Prolonged Presence Vs. Underhanded Politics

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/04/kerry_hammers_mccain_on_100yea.html

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/in-oregon-clint.html

The first article is about the statement made by John McCain that we should maintain a military presence is Iraq as long as necessary, even if it takes "100 years". More specifically, it deals with the criticism by Senator John Kerry directed at the comment, and the indications it makes about the character and policy of the presidential candidates involved in the situation. The second article deals with a controversy over which democratic presidential candidate was the first to criticize the war in Iraq. Hillary claims to have been the first, but facts say otherwise. A second measuring system has been fabricated to analyze the issue, which looks at which candidate was the first to criticize the war since January 2005, the beginning of the presidential race or whatever you want to call it. Even by this system, Hillary is still inaccurate in her statements.
The main bias between these two articles is whether or not to support the War in Iraq. each article brings up a situation that demonstrates the current modes of thought that surround presidential candidates that support and those who oppose the war. Their contrast is very simple. One involves the campaigns of the candidate who supports the war. The second of the two involves those who do not.