I lost a good amount of respect for Mort Kondracke, editor of Roll Call, who argued the validity of this qualification to Brit Hume. Even if one were to accept the argument in principle, the facts are that Barack Obama is not the genius behind his campaign.
He is handled as every candidate is, and his best and most notable quality is in the delivery of speeches. Nothing bears any true evidence of an ability to manage or to lead men in times of crisis. Barack Obama is but a veneer, and his qualifications break down to the sawdust they are propped up on with just a moment of thought.
John McCain on the other hand has proven leadership ability. He was an officer in the Navy, a leadership position. He was a leader to his men while in captivity as a prisoner of war, an example of leadership in crisis. Although, some of his work in the U.S. Senate may not fall in line with my desires, he was at least passionate, effective, and a leader for many years in his work there.
John McCain's foundation of leadership is real. It is not a fake veneer, pasted on to enthrall the masses.
Sarah Palin, McCain's chosen Vice Presidential running mate is an awesome choice and I could not be happier. Her story of accomplishment is enormously superior to that of the other side's choice for President. Two years as Governor of Alaska is not insignificant, especially when you consider the complex issues that Alaska deals with.
It was so pathetic to hear democrats warn us that Sarah Palin (Mayor of a town of only 9,000) would be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. I can assure you, that given the choice between Sarah Palin or Barack Obama for President and Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces, I would choose Sarah Palin in a fraction of a heartbeat.
I don't even want to cover Joe Biden. This man is nothing but a pathetic suit with a good smile. In fact, watching Joe Biden in Senate Hearings all these years is one reason I have come to this understanding of veneer over sawdust.
There is still time to share with our younger neighbors. Tell them how they have been cheated all these years, and that what they have been convinced to buy is little more than prettied-up sawdust. Warn them that if they are not careful and if they do not make quality choices, their children and their children's children will have nothing but rubbish to remember them by.
McCain and Palin are real. Obama and Biden are just plastic wrapped around sawdust and glue. That is the choice for America in November, and it really should not be a difficult choice to make.