tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post8329019863409152131..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): Obama's foreign policy is a strength not a weaknessJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-85791699799334169232008-08-26T15:56:00.000+00:002008-08-26T15:56:00.000+00:00Obama looks good in comparison to McCain, but don'...Obama looks good in comparison to McCain, but don't get too excited folks. <BR/>I obviously prefer Cynthia McKinney, but at least Obama has a good chance of winning.<BR/><BR/>NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-27934577377040997542008-08-25T23:36:00.000+00:002008-08-25T23:36:00.000+00:00http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-trounstine/im-j...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-trounstine/im-just-sayin-saying-bide_b_120863.html<BR/><BR/>Biden as VP is not so much about covering up for Obama's perceived "chink" in his foreign policy, but about having someone on the ticket who can help him implement that strategy, and more importantly, tear McSame to shreds in the coming debates. I think Obama needs to learn how to respond to attacks a bit better (I've got a post coming up on that topic) but Biden knows how to.<BR/><BR/>Not sure a federalist Iraq is such a great idea, but it could be inevitable. I don't see how Obama is becoming more "hawkish" by the day - his foreign policy was always mostly progressive but with a few small oddities in it, and it has not changed one iota since he launched his campaign. Maybe that comment is riffing off the oft-repeated meme "Obama is becoming more right-wing/anti-progressive everyday". I wish people would actually follow the contest rather than pick up distortions from second- and third-hand coverage from badly informed media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-66918757193476823462008-08-24T19:35:00.000+00:002008-08-24T19:35:00.000+00:00Jim, I think this is a fantastic post and you hit ...Jim, I think this is a fantastic post and you hit on a lot of key areas. Picking Biden has given me a reason to vote for Barack Obama because I desire to see a federalist Iraq. Senator Biden is a foreign policy genius and his input will facilitate the emergence of a progressive Iraqi state out of the ashes of the old, war-torn county. I highly encourage you to look into Biden's plan that passed the Senate last fall. It's genius; easily the best proposal thus far.<BR/><BR/>Obama is becoming more hawkish by the day and had he chosen any other candidate than Biden as the VP candidate, I wouldn't have dreamed of giving him my vote. Biden however, has a long history of supporting the exhaustion of diplomatic relations before engaging in military conflict.MC Fanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966360672502646830noreply@blogger.com