The country could afford to tolerate Bush's shallowness when we felt rich and safe. but after the debacle of the Iraq war, the rising tide of hatred from the Islamic world, the abandonment of our traditional alliances, and finally the catastrophe of the financial collapse, we couldn't afford someone who pretended to qualities he didn't have.
If he does, of course, Obama and the feminists will attack him for "blaming women" for the wage gap. My prediction is that McCain will never say much of anything on this, but I'll be happy to be wrong.
Immediately following the interview, a clearly miffed Obama asked Watson to allow him to finish his answers when being interviewed. Watson nodded in acknowledgment as the tape ended. Overall, a pretty entertaining piece of political theater - and about as real as it gets in that world. A key component to President Obamas health care overhaul plan at least according to him in various speeches on the matter is that premiums will be lowered. As it turns out, thats not even close to the truth. Experts interviewed about this particular element of the planned legislation agree that premiums are likely to continue to climb and, while those premiums might not grow as quickly as they would otherwise, expecting a rollback of prices is just foolish. What would keep premiums "in check," so to speak, would be government tax credits that will assist m