I guess maybe Obama didn’t think that 9/11 should be used a political prop.

You know, kinda like the Republicans do?

Just sayin’

-Pat

My comment on the flower toss/lay issue is this: I’m willing to consider that it may be a generational issue. I’m of McCain’s generation, and agree that it would be considered at least poor taste, and bordering on lack of respect to toss flowers on a grave (unless, for some reason, the grave site was not accessable for laying the flowers) — but this might not be a common attitude for younger people. (The reason for this is another discussion, but may be due to the near-total lack of patriotic content in today’s schooling — when you denigrate symbolic shows of patriotism, you are also, perhaps inadvertantly, denigrating other symbolic acts of respect.)

I strongly disagree that the Republicans have “nothing to hang on Obama”, however. I am sure that advertisments are being prepared (and release timing evaluated) that will be pretty damaging to Obama in the next few months. The Obama camp thinks that they have “gotten beyond” issues with Obama’s past associations, but I think that many are still uneasy with them. Had McCain been attending meetings of the Aryan Brotherhood for 20 years, for example, then quit after he started running for President, he probably wouldn’t get a pass on it.

One thing Obama’s run has proven is that, the first time a highly qualified black runs for President, he or she will win in a landslide — being a minority has been a major advantage for Obama. (Are you paying attention, Colin Powell?)

The problem is, the Republicans are on the wrong end of the spectrum on the important issues, House crisis, the economy, the war on terror and the list goes on and on.

The problem is, everyone seems to think that because McCain is some sort of war hero, which has been disputed from many quarters, that this entitles him to be president and a bumbling old fool. Sorry, I don’t buy it. Neither does the rest of America.

The problem is, McCain is doing two things wrong, or has done. First, he’s running on narrative, that disaffected Hillary voters, will vote for Sarah Palin, two, He’s using his POW Status as a crutch. Both will come back to bite in the end, it always does.

That being said, I think she brings up a good point. It is worth discussion to note how a man who is very close to being president handles himself in such situations. I think it’s a point well made – regardless of how important it is or not.

I am quite surprised she even allowed it to stay on her Blog. Either she’s allowing it, because she hopes some of the “Malkin-Bots” will try and hack my blog or something to that effect.

I mentioned that because she’s deleated my trackbacks in the past. As well as other Bloggers who’ve criticized her.

I do like her writings, I just don’t agree with her brand of Conservatism at all.

She takes her marching orders from the likes of Neil and John Podhoretz, who are, in fact Neo-Conservatives and the proponents of the fundamentally flawed Zionist movement. (it’s flawed from a Biblical standpoint…If you’re a Dispensational Pre-Trib Baptist like me..)

I give you credit, at least you didn’t insult me, like the rest of the Malkin-Bots who came here.

Thanks for the comments!

-Pat