We have two households in the same neighborhood, 6 ppl total.
All 6 are voting for McCain.
The candidate who actually served gets bonus points over one who read about wars and stuff while he was at Harvard. This is especially true during a war.
If Sen. Obama was willing to concede that our Generals might know a leeeetle bit more about strategy, war, and military life than himself, and I agreed w/more of his policies otherwise, I could consider making an exception. Since he hasn't bothered to discuss anything with General Petraeus, I'ma g'head and bet it's because he's operating under the erronious assumption that he's somehow more qualified to make military decisions than the good General.
Sen. Obama comes across to me as someone who thinks, "Don't ask me about specifics, you wouldn't understand".
As with many comments Senator Obama made during the debate, when he said he had "spoken to many" military families, and because of that, he understands our pain, it was an insult to military members, and their families.
Greenpillow may have "never been in", but she has been a member of a military family for several years. She knows more than the good Senator from Illinois about military life.
Another "tell"- JUNIOR Sen. Obama repeatedly calling Senior Sen. McCain "John" in an official debate.
We may joke about an AF Sgt being called by his first name, but even the greenest Airman Basic knows that "Bob" is "Sgt." during anything official.