Obama takes his first real shot!

There are two festering stories out there regarding Obama. The first is the about the corruption trial of his 20-year friend, Tony Rezko, who made substantial contributions to the various campaigns of Obama. The second involves whether a chief financial advisor to Obama, Austan Goolsbee , assure the Canadian government that his rant against NAFTA was simply campaign rhetoric and that nothing would change.

Well, these two issues caught up with him at a news conference Monday night:

Ask Tough Questions? Yes, They Can!

By Dana
MilbankTuesday, March 4, 2008

The day before primaries in Ohio and Texas that could effectively seal the Democratic presidential nomination for him, a smiling Obama strode out to a news conference at a veterans facility here. But the grin was quickly replaced by the surprised look of a man bitten by his own dog.

Reporters from the Associated Press and Reuters went after him for his false denial that a campaign aide had held a secret meeting with Canadian officials over Obama's trade policy. A trio of Chicago reporters pummeled him with questions about the corruption trial this week of a friend and supporter. The New York Post piled on with a question about him losing the Jewish vote.

An additional link on the NAFTA story:

Obama, Canada, NAFTA and Some 'Straight Talk'

Is Obama Lying About NAFTAGate?
He certainly doesn’t seem to be telling the whole truth.