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His line on Obama has always been “That boy doesn’t know what he’s getting into.”

McCain pounded home that point to Reagan Democrats time and time again.

I will agree that Obama looked and sounded presidential – he just had the wrong ideas.

The killer punch from McCain when he made it perfectly clear how a meeting without preconditions would go:

“I’ll wipe Israel off the map!”

“No you won’t!”

He had plenty of other openings to do the same. The closest was the comparison of US and Irish corporate tax rates.

Neither one explained just what NATO membership for Georgia, Poland, etc entails – American troops on the front lines against Russians, just like the Fulda Gap. When the shooting starts (again) our boys will be there, pulling triggers and bleeding.

Do you think Poland is counting on German troops taking a bullet for Polish freedom?

Well stated. I agree.

In general, McCain has been talking about himself way too much and about the big issues way too little. Last night we heard that he has known this or that person for this or that many years and that he has voted for or against this or that legislative proposal. We heard that he wears a wrist bracelet from a soldier who died in Iraq. Those kinds of statements have their place, but enough is enough.

In the meantime, he failed to point out major differences between the Republicans and Democrats on the Defense budget, on willingness to use military force, on intelligence gathering, and on generally being tough instead of soft.

He failed to say that he supported the Iraq War from the beginning and that he would support it again and that the world is and will be a better place because we have been fighting and winning the Iraq War. From what he said, it seemed he supported only the Surge and conceded that Obama was right to oppose the Iraq War from the beginning.

Most basically, McCain failed to communicate that the USA still faces major threats from abroad and that the USA still must act militarily abroad to protect our freedom and international peace. So, we still need a strong, powerful military and we still must lead the World militarily.

Obama said “I’d still like to expand early education”.

What does he actually mean by that, and why did single it out of all the items on his agenda?

Interesting answer at freerepublic. it has to do with ayers
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091543/posts

fwiw I lived across the street from Bank Street College during those years. coincidence? I think so. But in those years my opinions were fairly congruent to that liberal neighborhood. From time to time I keep in touch with some of the guys I knew from that time and place. They have also moved away from that neighborhood but their liberal frame has not changed.

To columbia’s credit there is an increasingly active conservative alumni association that checks in over at freerepublic–but they’re a raindrop in the liberal tide there.

You seem to be making a big deal about Obama’s stating PUBLICLY that he would attack targets inside Pakistan. Since everyone knows, however, that the Bush Administration has been bombing and raiding inside Pakistan, most people will not be shocked by Obama stating PUBLICLY that he would do the same actions.

I have been skeptical by Obama’s statements that he intends to fight seriously to defend the Afghanistan government. I think he lacks the fortitude to do so, and furthermore I think he talks tough about fighting in Afghanistan in order to justify his willingness to surrender in Iraq.

However, he sure did talk the talk about Afghanistan in the debates. Nobody can say that Obama sounded like he will avoid fighting for Afghanistan.

MCCAIN/PALIN 08