McCain? Who cares?

NBC just called it for Obama.

Granted, it's early, but returns are showing 61% for Obama and 38% for Clinton on MSNBC as of this writing.

So McCain's new strategy is "More of the same-but with swear words!"?

I really don't think he wants to try that approach.

Cause if you want REAL change, the 73 year old lifetime politician is your safest bet.

Question....How do you loose a 25 point lead that you had 2 months ago?

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not such a clever phrase.
It cedes Obama's eloquence - never praise your rival.
It also sets McCain up for a fall. All Obama's got to do is point out very concretely that the changes he intends are significant. Joe voter thinks about it, and decides that the call may be eloquent, but it's not empty.

Look. This line of attack works poorly, at best, for Hillary, but it's all she's got. It won't work at all for McCain. Hillary's point is that she and Obama are both pushing the same policies, so his high-falutin' rhetoric doesn't amount to much. But McCain is advancing many of the same policies as the present administration - so Obama's rhetoric of change, in the context of a general election, is actually incredibly meaningful.

The only explanation I've got is TNR's Jason Zengerle, who's suggesting that by amplifying Hillary's line of attack, McCain is trying to bolster her chances in the primary. Thin stuff, but can you do any better?

Obama wins! Wow. Didn't expect a call this early.

Mccain came across as violent and aggressive. I'm sure he'll have a few slips of the tongue during a general debate with Obama. He's so hellbent on fighting, WWIII would be a certainty on his watch. Scary.

Given our geopolitical climate, I have to describe McCain in a way I've never described a presidential candidate:

dangerous.

He doesn't have his eye on being president as much as he does on being commander-and-chief.

So I wonder whether McCain is getting on the Obama bandwagon, or, by attacking Obama, trying to give Hillary a boost (since he'd really rather run against her).

Or, perhaps, he's just playing to his base. You know, the "I-hate-inspiring-speeches" crowd.

And why does Hillary's... um... consession? speech sound just like McCain's?

-- ARG

McCain can talk all he wants, but no one who says that he knows nothing about the economy, and that he wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years, can win the presidency. His time has come and gone.

Nine states in a row, and Hawaii still to come. Way to go Hillary. I bet McCain is scared to death of the though of having to face such lethal campaigner as you.

dilluminati, don't get me wrong....I'm behind Barack Obama in this one. 100%.

I just want to be able to draw clear distinctions when I talk with my family members, who are still Republicans but who oppose the US occupation of Iraq.

I'd like to find a website that will give me a clear picture of McCain's stance on it...his defense of it.

So if you or anyone else can point me in the right direction, I'd be appreciative. Otherwise, like I said, I'll dig through his official website.

Thanks.

I never understood how "The Surge" could be consider a military strategy. I never been in the military but it pretty elementary.

More troops will always lead to better results in a war. Would you rather go to battle with 50,000 troops or 100,000 troops?

LisB

I think the way that we exit Iraq at this point is more important than how we got into there, if you buy into the "ferocity of the moment" argument.

I have watched carefully McCain, Hillary, and Obama as well. and really when Hillary said she would "fine people" for healthcare I totally tuned out. The word today on CSPAN was "garnish" as it was applied to her plan.

Obama I think has to set some statement as to what conditions if any will be factored in leaving Iraq, or Afghanastan, or when he would use troops. McCain will force that topic to be addressed.

On McCain, I give him credit with calling for Rumsfeld departure first privately, then vocally, and I wonder what would be the circumstances if bremmer and rumsfeld had not done so damn poorly?

Really this election might be decided by people like Sec Def. Gates, people like the current political ooallition in Iraq, in effect.. if the violence is manageable, then the argument by McCain that it is not the deployment, but deaths.. that count might sell. Providing security and not fighting...

But the readiness issue is also in play...

McCain is better than the "crazies" as George Bush Sr. called them.

I'm honestly not sure how I will vote in the future, allot could change.

Obama totally out performed Hillary, watching CNN and saw her speech clips..

I fear she is done. McCain and Hillary.. who would you have voted for??? LOL

RE: McCain's jaw: he had skin melanoma removed from his face/temple and lymph nodes and salivary glands removed in 2000.

RE: his "spin"

Almost pathetic...I don't dislike McCain--I think he's dead WRONG about almost everything, but I don't think he's especially venal...

Still, his efforts to take down Obama almost make me feel sad for him.

John McCain will always have my respect, and it's my hope he will always continue to earn it.

While watching McCain's speech I kept worrying whether there was a defibrillator somewhere nearby just in case.