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Old 09-26-2008, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB View Post
I don't think this has been a terribly stong debate for Obama, but I think McCain is coming off as a warmonger. He is getting really emotional about defense, but in an angry way...not an intellectual way. And he wants to CEASE ALL FUNDING for anything that isn't defense and taking care of our veterans? Say what?! That did nothing to make me feel that he's any different from what people are saying more and more - that he's a war president, and nothing more.
I agree, Obama just isn't a particularly strong debater, but McCain could have been better prepared. Just because it was a foreign policy debate doesn't mean you have to answer every question from a defense point of view. Yes it's obviously his strong point, but he can overplay it too.
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