Typical Leftist
By Carol Devine-Molin
July 3, 2008
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Last weekend on the CBS Sunday news program, Face the Nation, on the subject of John McCain, retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark said, "I don't think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president." Clearly, that's an incredibly churlish and dimwitted comment that totally ignores salient facts. Senator McCain is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Service Committee and a world renowned national security and foreign policy authority that would be able to walk into the role of Commander-in-Chief on day one. We're not only fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, we're doing battle against radical Islam on a global scale. In short, Senator McCain's credentials are impeccable in this wartime milieu.
Moreover, McCain is thoroughly committed to halting earmarks and pork-barrel spending, and to reducing the size of government, which is imperative in these difficult times. CNBC Host Larry Kudlow noted that "McCain is also good news for business and the stock market. He wants to cut the corporate tax and keep dividend and cap-gains tax rates low. He's tough as nails on restraining government spending and blowing up earmarks. On top of all this, he's a very strong free trader who knows America can compete with the rest of the world."
As to Senator Jim Webb's remark that military service "is one area that I would ask him [McCain] to calm down on", sure Team Obama has every reason to want McCain to shut up about his military service, because it speaks to his strength of character and represents significant experience for a commander-in-chief during these times of war. Besides, McCain's personal story of heroism trumps anything that Obama could ever say about himself. In contrast, Obama wants us to return to an era when terrorism was treated like a law enforcement matter. We're supposed to track down and serve these murderous thugs with subpoenas! Without question, Obama's poor judgment on issues of national security will get Americans killed.
The truth is that Obama's experience and resume are very thin. I often listen to talk radio and when Obama supporters are asked, "What are his accomplishments?", they can't answer for the simple reason that there's nothing in his resume that qualifies him to become president and commander-in-chief. Team Obama has been reduced to making silly attempts to denigrate McCain, which are sure to backfire. Obama is a less-than-adequate presidential candidate with far Left inclinations, who lacks authenticity and substance. This enthrallment with Obama that some seem to exhibit is a "cult of personality" phenomenon.
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