Did you miss the identity of the author? Are you aware of his history? Are you aware it is only an opinion piece? And a political opinion one at that. The only part that I see should have been written differently is this section:

Far too many Democratic leaders have kowtowed to these opinions rather than challenging them. That unfortunately includes Barack Obama, who, contrary to his rhetorical invocations of bipartisan change, has not been willing to stand up to his party's left wing on a single significant national security or international economic issue in this campaign.

In this, Sen. Obama stands in stark contrast to John McCain, who has shown the political courage throughout his career to do what he thinks is right – regardless of its popularity in his party or outside

he fell into the trap the left and right do of denegrating those who share a different political view.

Of course he espouses his opinion in the piece - it is not a documentary - it is his opinion and he is hoping his opinion carries sufficient weight to cause the democratic party to take notice and make some changes (will not happen). He is also hoping that anyone who puts weight to his opinion will vote for McCain.

He is correct in his assertion that previous presidents who Obama used in his speeches never spoke directly to a foreign leader who was not considered an ally of this country without clear advance negotiations and conditions in place. If you do not agree, then show me any reliable document that states otherwise. That is the way this country has always operated.

Now, to be fair, all candidates have had speeches and support that were similarly done on their behalf. This is not unique to McCain or to this author.

Most Americans totally disregard opinion pieces (filter them out) they disagree with politically.


The important question is, is he the vp on McCain's ticket?