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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: puborectalis who wrote (32797)	7/3/2008 10:27:57 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

Bush's 3rd term "We're beginning to understand why Barack Obama keeps protesting so vigorously against the prospect of 'George Bush's third term.' Maybe he's worried that someone will notice that he's the candidate who's running for it," the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday in an editorial. "Most presidential candidates adapt their message after they win their party nomination, but Mr. Obama isn't merely 'running to the center.' He's fleeing from many of his primary positions so markedly and so rapidly that he's embracing a sizable chunk of President Bush's policy. Who would have thought that a Democrat would rehabilitate the much-maligned Bush agenda?" the newspaper asked, citing among other things Mr. Obama's endorsement of government funding for faith-based charities and his retreat on opting out of free-trade agreements. The journal noted that Mr. Obama has reversed himself on retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that assisted in eavesdropping on foreign terrorists. "Perhaps it is dawning on Mr. Obama that, if he does become president, he'll be responsible for preventing any new terrorist attack. So now he's happy to throw the New York Times under the bus." The newspaper added: "Look for Mr. Obama to use his forthcoming visit to Iraq as an excuse to drop those withdrawal plans faster than he can say Jeremiah Wright 'was not the person that I met 20 years ago.'"

To: puborectalis who wrote (32797)	7/3/2008 10:50:36 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224750

Obama "lags far behind as Commander in Chief": gallup.com PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain's life experience has earned him a solid national reputation as someone who can serve as the nation's commander in chief, with 80% saying he can handle the responsibilities of this important role. Barack Obama lags well behind on the same measure, but does pass the 50% public confidence threshold. Whereas McCain is viewed as qualified to be commander in chief by large majorities of Republicans (94%), independents (79%), and Democrats (71%), perceptions of Obama as commander in chief are more divided along partisan lines. Most Democrats and a solid majority of independents say Obama can handle the responsibilities of commander in chief of the nation's military. Most Republicans, however, say he is not qualified. The same June 15-19 USA Today/Gallup poll finds much smaller advantages for McCain over Obama on the narrower questions of which candidate Americans trust more to make decisions about sending U.S. troops into combat generally, and into Iran specifically. McCain leads Obama by 53% to 40% as the candidate more Americans say they would trust if a situation arose that required the president to make a decision about sending U.S. troops into combat. The overwhelming majority of Republicans choose McCain, as do over half of independents and nearly a quarter of Democrats. In terms of Iran specifically, however, Obama and McCain are nearly tied in public trust ratings. McCain's five percentage-point lead on this measure, 48% to 43%, is not statistically significant. Nearly as many Republicans and Democrats choose McCain for sending troops into Iran as do so for the general sending troops into combat measure, but he has less support from independents. Whereas 54% of independents choose McCain as the candidate they trust more to make decisions about sending troops into combat generally, only 44% trust him more relative to sending troops to Iran. This could reflect Americans' general agreement with Obama about U.S. diplomacy with Iran. As Gallup reported on June 2, about 6 in 10 Americans (59%) think it would be a good idea for the president of the United States to meet with the president of Iran -- a position Obama has espoused and McCain has roundly criticized. Bottom Line McCain clearly enjoys a more broad-based positive reputation with Americans for military matters than does Obama, but it is unclear how this will benefit him in the election. www.gallup.com