And it's a reminder of what this is all about. No matter who the VP is, this is the most important election of our lives (not just just the lives of the 20 somethings but even the 80 somethings.
Those of us who lived through the 60's are hardwired to expect the worst and to believe that, in the end, the reactionary geezer will win.
But who would have thought Barack Obama would have gotten this far? Not me. But it sure is a privilege to be part of it.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic writer is worried about Iran and Israel. His worry is not the usual one. Goldberg is worried about what an Israeli attack on Iran would mean for America.
"The problem is simple: Muslim extremists often conflate Israel and the Diaspora. They do this for two reasons: One, they are anti-Semites, and so tend to see all Jews, and not merely 'Zionists,' as their enemies; the second is a practical one--it is easy to strike at soft Jewish targets outside of Israel, easier, certainly, than executing mass terror attacks against Israeli targets these days. And so what you have, on occasion, is an attack like the one directed against the Jewish center in Argentina in 1994, in which eighty-five people were murdered," he writes.
In other words, Americans could pay a very heavy price if Israel attacks Iran.
Obama takes McCain on over the patriotism issue. He's strong, and tough, and angry. In short, he gets it exactly right.
This is the Obama we need to see at the convention. Anger is appropriate, and necessary, when dealing with McCain's slurs. It is equally appropriate and necessary in dealing with the mess the Republicans have made of this country over the last eight years.
Give 'em hell, Barack. It's the way to win, the only way. And it's right.
I'm glad to see you have it in you. Use it!
Josh writes that the buzz here in Washington is all about Joe Biden. He's right. It is. And I hope he's the choice.
I was not a Joe Biden fan until I actually sat in a bunch of meetings with him. And he simply knocks your socks off. He knows foreign policy issues backwards and forwards. He knows the nuances and he knows the players. Not only will Joe Biden not get tripped up by an interviewer asking who the President of Uzbekistan is. Biden will tell him who the Vice President is and the Foreign Minister too.
In my many years in this city, I've sat in plenty of rooms with plenty of these guys, and he is about as impressive as they get.
