Official Obama Blog – RSS FeedA lot has been talked about “readiness” and “experience” this campaign. Symbolic gestures like visits to war zones have been used to communicate national security cred. But these photo-ops can be put in perspective by dishonesty and ignorance. Unfortunately, the Republican Vice Presidential nominee displayed both. 1) Sarah Palin did not set foot in Iraq. [...]
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In case you missed it, you should take a look at Gov. Bill Richardson’s convention speech in Denver. It focuses entirely on foreign policy and does a great job of outlining Sen. Obama’s national security credentials. Here’s an excerpt: After 9/11, John McCain turned his sights toward Iraq—a country that had nothing to do with [...]
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James Carville, who famously ushered Bill Clinton to victory in 1992, has released an Op-Ed in today’s Financial Times. It’s a quick read and effectively argued. Here are the key points: In all my years in national politics since 1982 there had been one constant until August 29. It was that the Republican party cornered [...]
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