Obama took on the Bush-McCain remarks head on today at an event in South Dakota. He was aggressive and confident, saying that a discussion with Bush-McCain over foreign policy "is a debate I am happy to have any time." Here's a key portion of Obama's speech via Ben Smith:
"That’s exactly the kind of appalling attack that’s divided our country and that alienates us from the world, and that’s why we need change in Washington," he said, going to repeatedly link Bush and McCain.
"That was frustrating enough," he said of Bush's words. "Then John McCain gives a speech. He gave a speech in the morning where he talked about the need for civility in our politics. He talked about elevating the tone in our country.... Not an hour later, he turned around and embraced George Bush's attacks on Democrats. He jumped on a call with a bunch of bloggers and said that I wasn’t fit to protect this nation that I love."
Good for him. This confidence is precisely what has been lacking from the Democratic Party over the last six years. Finally someone is calling it like it is.
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