Now that the First Presidential Debate is over and we have all had time to listen to the mainstream media punditocracy lend their spin on the debate to their candidate of choice, some major issues arise for Sen. Barack Obama that highlight his inexperience, poor judgment, and overall unpreparedness to be President.
Overall, the debate itself was substantive. I feel the time spent on the economy in this debate should be debited from the third debate to make up for time lost on foreign policy as there are too many issues still undiscussed. I’ll note, for the record, that this position was advocated by Ambassador John Bolton on FOX News and I think it has significant merit. However, if the rest of the debates continue in this fashion I think Barack Obama will be doomed unless the electorate has truly became as naive as Sen. Obama clearly is on critical policy issues.
I’ve done you the favor of dividing the key issues into four categories, if time is short, I suggest reading this section by section rather than all at once. Within the categories the issues are arranged in chronological order. Continue reading
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