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BS Battle

Now that Obama has made the first of several victory speeches, we have a good dose of the kind of rhetoric the Dems and Repubs will use over the next few weeks. Of course the tone will change as we get closer to November, but it is essentially a battle to see who can lay claim to keywords like change, leadership, judgement, freedom, liberty, patriot, children, love, good, God, happy, fairness, plus, addition, positive, brave, tough, wise, true...you get the picture.

No specifics about policy as McCain tries to paint another Republican Administration as "moving forward" and Obama tries to paint his relatively fresh face as "experienced". The rhetorical gymnastics might be fun for some. I don't find it fun, I find it interesting but a little bit pathetic. Pathetic that we choose the course of the Executive Branch of our government just like we choose our breakfast cereal. What's on the outside of the box and the advertising that pushes it is more important than the stuff we eat.

Speaking of bullshit, I find the morning spin on "the end of the Clintons" to be stupid. Hillary has postioned herself perfectly to be Obama's choice to be on the ticket with him. There is no better spot for any Democrat who wants to run for President after Obama than the spot she is in. She is not an old person. Do the math before you listen to the spin about "the end of the Clintons".