McCain reopens the national security gap

[red states rule]

When it comes to protecting America McCain is beating the hell out of the messiah, known as Obama

and rightly so



McCain reopens the national security gap

Less than two years after Democrats finally bridged the decades-long gap between the parties on national security issues, Republicans have opened it right back up — a shift likely tied to the party's new standard-bearer John McCain and the perception of improvements in Iraq.

The reemergence of the national security gap comes amid the first headline-grabbing world conflict of the 2008 campaign — the Russian invasion of Georgia that highlights the potential for a dramatic military event to upend the political landscape, and likely aid McCain.

July's NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll found that three in four Americans believe McCain can "handle" the role of commander in chief, while only 19 percent said he "cannot," compared to a 50 percent to 42 percent split for Obama.

When asked which party is more capable of "dealing with the war on terrorism," 40 percent of respondents to the latest NBC/WSJ poll said Republican while 29 percent said Democrat. The parties had been effectively tied as recently as January of this year, and the 11-percentage-point gap is the largest since 2004, the last year these numbers shifted so dramatically and, not coincidentally, the last presidential election year.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12592.html

[midcan5]

An illegal invasion of a sovereign nation is protecting us from what exactly?


paradigm iraq immoral
http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com...ree-handy.html

"I repeat: the entire war and occupation are immoral. If you criticize the Bush administration on the grounds that it "bungled" the war, this leaves one, and only one, inevitable implication: if they had prosecuted the war and occupation "competently," then you would have no complaints whatsoever. That is: you think the invasion and occupation of Iraq were justified and moral. If that's what you actually think, you belong in the Bush camp. You're arguing over managerial style, and about issues that are entirely trivial."

[red states rule]

An illegal invasion of a sovereign nation is protecting us from what exactly?


paradigm iraq immoral
http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com...ree-handy.html

"I repeat: the entire war and occupation are immoral. If you criticize the Bush administration on the grounds that it "bungled" the war, this leaves one, and only one, inevitable implication: if they had prosecuted the war and occupation "competently," then you would have no complaints whatsoever. That is: you think the invasion and occupation of Iraq were justified and moral. If that's what you actually think, you belong in the Bush camp. You're arguing over managerial style, and about issues that are entirely trivial."

Thank you for showing why the left is losing in the polls of the national security issue

After years of telling the people who the US was losing in Iraq, how the surge was a waste of time, lives, and resources - the left has to wonder why they are losing to McCain on this issue?

[theHawk]

LOL 42% say Obama "cannot" handle the Commander-in-Chief job? Thats really bad....

[red states rule]

LOL 42% say Obama "cannot" handle the Commander-in-Chief job? Thats really bad....

and with about 80% there is plenty of time for Obama to increase the number

[Hobbit]

There's one thing wrong with this article. The gap never closed.

[red states rule]

There's one thing wrong with this article. The gap never closed.

At one time, I do beleive Obama was close to McCain on the national security issue

Then Obama started to make his mistakes. He started to show his desire to appease evil

Look at his answer to Mr Warren on if evil exists

[avatar4321]

LOL 42% say Obama "cannot" handle the Commander-in-Chief job? Thats really bad....

And this is before people start paying attention to the election.

[red states rule]

And this is before people start paying attention to the election.

It is only going to get worse for him he goes along