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Obama, Barack •endorsement of Anchorage Daily News is received by •McCain's similarity to Bush is observed by •unavoidability...
Plumber, Joe the •career in country music is considered by •McCain is surprised - "Joe's with us today. Joe, where are you? Where is Joe? Is Joe here with us today? Joe, I thought you were here today" - by absence of •publicist is hired by •a vote for Obama is called a vote for "the death of Israel...
...Unnamed McCain aide(s) •Palin is called a "diva" with no "relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else" by •Palin is called "a whack job" by •Palin is described as "going rogue...
...possible, in this rotisserie of naked self-promotion, to discern some larger themes. For the first time since Franklin Roosevelt, the next President will face the prospect of neither peace nor prosperity - and there seems a consensus that, as much as Obama (or John McCain, for that matter) wants to play in the world, the financial crisis will demand most of his time and political capital. From that assumption flows another. For the sake of continuity and the absence of drama, it might not be a bad idea for Obama - if elected - to stick with the current national-security players...
...Obama has indicated that he approves the general direction in which Petraeus is heading. Unlike President Bush, Obama strongly supports nation-building in both Afghanistan and Pakistan; and, like Petraeus, he favors negotiations with some of the pro-Taliban tribes (at least those who are not al-Qaeda). Unlike McCain, Obama will not be reluctant to continue the current cross-border strikes, via Predator drone, against selected terrorist targets in Pakistan...