         12     10     14     11     12     10     10      9
 Wesley Clark           8      9      3      2     12     13      8      9
 Howard Dean            8      8      2      2     13     13      8      8
 Bill Richardson        8      8      3      2     12     13      6      7
 Joe Biden              7      7      2      1     12     12      6      6
 Dennis Kucinich        4      5      *      *      8      8      4      4
 Christopher Dodd       4      3      1      *      7      7      3      2
 Mike Gravel            1      2      -      *      2      3      1      1

From his IAFF speech, Obama is taking our veteran's treatment at Walter Reed very personally ..

When our veterans come home, I don't want them forgotten in run down buildings.
When our veterans come home, I don't want them crawling around a dumpster for a meal or a box for shelter.
When our veterans come home, I don't want them drowning in whiskey to silence the PTSD.
When our veterans come home, I don't want them begging to see a doctor.
When our veterans come home, I don't want their wives or mothers or husbands to have to choose between caring for their loved-one or keeping the job that pays the bills.
When our veterans come home, I don't want them sitting in a room all alone with tears in their eyes because they can only get voicemail at the VA.

I don't want that for our veterans. We know they deserve more.