In Ohio Clinton hit Obama saying “words are cheap” and “Speeches don’t put food on the table. Speeches don’t fill up your tank, or fill your prescription, or do anything about that stack of bills that keeps you up at night.”

Also said “My opponent says that he’ll take on the special interests. Well, he told people he stood up to the nuclear industry and passed a bill against them. But he actually let the nuclear industry water down his bill – the bill never actually passed. On top of that, the same company that watered down that bill lobbied for Dick Cheney’s energy bill. And my opponent voted for the energy bill, with its billions of dollars of breaks for the oil industry. I voted against it.”

“My opponent says he’ll stand up for workers. He often talks about the plight of Maytag workers in his home state. But the union at that plant supports me, because when 1,600 jobs were being lost, they say he didn’t do a thing to help.”

Obama responded:

“Barack Obama doesn’t need any lectures on special interests from the candidate who’s taken more money from Washington lobbyists than any Republican running for President. Hillary Clinton should tell the people of Ohio the truth — she once bragged about helping to pass the nuclear bill she’s now criticizing Obama for, she came out with her plan for green jobs one month after Obama did, and she’s said she’d ‘go after’ people’s wages if they couldn’t afford health insurance under her plan. Senator Clinton may have said that attacks and distortions are the ‘fun’ and ‘exciting’ part of the campaign, but they’re exactly what everyone else in America is tired of.”

Clinton responded on her web site.

Obama put out a memo responding to the response of the response.

Followed by a Clinton response.

Just Saying: If you notice the Senate passed a ban on torture yesterday. Guess who did not show up for the vote? Both Clinton and Obama missed it. Glad they are using their time wisely.