Yesterday was, of course, just one day in a very long campaign. But, it comes at a crucial time as Americans are getting to really know the Democratic nominee. This paragraph from today's NY Times succinctly captures July 20, 2008:
For a day, at least, the images of the two presidential candidates offered a sharp contrast. In an interview on “Good Morning America” on ABC, Mr. McCain talked about securing the “Iraq-Pakistan border,” a momentary misstatement of geography. (American forces are pursuing terrorists along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; Iraq does not border Pakistan.) His aides staged an event where he was seen riding in a golf cart in Maine with the first President George Bush, while Mr. Obama flew over Iraq in a helicopter with Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American military commander.
Combine the images from yesterday with the substance of Obama's Iraq policy, which is now consistent with the Iraqi government's position, and you start to really understand why the Republicans are entering panic mode. They don't want to give up the power. Keep in mind, it was McCain and the RNC who kept saying Obama had to visit Iraq. Well, he did. Not quite the outcome they were hoping for.
