Now that Barack Obama is the front runner, it's fun watching the right wing trying to trip him up. So far, they have not been successful.

During the debate with Hillary Clinton, he was asked about his unwillingness to make his earmarks public. His retort was that simply wasn't true. That all his earmarks are posted on his website. A quick check of the website shows that it, indeed, true. By the way, his $91 million in earmarks last year pales in comparison to Hillary's $340 million last year.

Then today, the right wingers have been challenging an anecdote he told about a commander in Iraq who told Obama he was sent to Iraq without the appropriate number of soldiers, and that they didn't have enough weaponry and, indeed, had to scrounge for enemy weapons.

Well, CNN contacted this commander who said the story was basically true, but with some minor errors in the subtle nuances. For instance, he was sent there with the appropriate number of troops, but after arriving in Iraq, a number of troops were reassigned to other units and never replaced. And what about the lack of weapons? He said they were sent with the appropriate amount of weapons, but were not given spare parts to repair broken ones. So, they scrounged through captured enemy weapons to find ones that worked.

So, basically, this guy is saying that Obama didn't get some of the details correct, but his facts were basically correct.

HMMM, I challenge anyone to remember the exact facts of a conversation they had last week, let alone one they had several years ago.

Bottom line is Obama is looking better and better every day. He seems like an honorable guy, who isn't caught up in the regular political bullshit.

Get over it right wing. Your day in the sun is rapidly coming to an end.