Posted by
James Burns on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:31:21 PM
Today Barack Obama meet with his top national security advisers to discuss what his happening on this front. He admitted to focusing on the economy and didn't want to loose touch with national security. With this said he showed how much he doesn't know about national security or foreign affairs. This meeting I believe was prompted by Joe Biden's "he will be tested remarks."
Another reason for this meeting I think, was to change the subject to national security to take McCain off the economy because the "Joe the Plumber" factor is having an effect on Obama's poll numbers. Unfortunately Obama's answers to the press during a news conference after the meeting were nothing new. they were the same talking points stated through out his campaign and three debates. While he was tying the economy to national security, energy independence etc., which is true, he didn't come out and say anything new as far as the meeting. This shows his weakness in this area and shows how little he knows. Points that have been made by McCain for a very long time.
So if Barack Obama is changing the subject, this is were he will lose. John McCain's biggest strengths are his national security and foreign affairs background. McCain has a strong policy on both, and in polls leads Obama in this subject area. I believe that this is nothing but damage control for Barack Obama's campaign. Allows the subject to come off of Joe Biden's comments about Obama being tested, and off Obama's answer to Joe the Plumber, and show he is more than a one trick pony. Just have to wait and see I guess.