Also, I haven't seen it discussed much but don't you think that a 46 year old man in good health is simply going to be able to outwork a 71/72 year old (even if he is active for his age)? If I am managing Obama, I would look to schedule more events in more states than McCain is able to keep up with. Either you get more coverage or, if McCain tries to match your schedule, McCain becomes even more likely to commit gaffes.

You also might want to read this link: for more info about actual policies Obama's pursued while in the Senate.(among them: "Working for nuclear non-proliferation and securing loose stockpiles of conventional weapons, like shoulder-fired missiles. There he was again, passing what the Washington Post called "the strongest ethics legislation to emerge from Congress yet" -- though not as strong as Obama would have liked. Look -- he's over there, passing a bill that created a searchable database of recipients of federal contracts and grants, proposing legislation on avian flu back when most people hadn't even heard of it, working to make sure that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan were screened for traumatic brain injury and to prevent homelessness among veterans, successfully fighting a proposal by the VA to reexamine all PTSD cases in which full benefits had been awarded, working to ban no-bid contracts in Katrina reconstruction...")
Just because *you* don't know about them, doesn't mean they don't exist.

You remind me of the Kennedy biographer who said presidential candidates should have experience, and that he supported Obama. When asked what he thought was Obama's experience, he said that it takes a lot to run a national presidential campaign. Soooo.....Obama's experience to be president was his actual running for president! LOL!!!! I would be funny if it wasn't so downright scary.

Someone tell me one intelligent policy he has come up with that has been proven to work ever in the past anywhere.

Well, concentrating on small states and caucus states worked out pretty well for him. Oh, and he was the only candidate who was against a gas tax holiday, which every expert said was a bad idea to begin with. Oh, and he's for open discussions with foreign leaders, which also has a lot of support both historically and from current experts. I'm particularly fond of his policies involving technology too.

See? Empty suit.

beatified
the sainted one

Funny, I can't remember these from statistics...

We were analyzing data, weren't we?

Come now, don't run from your own remarks...

How can you construe my implied criticism of hagiographic press coverage as an "attack" on Senator Obama?

Are you suggesting the coverage of his nomination victory in the LAT, the NYT, CNN or MSNBC has not been overwhelmingly positive?

Far from running away from my remarks, I reiterate. I am surprised that Obama is not trouncing his far older and less charismatic rival -- one who clings to many of the policies of a hated administration -- in a more convincing fashion.

That is not an "attack". It is a statement of my honest opinion.

beatified

the sainted one

Funny, I can't remember these from statistics...

We were analyzing data, weren't we?

Come now, don't run from your own remarks...

I thought from reading all of the press paeans last week and this past weekend that the Democratic candidate for President had just been beatified.

It's cool vn... when I see how utterly weak the attacks on Obama in here are... well, it gives me a nice warm feeling about November.

Am I mistaken?