Posted by Dave on 08/28/08 at 10:19:17 am
Categories: Barack Obama, Campaign 2008

For what it is worth, I find it quite interesting that Barach Obama has been attacked for lacking substance, with the implication that John McCain HAS substance.

I do believe that John McCain used to be much more substantive politician and candidate. But as I mentioned in the post below, John McCain is not that politician or candidate any more.

John McCain's campaign has completely lacked any substance or policy up to this point. As TPM points out, it has been full of platitudes that mean very little. Especially when he cannot, or at least will not, even define what these platitudes mean.

While Barack Obama gives a great speech, he also knows his policy and talks about his policy. He is a brilliant politician, but also a brilliant policy wonk who can talk the details of his policy with the best policy thinkers around. And he does do that. And he even talks policy in his "empty" speeches.

John McCain does not talk policy. John McCain talks "talking points." He talks about "honor." He talks about being a POW. He talks about how Obama is a "celebrity" while McCain goes on Letterman.

John McCain's campaign has become about Barack Obama. It has become about a POW experience that happened 40 years ago. It is not about who John McCain is now. Nor is it about what John McCain will do if he were to become President.

Can you name anything that John McCain will do in his first year if he were to win?

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