I caught part of debates of Barack Obama and John McCain. (McCain's campaign have already released a Web video featuring footage of Obama agreeing with Senator McCain) Hey, if the man was right, he was right and that happened to be Obama's opinion too. And???
Senator McCain, who came into tonight's debate a bit frantic from the time he spent in Washington trying to help them get out the financial mess Wall Street had made, looked as relaxed, at home and stable, as we have seen him in any debate during this long election process. He wore an almost permanent smile, which, for the most part seemed natural as opposed the force grin plastered on his face during the primary debates, which had always bothered me before. He poked fun at his age several times, (and scares me with Palin waiting in the wings) jabbed Obama playfully yet effectively and seemed in command of the subject matter and the stage. At one point moderator Jim Lehrer said that the two candidates had spoken for almost the same amount of time, we were surprised; McCain seemed from our perspective to command more time. Obama had a simple goal in this debate: tie McCain to the policies of George W. Bush. Right from the beginning, Obama sought to link the economic policies responsible for the financial crisis to Bush and McCain; he noted at another time that although McCain as casting himself as a maverick, as he had throughout his entire campaign, he had voted with the current president 90 percent of the time. McCain had also voted with President Bush on the U.S. entry into Iraq and this was another subject debated upon in which Senator Obama stated several statistics and Senator McCain declared that he would bring our troops home victoriously.
With Bush's approval ratings consistently mired in the upper 20s or low 30s and with huge majorities of voters believing the country is on the wrong track, it's a smart strategy on paper. But, again, will the average voter become convinced that McCain and Bush are one in the same? Remember that the lasting image most voters have of McCain is as the guy who ran against Bush in 2000. I won't go into that one...
Anyway, I don't like running on because quite honestly I got bored. I listened to the candidates and watched their mannerisms. I wasn't all that thrilled with either one. I am impressed with John McCain 's experience and willing to do what is best for his country. Yet I am turned off by the fact that he voted alongside the same individual who has not helped us too much in the last eight years and his choice of running mate doesn't thrill me either. Barack Obama now, all I know is that he has a good head on his shoulders, seems to know what he's talking about, makes perfect sense, and picked a very good running mate. On the other hand, I don't believe he is a true native of this country. He really was raised in another country although born in Hawaii-I think that's correct. I know I'm going to get comments on this. If I'm wrong, please accept my apologies!!!
Remember to watch Round II & III
Cheers!
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