blatherings

"Because in the matters of national security policy making, it’s a matter of understanding risk, it’s a matter of gauging your opponents and it’s a matter of being held accountable. John McCain’s never done any of that in his official positions. I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands of millions of others in the armed forces as a prisoner of war. He has been a voice on the Senate Armed Services Committee and he has traveled all over the world. But he hasn’t held executive responsibility. That large squadron in the Navy that he commanded wasn’t a wartime squadron. He hasn’t been there and ordered the bombs to fall. He hasn’t seen what it’s like when diplomats come in and say, `I don’t know whether we’re going to be able to get this point through or not. Do you want to take the risk? What about your reputation? How do we handle it publicly?"

at which point, bob schieffer — after a stunned moment — pointed this out to wesley clark:

SCHIEFFER: "I have to say, Barack Obama has not had any of those experiences either, nor has he ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down. I mean…"

wow.  so let’s point out a few things about wes clark's man, barack obama:

• in “the matter of national security policy making.” barack obama hasn’t ever done anything.
• in the matter of gauging your “opponents”, obama wants to meet with them without preconditions despite having no national-security, military, or diplomatic experience.
• barack obama hasn’t been on the senate armed services committee.
• barack obama hasn’t had any executive experience.
• barack obama hasn’t commanded anything, in wartime or not.
• barack obama hasn’t dealt with diplomats in any capacity at all.
• barack obama hasn’t ordered the bombs to fall, although to be fair, he has associated himself with someone who has — william ayers, the unrepentant terrorist from chicago.  h/t hotair

every claim clark made is more fitting for the ill-prepared and non-experienced obama then mccain!   any so-called experience that barack obama sites as preparation to the presidency can't stand a candle to john mccain's.  if the obama stategy is to demean and belittle mccain's military service, it might get rave reviews from far left moonbats but regular Americans will be appalled at these attacks against a man who's whole life has been in public service.   obama surrogates have attacked mccain on his age, his mental state, his bravery, and his honesty.  now this.  just another flaw in the exceptional "judgement" of obama and another example of the "change" obama promises to bring.  what a crock.

everyone who reads my blog regularly knows i disagree with a number of mccain policy points and that he gives me heartburn occasionally but i never have questioned his lifetime of experience to lead this country. 

Barack Obama just delivered a speech on patriotism in Independence, Mo., hometown of what was once America's most powerful haberdasher, and offered a mild rebuke to Wesley Clark, who took on John McCain's military record the other day in rather scorching terms.

And just to make it clear, an Obama spokesman sent out this brief statement as Obama was speaking: "As he's said many times before, Senator Obama honors and respects Senator McCain's service, and, of course, he rejects yesterday's statement by General Clark."

why didn't obambi condemn it yesterday when it was made?  and by the way, wesley clark?  not sorry.