Based on this Slate article, Obama is slowly molding into a candidate I could see voting for.
Unfortunately, based on the article, four things (taxes, health care, the war and abortion, although the last one is not mentioned) prevent me from doing so. I do agree with him on immigration.
And the fact that I don't believe what the article calls his "recalibrations" just yet.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The McCains - Just Regular Folks
We've all been told repeatedly that Obama is too elitist and out-of-touch to be President, so it must be true.
I'm a Democrat, so I'm not allowed to mention the fantastically opulent lifestyle of the McCains. It would be class warfare. If I have anything but reverence for their wealth, I'm just jealous.
I'm a Democrat, so I'm not allowed to mention the fantastically opulent lifestyle of the McCains. It would be class warfare. If I have anything but reverence for their wealth, I'm just jealous.
Gates as Obama's Secretary of Defense?
The idea has merit and is apparently being seriously considered in the Obama camp.
I don't like reinforcing the view that only Republicans can handle military or foreign policy matters, but Gates possesses indispensible experience in this conflict and is, by all accounts, trustworthy and competent. If Obama thinks he's the best man for the job, he shouldn't let the fact that Gates is a Bush appointee affect the decision.
I don't like reinforcing the view that only Republicans can handle military or foreign policy matters, but Gates possesses indispensible experience in this conflict and is, by all accounts, trustworthy and competent. If Obama thinks he's the best man for the job, he shouldn't let the fact that Gates is a Bush appointee affect the decision.
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