this Obama stuff is getting a little sickening, no?

[MAC]

Originally Posted by justplugit

As a US Senator he could have, and should have, visited our wounded troops.

No excuse ,imho.

That is how I feel about it. Hopefully the majority of America feels the same way come NOV.

[spence]

I've read both sides of this story and it looks like a non story. It looks like:

1) Obama has visited wounded troops in Germany on previous trips
2) Obama was scheduled to visit the troops on this trip
2) Obama's staff was notified they couldn't accompany Obama on the trip and interpreted it as they were being waved off
3) Cindy McCain was denied a similar visit

So this doesn't look like an Obama snub nearly as much as just some bad planning.

-spence

[FishermanTim]

Reminds me of the movie "Brewster's Millions" where during the "No of the Above" campaign, Brewster paid to have his campaign ads run in foriegn markets "just in case someone from home was traveling abroad".
It doesn't make a lot of sense to campaign for an United States political office in another contry, unless you have ulterior motives.
It's like he's trying to copy another man's speach/thunder.
Sorry, but he's no JFK. It's just another "words" speech, another example of inexperience shining through.

I'm all for a change in how things are run in the Government, but to base the bulk of your campaign on "change" without giving ANY EXAMPLE is ridiculous. That's like an stock broker saying "Give me your money and I'll invest it."
I need to hear more that crib notes politics.

[MAC]

THIS TELLS YOU THAT OBAMA IS A BALL LESS PIECE OF CRAP.....TAKEN FROM THE ARTICLE...


But the military is disputing that explanation. A spokesman for the base told NBC News that the base was prepared to host Sen. Obama, as long as some conditions were met.

"[H]e could only bring two or three of his Senate staff member, no campaign officials or workers. Obama could not bring any media. Only military photographers would be permitted to record Obama's visit.

We didn't know why [the trip was canceled]. He was more than welcome. We were all ready for him."

[Joe]

The first rule of politics is that you must win the election.

You can't get sidetracked by things that do not move you toward that end. To you and me its disingenuous, abhorrent, slimy - but that's the way people who win modern elections do it. They'd cut out their own mother if the time spent did not give them a bigger bounce than the alternative.