And i think Obama's talk of finding Bin Laden and other 'neocon talking points' was just him giving the right wing media nowhere to go on that issue. I think he means it. But he's not going to make that a cornerstone of policy. he just had to show he's not wimpy.
No, he will not place the emphasis of his administration on war in Afghanistan, but he will do it and he is dead wrong on the issue and his entire "The Republicans are fighting the wrong war, the GOOD war is in Afghanistan" argument is fundamentally disturbing and it will result in a perpetuation of the Iraq intervention and result in the deaths of tens or thousands (if not 100s) more.
Sure, he has to prove himself...so does McCain...does that make it right? Certainly not. He is going to have to prove himself in a myriad other fashions that will continue the disastrous policies that former administrations poisoned the water with. He also has to prove himself to all the other corporate interests that lead the Bush administration ...and he will continue to sell the little people out, like those before him.
I find myself somewhat rooting for Obama (though I could never with clear conscience vote for the Democratic Party), but he appears flaccid on stage, no matter what the polls are saying and McCain's simplistic rhetoric and bang-your-fist-America-against-the-world-aggression will always resonate longer with the public. If the case were that John McCain was up there angrily spouting meaningless rhetoric while Barack Obama was arguing concise, nuanced arguments and observations I might be able to get more excited, but Obama sounds about as full of shit as McCain, only more awkward and convoluted (often mistaken for nuance) in his process. He had a few good lines here and there and some applause friendly rejoinders (he is far more clear-minded than McCain, whose mind is entirely clouded by rage - which is why I believe he could not bear to look Obama in the eye), but there was nothing to be enthusiastic about (in my opinion).
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