On the trail today in Wyoming, Obama responded to the revelation that top foreign policy adviser Samantha Power had suggested that he might not rely on his campaign pledges when crafting a withdrawal plan as president.

From a transcript of Obama's remarks emailed out by the campaign...

She was quoted either this morning or last night in Mississippi because one of my advisors had said that in a interview overseas that well Senator Obama would not...he has given a time frame for withdrawal, but obviously it would be subject to decisions and the situation at the time.

And so, Senator Clinton used this to try to imply that I wasn’t serious about bringing this war to an end. I just have to mention this because I don’t want anybody here to be confused.

Power didn't merely say in the interview that Obama's withdrawal would be "subject to decisions and the situation at the time." She also said: "He will, of course, not rely on some plan that he’s crafted as a presidential candidate or a U.S. Senator."

Obama also suggested that her initial support for the war should undermine the credibility of her criticism of him on it: "I don’t want to play politics on this issue because she doesn’t have standing to question my position on this issue."

Presuming that Hillary will continue to hit Obama for his alleged lack of commander in chief cred, the question in the days ahead will be whether Obama can effectively counter the assault by pointing to her lack of real live commander-in-chief experience and to her failure of judgment in supporting the war. We'll see if it works.

Fuller transcript after the jump.

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Hillary Clinton has a new radio in Wyoming, which will hold caucuses this weekend. The ad features a woman talking about her son who has a heart condition, and how he's benefitted from the Children's Health Insurance Program that Hillary has championed.

"I've met her, I've read her healthcare plan," the woman says. "I remember walking up to her and saying, 'I would feel a lot more safe if you were president, than I have in many, many years."

The reference to feeling "safe" can be interpreted two ways. It can refer to the health plan itself, or it can be taken as a nod and a wink to the security-mom pitch of the "3 a.m." ad that was run in Ohio and Texas.

To listen to the ad, click here.

Mitt Romney now has a victory under his belt after his previous loss in Iowa, winning today's Wyoming Republican caucus. With 12 delegates up for grabs, Romney has won 7, Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter took 1 each, and the rest are still undecided.

The Wyoming GOP chose to hold their caucuses ahead of New Hampshire, potentially endangering the integrity of the primary calendar by stepping on NH's turf. However, the caucus itself did not attract huge headlines, and only Romney, Thompson, Hunter and Ron Paul even campaigned there — Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani never even showed up.

It remains to be seen whether Romney's big win in the land of Cheney will be noticed and help him get momentum with GOP voters, but it certainly couldn't hurt.