Obama: “In the Coming Days It’s Going to Be Interesting Watching this Debate Between John McCain and John McCain”

Jake, your critique of Obama, while essentially accurate, is really parsing his words with a fine tooth comb.

This just serves to underscore the real double standard in our politics. The disparity in the treatment of Obama and McCain recalls the media's treatment in 2000 of Gore and Bush. Namely, that the clearly more intelligent candidate gets held to a much higher standard than the less intelligent one.

Presidential politics should not be reported on a sliding scale. I, for one, wish the media would cover McCain more, so as to get the truth out about his gaffes (Sunni/Shia), untruths (see many of his political attacks), political misdeeds (Keating Five), personal problems (recklessness, temper, marital infidelity), underachievement (bottom five of Naval Academy), privileged upbringing (son of admiral), etc.

Edmunds tested various tires to see if inflation really had a significant effect on gas mileage. They lowered the pressure by as much as 8 psi and found no measurable difference in mileage - today's tires have excellent rolling resistance properties even when underinflated. There is a significant safety issue at such low pressure because the tires can overheat and blow out. Net net, inflating tires won't replace drilling, not even close.

I've read so much crap on here about Bush somehow being behind the price drops in oil. Get a clue. Oil dropped because the number of people driving and flying dropped....PERIOD. It's simple supply and demand, and the President, as well as Congress had NOTHING to do with it.

As far as McCain's energy policy is concerned...it's laughable. I love the part about 45 new nuclear plants by 2030. How? Please let me know. How are you going to get the money for that? How are you going to get people to agree with THAT much nuclear waste disposal when people already don't want it? All the while, he's making fun of Barack Obama and his energy plan, claiming it's all about inflating tires. As with EVERY OTHER issue that has been brought up, McCain's only response is to smirk, make fun, and act like a 3rd grade student.

Wow. People STILL think Obama's plan is just about inflating tires?

Seriously, you need to go read his energy policy. There's a pdf on HP that's easily downloadable. It has a lot more to say on the issue of energy, and guess what? There's nothing about inflating tires in it.

If you can't educate yourself before posting, you really can't be taken seriously.

As for Obama stealing McCain's ideas... thanks for the laugh, i haven't really had a good one all day. That did the trick, tho.

McCain intellectually honest?? Why not start with his involvement in the Saving and Loan rip off of the Amercian taxpayer; and take a look at his military record while you are at it, you can start with the Forrestal..

Here in California, Chevron has a radio spot saying that we could save gas by inflating our tires properly. Even BIG OIL agrees with this.

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Why should Obama even appear in the same room as Sean Hannity? What could he possibly gain by talking to a sensationalist that will smear ANY democrat over ANYTHING? The only person Obama should be debating is John McCain, and we'll get to see that as November draws near.

I just heard Truman Burgess talked to Sean Hannity. He did not exactly tear up Hannity as Obama said. He couldn't even provide a direct answer why he is supporting Obama. Sean treated Truman well. Truman seemed to be a cool guy. Barrack Obama is a total coward. Why send Truman Burgess to tear up Sean Hannity? He challenged Hannity so he should debate Hannity and answer the tough questions.

I agree with your analysis, Jake, although I think Sen. McCain is also having an ongoing "interior dialogue" about which Rovian tactics to use in trying to discredit his opponent without compromising his "integrity" too much. Or, to put it another way, McCain is trying to figure out just how much mud he can sling without becoming too uncomfortable.

Well at least McCain is man enough to debate!

I wonder if John McCain will turn out to be the new John Kerry. If Obama can make the flip flopping unproncipled thing stick, he might just have a chance in painting McCain as that.

I do thnk McCain has made a lot of compromises with himself to run this campaign. Does he really want to go after Obama, the person, agressively. The 'Is he ready to lead' mantra might easily he answered yes. And I think the compromises he makes might end up with him looking like the Bush 3rd term candidate that Democrats want to make him out to be.

"Saw the townhalls on CNN website for both Obama and McCain today. The McCain one was a some plant in Ohio and the crowd was obviously employees who where not enthusiastic. There were about 20 people standing behind him looking like they did want to be there. It seems McCain can't attract a crowd himself and needs to go to places where an audience can be compelled to be there, like at work, or someplace where a crowd is already there and he can shoehorn his way on the stage, like that biker thing in South Dakota. No wonder he calls Obama a celebrity, jealous much?"

It's because real working class people are ACTUALLY AT WORK in the middle of a work day! Yeah those were plant workers, who else would be at that plant? Like Paris Hilton would say... "duh!"

The reason why Obama has bigger crowds is because they're students or well-paid YUPPIES who don't have jobs to go to.

"The best the conservative can do is attempt to be high school cut down artists, and that routine is getting very tiresome and lame."

That's ironic because the Obama campaign loves to say the word "OLD" whenever they mention McCain. Like "same old policies", "same old this" and "same old that". It's vieled AGISM, quite frankly.

Barack Obama is actually very immature when he pokes fun at people. Remember when he teased Hillary Clinton for trying to be an "Annie Oakley"?

Saw the townhalls on CNN website for both Obama and McCain today. The McCain one was a some plant in Ohio and the crowd was obviously employees who where not enthusiastic. There were about 20 people standing behind him looking like they did want to be there. It seems McCain can't attract a crowd himself and needs to go to places where an audience can be compelled to be there, like at work, or someplace where a crowd is already there and he can shoehorn his way on the stage, like that biker thing in South Dakota. No wonder he calls Obama a celebrity, jealous much?

Obama VOTED FOR the Bush-Cheney energy bill in 2005 written in secret by Vice President Cheney and the energy lobby(that's 3 years ago, he already forgot?)
McCain did not.
Hillary Clinton didn't.
What is it, McSame or O'Same?

Gallup poll shows:

Whites for Obama 39%
Whites for McCain 49%

Blacks for Obama 91%
Blacks for McCain 3%

Obama supporters want you to believe he is unique, a new kind of leader, unlike all other politician, blah, blah.
Yet, when you point out any inconsistency (there are so many) the inmediate reaction is: "but...but...McCain!"
He's not supposed to be like Hillary, or McCain, THAT's HIS WHOLE POINT! If he's not 'different' he's got NOTHING!!!

Obama, did not make a big deal out of this issue, it was the McCain campaign in typical fashion taking something out of context and playing dirty childish politics, to create a diversion from the real issue. Surely, they know this is not his ENTIRE energly plan. McCain has completely let his campaign sink into the netherworld of negativity and it's astonishing how he has turned on himself and his values in the desperate attempt to become president. There is a disconnect between the intellectually honest McCain and the presidential hopeful McCain.

Obama VOTED FOR the Bush-Cheney energy bill in 2005 written in secret by Vice President Cheney and the energy lobby(that's 3 years ago, he already forgot?)
McCain Voted AGAINST.
Hillary Clinton voted AGAINST.
Now, ist it McSame or O'Same?

notafool, thanks for the response.

So we complain about the sad state of affairs our country is in, namely our domestic and international economic woes but cannot shake our overdependence on hate and adulation.

By mentioning low employment numbers as proof our economy is solid is plain and simple limited and severly myopic. Gas prices are fueling the economic debate between McCain and McCain, the mortgage crisis didn't just affect those who reside in the "COMMUNITY" ask Ed McMahon and a well to do friend of the family who's husband is a broker and wife is in Real Estate. Americans are paying a hefty price. Look at CA where a Republican Governor Arnold the Terminator is poised to cut 200,000 jobs and downgrade pay for state employees to minimum wage.

Then for you to travel to China stating they are pro-America. Hell yeah, when we have mortaaged our souls to them in the name of paying for a war that never should have been authorized and never been waged since the wages are TOO HIGH!