He has been iteratively getting more "stringent". I applaud brokaw for that. Just answer the question. That being said - Obama had reason to hammer mccain there. And he did.
McCain absolutely avoided the question. That as John Edwards-esque in how amazingly he pulled that off. Ha! Obama with the cheeky come back! But still not really answering, but I guess he's doing a better job than McCain, by mentioning the budget.
That's fine. People b****ed about Ifill not holding Palin to the questions asked. I have no problem with Brokaw at least attempting to keep Obama and McCain to the agreed upon time limits.
One response now: Unless they are paid for with deficit spending, they are paid for by diverting money from the private sector. The money that goes to build infrastructure would have went to investments that increase productivity, and would increase the economy as a whole. There's only one way that investment in a public works project can put more people to work than the same investment in the private sector, and that's by paying the workers less. In a credit crisis, sometimes, a government can borrow or inflate and put people to work, when the private sector can't or won't borrow to do the same. I personally think that's irresponsible in our current situation.
Interesting responses by Obama. Against Iraq, but for intervention on moral grounds. This is a tricky subject. I think he walked the line pretty well - but that was the first legitimately "hard" series of questions I have seen asked. My friends my friends my friends..... ARGH.
McCain with a generic answer about how we need to win every fight or we come home with no honor. WTF?
McCain's stage walking skills far outweigh those of Obama. He's all over the place talking to his "friends".
