Obama's Global Victory Lap Has McCain Desperate

[babylonsister]

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/338141

Obama's Global Victory Lap Has McCain Desperate
posted by John Nichols on 07/22/2008 @ 08:58am


What was John McCain thinking?

Did the Republican who would be president really think that by goading Democrat Barack Obama into visiting Afghanistan and Iraq -- countries the senator from Illinois was going to have to visit as part of an image-building international tour -- he would somehow trip-up his November rival?

Was McCain under some delusion that international leaders would subtly undermine the Obama tour and thus confirm that the Republican ally of discredited lame-duck President George Bush was the only real choice to lead the United States toward a more realistic role in the world?

If that was the case, then McCain really is too foolish to be president -- not merely of the U.S. but of his stamp club.:rofl:

As Obama goes from strength to strength -- sinking baskets, drawing cheers from the troops, forging a plan to extract most U.S. forces from Iraq that everyone who matters seems to agree with -- McCain is scrambling.

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http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/338141

[yurbud]

1. world leaders are desperate for someone who isn't Bush or one of his tools

[Maine-i-acs]

2. More of a "warm-up" lap than a victory lap.

But Obama in warm-up mode runs circles around McLame at full throttle.

The victory lap comes later. I am awaiting Obama's standing ovation at the UN.

[babylonsister]

4. I'd say 'globally' he's been pretty victorious so far; wait til Germany!

And that standing 'o' at the UN sounds great, or the inauguration, or his first SOTU...:thumbsup:

[briv1016]

7. Is the UN part of this tour?

[Maine-i-acs]

10. No, just dreaming of his first visit there ...

As POTUS.

[kevinmc]

3. Give McCain a bottle of warm milk and tuck him in for a nap .... big baby. n/t

[Cha]

6. Give him some

stamps to cuddle with.

[Cha]

5. It says mccain would own the news

cycle but Americans would still be anxious to know what Obama and whatever country he's in are up to:)


"Still, July is turning into a miserable month for McCain. And misery loves company."

You can bet those around mccain are as miserable as he is.

[libnnc]

8. Global victory lap

I like that :D

[AtomicKitten]

9. Well, hey, it was his suggestion that Barack take a lap overseas.