The Presidential Debate

My anticipation of the outcome of the debate was biased I suppose from the beginning. I have listened to John McCain for months now and the only difference tonight was the location and the other people in the room.

From the first question, he never actually gave an answer. He began by being accusatory of Barack Obama. That theme continued throughout the debate. Barack was said by some of the commentators to appear to be frustrated with John McCain. I guess it was hard to stand there and hear him continue to state untrue or half true statements.

That was the gist of his debate. Along with his travels to every country in the world and his naming of world leaders. Just a week ago, he didn't know Spain was a friend. When did learn all of the names of the other leaders?

On the questions of talking with Iran, John McCain said absolutely no meetings without pre conditions! Then he said sure we would talk with them on lower levels. Didn't he contradict himself there? He said he was absolutely sure that Henry Kissinger, his friend of 35 years would NEVER say to meet with them without pre-conditions, yet Katie Couric verified that he felt that way. She called Henry Kissinger when she interviewed Sarah Palin who said exactly what John McCain said. Yet both were wrong. He does think we should meet with any country that we have experienced a shutdown in communications with. Obviously John McCain didn't watch Katie's show.

My other serious misgiving with John McCain is the continuous lying or distortion of the truth. He insisted several times that Obama voted to not fund the troops. Obama said he refused the blank check that was attached to the bill and the unlimited time frame for the troops that was also attached. What McCain failed to say is that HE OPPOSED the same bill only because of the time frame that was being insisted on by the opposition. His convenient and selective memory was classic John McCain.