Huffpo: Battle-Tested

[Horse with no Name]

How will Mr. Obama answer Mr. McCain about his careless remark about unilaterally bombing Pakistan -- perhaps blowing up an already difficult relationship with a nuclear state threatened by Islamic extremists? How will Mr. Obama respond to charges made by the Kenyan government that his campaigning activities in Kenya in support of his distant cousin running for president there made him "a stooge" and constituted interference in the politics of an important and besieged ally in the war on terror?

How will he answer charges that his desire for unstructured personal summits without preconditions with a host of America's adversaries, from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Kim Jong Il, would be little more than premature capitulation?

Senator Obama claims superior judgment on the war in Iraq based on one speech given as a state legislator representing the most liberal district in Illinois at an anti-war rally in Chicago, and in so doing impugns the integrity of those who were part of the debate on the national scene. In mischaracterizing the debate on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force as a declaration of war, he implicitly blames Democrats for George Bush's war of choice. Obama's negative attack line does not conform to the facts. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I should know. I was among the most prominent anti-war voices at the time -- and never heard about or from then Illinois State Senator Obama.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-wilson/battletested_b_86355.html

[Avalux]

1. Your subject line should say - Joe Wilson: Battle-Tested

He's endorsed Hillary, so it's no surprise he'd write a purely partisan piece such as this. Her campaign is in attack mode now because it's all she has left.

[ccpup]

2. I believe this piece was written awhile ago

so it has nothing to do with Hillary's "attack mode".

[IndieLeft]

3. You should still include Joe Wilson in the headline, so we know what

partisan bullshit we are about to read.

[ccpup]

4. um ... okay

I offered a simple fact and unnecessarily got my head bit off. Welcome back to DU, ccpup. :eyes:

[goldcanyonaz]

5. Nice to see you posting ccpup, wondered where you were.

:loveya:

[ccpup]

12. nah, not back

just dipping my toe in the water. Finding the news I need about the candidates elsewhere without the gloating histrionics and unnecessary combativeness of the Barack-a-bees.

[IndieLeft]

7. Not to mention, the story is already posted...

[Dinger]

10. What EXACTLY Is Your Problem With Joe Wilson?

Besides that he is not endorsing your candidate? What if he DID endorse your candidate? Would he still be a "partisan bullshitter"? Sheesh!

[moosen]

11. Maybe it's because he hasn't joined the cult of Obama yet?

[moosen]

6. K & R

[tabatha]

8. The comments are very interesting.

Very few are buying the argument.

[moosen]

9. I love this paragraph

Contrary to the myth of his campaign, 2008 is not the year for transcendental transformation. The task for the next administration will be to repair the damage done by eight years of radical rule. And the choice for Americans is clear: four more years of corrupt Republican rule, senseless wars, evisceration of the Constitution, emptying of the national treasury -- or rebuilding our government and our national reputation, piece by piece. Obama's overtures to Republicans, or "Obamacans" as the Senator calls them, is a substitute for true national unity based on a substantive program. His marginal appeals have marginally helped him in caucuses in Republican states that Democrats won't win in the general election. But his vapid rhetoric will not withstand the winds of November. His efforts will be correctly seen by the Republican leadership as a sign of weakness to be exploited. While disaffected Democrats may long for comity in our politics after years of being harangued and belittled by the right wing echo chamber, the Rovians currently promoting Obama are looking to destroy him should he become the nominee. Obama's claim to float uniquely above the fray and avoid polarization will be short-lived. He is no less mortal than any other Democrat -- Michael Dukakis, Al Gore, John Kerry -- all untouched at the beginning of their campaigns and all mauled by the end. We should never forget recent history.

[jillan]

13. Agreed!

And if anyone should have a deep understanding of this, it would be Joe Wilson.