Posted by
The Eagle's Quill on Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:20:44 PM
The defining moments in the first debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama came with McCain's strong support of expanded nuclear power, strategic defense and offshore drilling, versus Obama's sort of, kind of, "I'm being dragged kicking and screaming" supposed support for these important policies.
It was a clear contrast between McCain's leadership and Obama's followership.
It was also interesting to note presidential historian and PBS commentator
Michael Beschloss' take on the debate in which he saw McCain's performance more in line with that of Reagan (Reagan vs. Carter in 1980), Clinton (Clinton vs. Bush [and Perot] in 1992), and Kennedy (Kennedy vs. Nixon in 1960), compared to Obama's performance.