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McCain’s response to Georgia/Russia conflict shows presidential qualities

Posted by: ST on August 12, 2008 at 11:05 pm

I’ve been searching for the right words to describe the differences between McCain’s response to the war Russia has waged on Georgia, and Obama’s initial response (which was later revised to sound more like McCain’s), but Investor’s Business Daily pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter.   The differences, as they note, are indeed stark. 

McCain clearly knows what he’s talking about, while Obama’s statements (made while he is vacationing in Hawaii) sound like they’re being read from cue cards.  This is one situation where, unfortunately for him, not even a teleprompter (or hoping that McCain will be asked the tough questions first a la Hillary during the primary debates) will help.

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  1. camojack says:
    August 13, 2008 at 3:56 am

    “Obama’s statements…sound like they’re being read from cue cards.”

    Ya think? ;)

  2. NC Cop says:
    August 13, 2008 at 10:56 am

    They had an Obama “representative” on Neil Cavuto last night and when Cavuto asked him about this very thing, the guy went into a rant about how McCain’s “tough talk” was the lat thing we needed.

    As usual, he refused to comment at all about Obama’s reaction, he just hammered McCain.

  3. NC Cop says:
    August 13, 2008 at 11:17 am

    We also see how our “friends”, the Russians keep their word:

    Truce Shattered, Russians Head Deeper Into Georgia

    Russian armored vehicles are moving deeper into Georgian territory, shattering a truce to end six days of fighting in the country that has displaced 100,000 people and battered the Georgian landscape.

    Ah yes, we see the Russians act with impunity since the world is rendered impotent by the new “isolationist” attitudes sweeping the globe. Obama’s Chamberlain like statements are a perfect example. Five or six years ago the Russians would have never tried this.

    Europe sure isn’t going to do anything, not while relying on Russia so heavily for natural gas and oil.
    The U.S.? We’re well on our way to pre-WW II attitudes, and if Obama wins, pre-WW II foreign policies.