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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:43:59 +0000

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By: runasim

runasim — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:13:55 +0000

This is a part of politics we all decry, but a politician can't stop being a politician, if he wants to be elected.

I hate to bring in a sour note, but I will, of course. What Gen Clark said about McCain's military record not being a qualification for the presidency - is true.
Clark shouldn't have said it so bluntly (politics again), but it's true, nevertheless.
His record can be a testament to his character but not to his presidential abilities.

There needs to be a better balance between giving credit where credit is due and extending that credit across the board to all other areas.
Remember Giuliani and 9/11?

By: Marlowecan

Marlowecan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:42:41 +0000

I would also add...Obama's speech was smart politics!

I know Democrats despise smart politicians...hence their track record in recent decades...but Obama (unlike Aravosis) knows it pays to draw attention FROM McCain's record and onto substantive disagreements of policy etc.

Senator Obama emerges from this looking like a decent honorable guy . . . and he has also tried to politically refocus the campaign away from McCain's strength.

Smart politics. Undeniably. Senator Obama looks more impressive with every day.

By: Marlowecan

Marlowecan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:34:08 +0000

Ach…give Senator Obama his due…he gave a good speech that allowed him to deal with some issues of increasing signficance in this campaign.

The smear merchants have been piling up on McCain's record, and impugning McCain's patriotism (a la Aravosis' latest)…and if Obama's claim of a “New Politics” had to mean anything…he had to address this. From Kos' smear of McCain's teeth to Aravosis' previous low of sneering at McCain's disability from his torture…to his all new pond-scum low of implying that McCain was disloyal and treasonous for participating in N.V. propaganda
(for the record…McCain's resistance to his captors is well-known…and he received a medal for refusing early release/preferential treatment…finally, while the NV did film him in captivity, McCain and his fellows had no possibility of resisting that. Military historians of the Vietnam War note that those who refused any dealing with their captors found early graves – a lesson that changed Army POW regulations since).

Obama is recognizing the importance of symbols. He aspires to be President of the United States…an office loaded with significance.

It was a good speech. Obama did it well, and while the attack dogs of the Left may sneer at him…I think it will hold him in good stead with the vast majority of the population.

Give Obama his due.

By: RememberNovember

RememberNovember — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:11:51 +0000

IN a country obsessed with style over substance, form over function- what else is new. We are rotting from the inside out. When cheap trinkets outweigh a person's accomplishment, and chain emails fuel rumor mongering, we should expect no better.