Obama/Brokaw on Meet the Press
Just finished watching Tom Brokaw interview Barack Obama for Meet the Press on NBC, and I have to say that I'm impressed -- not only with a seasoned journalist who asked some tough questions, but also with a presidential candidate who's 180 degrees different from the buffoon we've been dealing with for the past eight years.
Unlike Bush, Obama is articulate, erudite and doesn't demonstrate any of the same bullheaded arrogance that Bush does. He had good answers for many of Brokaw's questions. And more to the point, Obama explained how he's trying to build consensus and develop some political capital that our NATO allies can use when it comes to figuring out what to do with the mess in Afghanistan. That's a lot better than the "You're with us or against us" bravado from Bush, that's for damn sure.
Meantime, McCain's campaign seems more intent on complaining about how Obama didn't spend time with injured troops in a military hospital, which shows you just how far off point, off base and out of touch McCain is. All I've heard from McCain while Obama's been on this trip is him whining about how Obama hasn't been to these areas sooner.
It's sad. And I'm sure it plays well with flag-waving patriotic assholes, but not with anyone who's actually paying attention to foreign policy or what a mess we've managed to make of the Middle East over the past decade.