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Defend America on Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:24:16 AM
It was obvious that Senator Obama would try to make the economy an issue and he did not hold back. He first lines in the debate focused on the economy and from then on out, until the foreign policy debate really began, it was all about the economy. It was supposed to be a debate on foreign policy, but that wasn't the case till the second portion of the debate. Both sounded like they were well prepared for their answers. McCain hit Obama hard on his earmarks asked for his state. Immediately after McCain said this Obama hit him hard on the tax breaks for big corporations and McCain did not fight back and explain why those policies would benefit the country. In the debate on the economy it seemed like many pundits saying that Obama won, and if he did it is because yet again John McCain did not explain why his tax cuts for the so called rich and big corporations would help middle class families.
On the foreign policy part of the debate it really wasn't that close. The only really slip by Senator McCain was when he stumbled and mispronounced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's name. Uh...Uh..Uh... was Senator Obama's reaction to many questions posed to him while discussing foreign policy. Obama did well while talking about Pakistan making a point that they have not helped us. When Obama said this, "If the United States has Al Qaida, bin Laden, top-level lieutenants in our sights, and Pakistan is unable or unwilling to act, then we should take them out," I just thought wow he is much different than Bill Clinton of the 90's. The question to be asked is if he really means this or is it just another form of political expediency. What helped Senator McCain while discussing the Middle East is that he has been there and understands the situation and its people. When Obama said that no U.S. soldier dies in vain, well I wish that was true, but in reality if they do not feel they are appreciated or that their mission was not successful because of early pullout, then they can die in vain. On Iraq, it was not even close because Senator McCain could argue that his support of the surge while many others have not supported it have turned into Iraq into a potential democracy. While Senator Obama continues to make the point that our problem is that we should not have even went in, but the problem with that is, is that we are there now and he continues to talk about the past. When McCain brought up preconditions that Senator Obama had in the past said he would meet without any, Obama fired back in a weak fashion. On the topic of Iran, Senator Obama said this," I believe the Republican Guard of Iran is a terrorist organization.
I've consistently said so. Yet, he refused to vote on the resolution; the Kyl-Lieberman Resolution that would label the Republican Guard of Iran a terrorist organization. Obama claims because it will be a mandate for going to war, but both sponsors of the resolution has said it is not. Senator McCain hit Senator Obama hard on his statements about Russia and Georgia. For the foreign policy part, McCain dominated the portion with only a few exceptions.
Overall, Senator McCain looked experienced, presidential, and ready to lead, compared to Senator Obama looking weak, ineffective, and just young and not ready to lead the United States of America. Obama lacked the all important gravitas. He stuttered too much and his arguments on Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan seemed very weak. Senator Obama was on the defensive for the majority of the night and it did not look good for him. Also, Senator Obama continuously said that he agrees with "John" or Senator McCain more than the other way around. McCain could have done better, but overall he did a good job tonight and performed better than Obama.
To close off the post, to something McCain said to close off the debate," I guarantee you, as president of the United States, I know how to heal the wounds of war, I know how to deal with our adversaries, and I know how to deal with our friends."