Cleveland State Debate tonight...

birdog said

I just heard on FOX News Sen McCain commenting on last night's debate.....I'm trying to paraphrase it ...." did not watch the debate last night, but I'm told that Sen Obama said that if AlQuaida is coming back to Iraq, he won't hesitate to send the troops back. I have NEWS for Sen Obama.....AlQuaida IS IN IRAQ! Right now we're fighting them there, so why not finish the job BEFOR WE BRINGE THE TROOPS BACK?

Huge point for McCain! This will be a very exciting General Election!!

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It's nice to see that McCain is out distorting again, just like the 'Obama wants to bomb Pakistan' line. If the strategy for defeating Al Qaida was to occupy every country where they are present, we'd have to conscript every American under the age of 50. Like his comments on Pakistan, Obama was saying that he would use force to take out terrorist camps- like bombing missions and strike teams.

As for Obama being ultra-liberal, I'm sure this will be a line used against him if he gets to the general election, but he's not the most liberal Senator and he's not on the far-left. I will concede the point that he has more to the left than most Americans, but when have we ever had a President who was perfectly in the center? Obama's platform differs very little from Hillary's and the Democratic platform in general. In terms of policy you're getting pretty much the same ideas from both candidates.

As for the National Review rankings, is appears to me at least that they ranked him in such a way as to diminish him for the general election, and or scare Democrats into thinking Hillary is more electable so that they can face her instead. This is the same publication that conveniently ranked Kerry as the most liberal Senator when he ran for President. I don't buy it.