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"John Was Right"
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy
Last night, the fact that Obama said that McCain was right on several occasions caused consternation among some liberals, and great rejoicing on the right. I didn't agree. It would have been one thing had Obama not also been willing to say, forcefully, that he thought McCain was wrong. But he was, and usually his acknowledgement that McCain was right on some point was the preface to an explanation of why he was wrong on another.
In that context, the fact that Obama was willing to acknowledge those points where he agreed with ...
"John Was Right"
Political Animal —
"John Was Right" Last night, the fact that Obama said that McCain was right on several occasions caused consternation among some liberals, and great rejoicing on the right. I didn't agree. It would have been one thing had Obama not also been willing to say, forcefully, that he thought McCain was wrong. But he was, and usually his acknowledgement that McCain was right on some point was the preface to an explanation of why he was wrong on another. In that context, the fact that Obama was willing to acknowledge those points where he agreed with McCain struck me ...
Let’s Not Get So Upset About “John Is Right”
Comments from Left Field —
I’m with Hilzoy on this one (my emphasis immediately below and in quote from Pat Lang):
Last night, the fact that Obama said that McCain was right on several occasions caused consternation among some liberals, and great rejoicing on the right. I didn’t agree. It would have been one thing had Obama not also been willing to say, forcefully, that he thought McCain was wrong. But he was, and usually his acknowledgement that McCain was right on some point was the preface to an explanation of why he was ...
9/29: Friday Night Lights
Blogometer —
September 29, 2008 9/29: Friday Night Lights Conservative bloggers almost unanimously proclaimed John McCain the winner of Friday night's debate. Righty bloggers praised McCain's energy, aggressiveness, and knowledge of foreign policy. They also argued that Barack Obama deferred to McCain on too many issues, as evidenced by his repeated use of phrases such as "John is right" or "I agree with John" . Paul Mirengoff echoes many conservative bloggers when he writes: "McCain was the teacher; Obama was the promising but somewhat disappointing student." Most ...
