McCain Tonight
- 08.16.2008 - 9:57 PMI don’t know how to say this more clearly: If John McCain can perform during the three debates the way he is performing tonight with Rick Warren, he will win this election. The contrast between him and Barack Obama (who answered the same questions an hour before him) has really been quite startling. In every case, McCain has answered substantively, directly, and with a surpassing command of detail. Obama talked around most issues; perhaps most oddly, he said Clarence Thomas was the one Supreme Court justice he would not have selected because he hadn’t had enough experience (Thomas had been on the federal bench for a year and a half before he was nominated, which is about as long as Obama was in the Senate before he began seriously considering a run for the presidency). Once again, as was true in his debates with Hillary Clinton, Obama has a problem when matters get down to specifics and his rival is better prepared and more comfortable with them than he is.
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August 16th, 2008 at 10:11 PM
I agree with you completely. Further, while I haven’t been a very strong McCain supporter up to now (my high hopes for Fred Thompson didn’t pan out as well as I had hoped!), his command of the subject matter plus his delivery will caused me to reassess how strongly I will support him.
Obama … not so much!
August 16th, 2008 at 10:26 PM
As usual, Obama talked a lot and said nothiing substantive other than to, on most answers, manage to come down on both sides of an issue. His answer on Justice Thomas was predictable. McCain was decisive and and unequivical. One knew where he stood on the issues. There was a stark difference between the two. McCain, as qualified, while Obama is not qualified, in any way, to be the steward of our nation’s seccurity.
Semper Fi
August 16th, 2008 at 10:34 PM
McCain’s answer to the “does evil exist” question will put him over the top for many Americans. I’ve been worried that he wouldn’t hold his own in the “media shows”…no longer. A splendid performance!
Steven from Indiana
August 16th, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Obama sounded like he was answering exam questions: cool, measured, theoretical. McCain sounded like he spoke from experience and that his answers had been tested in real life. I felt like he was really trying to connect with me.
Also, when the camera went to Cindy McCain after a few of McCain’s remarks, her eyes glowed . Normally she seems pretty composed at his side, but tonight something like pride or love came through.
August 16th, 2008 at 11:31 PM
My spirits are quite high after hearing the Saddleback forum, and seeing that others had the same reaction I did.
August 16th, 2008 at 11:49 PM
John,
you sound surprised.
August 16th, 2008 at 11:56 PM
I was fired up enough after McCain’s performance to make another donation to his campaign. We need to use the debate tonight and the VP pick to get energized and serious about winning this thing. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve really begun to think he might win.
August 17th, 2008 at 12:21 AM
McCain won my vote tonight—not that I was ever going to vote for Obama. Obama is unnecessarily long winded and doesn’t know how to make a simple point simply. Perhaps if he’d actually practiced law in the courtroom he might have acquired an appreciation for being cogent, concise, and convincing.
August 17th, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Simply put, my lukewarm support for McCain became a lot warmer tonight.
August 17th, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Encourage the McCain campaign. Go to http://www.johnmccain.com and contribute as much as you can. We can win this thing!!!!