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Obama, McCain On South Ossetia
Newshoggers.com — ... The Politico's Ben Smith writes that the conflict in the Caucusus presents a true “3 a.m. moment,” and notes the marked differences in Obama and McCain's responses. ...

Obama, McCain On South Ossetia
At-Largely — ... The Politico's Ben Smith writes that the conflict in the Caucusus presents a true “3 a.m. moment,” and notes the marked differences in Obama and McCain's responses. ...

Third Bush Term
Balloon Juice — ... The Politico examines the responses by McCain and Obama to the Georgia/Russian war (or whatever they are going to call it), and sees a difference: ...

The "3 a.m. moment"
TigerHawk — The Politico fairly objectively examines how John McCain and Barack Obama responded to Russia's invasion of South Ossetia. Both statements were clearly crafted to achieve a political objective, while at the same time preserving each candidate's flexibility in the event that he is elected and actually has the burden of command. Money quote: Obama’s statement put him in line with the White House, the European Union, NATO, and a series of European powers, while McCain’s initial statement—which he delivered in Iowa and ran on a blog on his Web site under the title “McCain ...

Be afraid
The Reaction — By Creature America, if John McCain becomes president he will send your kids to die. Is that what you want? And people want to paint Barack Obama as risky. Yeesh. (Cross-posted at State of the Day.)

Obama Vacation Triggers Invasion
Riehl World View — I know if the one left central stage in world affairs things would start falling apart. Oh wait - he talked about it: “I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict,” Obama said in a written statement. “Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint and to avoid an escalation to full-scale war. Georgia’s territorial integrity must be respected.” Whew! Well, since watered down rhetoric is probably all we can ever expect from him should he become president, ...

Back from fishin' links
Maggie's Farm — ... This is your final warning. IowaHawk Which is worse? An Insty poll. Do you want a "hospitalist" when you get sick? I want my own Doc. Or my Veterinarian. McCain's last frontier. Alaska NYC vs. London More fun with pomo prose: David Thompson Invasion of Georgia was a "3 AM moment. " Also, Is Russia returning to imperialism? Roger. Also, from Rick Moran, A Splendid Little War Mrs. Edwards was part of the cabal. Just ...

Obama’s 3 AM Breakfast: Waffles
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Barack Obama has apparently reversed himself on what John McCain called a 3 AM moment , in reference to Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign ad.  Originally, Obama had decided to castigate both Georgia and Russia over the outbreak of hostilities in South Ossetia, even while Russian bombs fell on Georgia itself.  Today, Obama has ...

The 4 AM Moment
JustOneMinute — Yesterday we had the 3 AM moment described by Ben Smith of The Politico when the McCain and Obama camps released their initial statements responding to the violence in Georgia. ...

Barack Fails his first "3am Call"
The Discerning Texan — ... Barack Obama has apparently reversed himself on what John McCain called a 3 AM moment, in reference to Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign ad. Originally, Obama had decided to castigate both Georgia and Russia over the outbreak of hostilities in South Ossetia, even while Russian bombs fell on Georgia itself. Today, Obama has ...

It Was 3 A.M., And We Were Asleep
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... The Politico rightly called the outbreak of war between Russia and Georgia a real "3 A.M." moment for Obama and McCain. In the case of McCain, it proved him to be reckless and rash, simplistic and belligerent -- ...

It Was 3 A.M., And We Were Asleep
The Hollywood Liberal — ... The Politico rightly called the outbreak of war between Russia and Georgia a real “3 A.M.” moment for Obama and McCain. In the case of McCain, it proved him to be reckless and rash, simplistic and belligerent — ...

A Manager and a Leader
No Runny Eggs — ... Even with that “Heads up,” Barack Obama’s initial response to the Russian invasion was tepid at best. Even “The Politico,” a blog that is certainly not right leaning said about the responses from the two candidates: ...