McCAINIAC

McCain loves the troops-- or does he? Debatable! Or not-- according to Obama, anyway. After McCain told his personal story about loving the troops, that they know he'll take care of them, Obama basically passed the ball and said "I agree." Agrees that-- what? McCain loves the troops? In his heart, but not his policies? Obama had a big opening to attack McCain on his consistent voting record when it comes to soldiers and veterans, voting against body armor for the troops in Iraq, and against funding veteran packages for those who make it home.

Maybe Barack was afraid McCain would bring up Barack's voting against funding for the troops (as he had already done), which the Republicans use as a way of accusing the Democrats of "not taking care of the troops" (which the GOP knows something about!), when in reality, the Democrats cut funding so the only alternative would be to bring the troops home.

Or maybe Barack has learned his lesson-- the Republicans can take anything a Democrat says about the troops and twist it into a negative. Saying we've lost the Iraq war is an insult to the troops. Wanting to bring them home is saying they've failed. Now, we just have to see how "I agree" can be turned against him.