Presidential "DUH!" Bait.

I wonder if anybody else noticed these things in the First Presidential Duh Bait?

McCain said one reason it's important to stay in Iraq is that Osama Bin Laden said it's the central battleground. I have no reason to think Osama would lie; I've never met the man. But I don't recall Eisenhower mentioning that the reason he chose to fight in France and not the Balkans was because Hitler said that was where the action was.

Is anybody else tired of hearing from Obama that it was a mistake to invade Iraq? About 80% of us have that straight now. Some of us think that Obama voting against the war was gutsy, and some of us think that being right when everybody else is wrong amounts to treason or at least cowardice. Anyway, I wish he'd get over it.

Who said it department: "If we have Bin Laden and his lieutenants in our sights, and Pakistan is unwilling or unable to take action, we should take him out." I believe this attitude is referred to as the Bush Doctrine. Republicans scourge Clinton because he didn't do it. When those words fell from Obama's lips, the Thin Red Line of Republican approval did not go up a single millimeter. I guess it's not whether it's right or wrong, it's whether the right guy says it that matters.

Did I miss where McCain said how he is going to get the troops to fight in both Iraq and Afghanistan? Ya got three options, dude:

1) Pull 'em out of Iraq to go to Afghanistan (Oh sorry, that's B.O's plan!)

2) Leave Afghanistan too weak (well, that does fit with "muddling through" as a strategy.)

3) Get more troops (Oh I forgot! We've been trying and can't. That's why McCain voted against the improved veterans benefits -- too many people would leave the service.)


Was it a slip of the tongue when McCain said on Wall Street people are rewarded for greed, corruption and failure to carry out responsibility? I thought he was talking about Congress.