Comments on: Question of the Day http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere May 28m 2008 http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156994 Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere May 28m 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 16:27:44 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156994 [...] SOME THE POLITICAL QUESTION OF THE DAY involves Barack Obama. THE REAGAN DEMOCRATS: Are they gone for [...] [...] SOME THE POLITICAL QUESTION OF THE DAY involves Barack Obama. THE REAGAN DEMOCRATS: Are they gone for [...]

]]> By: Dishman http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156972 Dishman Wed, 28 May 2008 10:12:32 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156972 Obama to the people of Iraq:  Your life is not worth the reversal of a <strike>Custer</strike> Obama decision. Obama to the people of Iraq:  Your life is not worth the reversal of a Custer Obama decision.

]]> By: Martin L. Shoemaker http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156965 Martin L. Shoemaker Wed, 28 May 2008 03:19:34 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156965 If he did it now -- if he took Senator McCain's offer and turned it to his advantage -- the results would be huge. I'm a big believer in rhetorical jiu-jitsu. He could meld his message into Senator McCain's and come out the clear victor. It wouldn't be that hard. He would lose the hard left, but he's gonna lose them anyway, because he <em>can't</em> keep his cut-and-run campaign promises. By the fall, the issue would be off the table. If anyone asked, he could say, "I've met the Iraqi leaders. They can succeed, if we just give them the right kind of help, the kind they haven't gotten for five years. I'm going to give them that help." If he can't see this opportunity to win the whole shebang right now, he's not as smart as I thought. If he did it now — if he took Senator McCain’s offer and turned it to his advantage — the results would be huge. I’m a big believer in rhetorical jiu-jitsu. He could meld his message into Senator McCain’s and come out the clear victor. It wouldn’t be that hard. He would lose the hard left, but he’s gonna lose them anyway, because he can’t keep his cut-and-run campaign promises.
By the fall, the issue would be off the table. If anyone asked, he could say, "I’ve met the Iraqi leaders. They can succeed, if we just give them the right kind of help, the kind they haven’t gotten for five years. I’m going to give them that help."

If he can’t see this opportunity to win the whole shebang right now, he’s not as smart as I thought.

]]> By: Dave Price http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156964 Dave Price Wed, 28 May 2008 03:10:07 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156964 That's kind of what I assumed would happen gradually by the summer.  I'm starting to wonder how much he's actually going to moderate, though. That’s kind of what I assumed would happen gradually by the summer.  I’m starting to wonder how much he’s actually going to moderate, though.

]]> By: Martin L. Shoemaker http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156960 Martin L. Shoemaker Wed, 28 May 2008 02:43:17 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/05/27/question-of-the-day-2/#comment-156960 If Senator Obama were even half smart, he would accept the invitation, go to Iraq, be enthusiastically persuaded, declare that this is proof that he and the Iraqis can work together to bring the troops home ASAP, publicly embrace and discuss with the Iraqi leaders, and thus remove from the debate one of Senator McCain's strongest issues. If Senator Obama were even half smart, he would accept the invitation, go to Iraq, be enthusiastically persuaded, declare that this is proof that he and the Iraqis can work together to bring the troops home ASAP, publicly embrace and discuss with the Iraqi leaders, and thus remove from the debate one of Senator McCain’s strongest issues.

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