Iraqi Journalist Has No Sole

Wait, was that Keith Olbermann?  I guess this guy longs for the good old days when Saddam was gassing the Kurds and dropping people into human shredders.  I won't be surprised if the American left is downright gleeful about this and somehow lionizes this disrespectful nutcase.

Barack the Underminer?

The Obama campaign, caught up in a series of recent stumbles and gaffes, now has to answer the accusation made by the Iraqi Foreign Minister that Senator Obama unsuccessfully tried to undermine troop withdrawals negotiated between President Bush and the Iraqi government.  There's a hole in the Obama campaign's boat, and the vessel is rapidly taking on water.

If the account of Obama's meddling is true, the contrast is clear.  Senator McCain equals "Country First," while Senator Obama equals "Me First."

The following statement on the matter comes from the McCain campaign:

At this point, it is not yet clear what official American negotiations Senator Obama tried to undermine with Iraqi leaders, but the possibility of such actions is unprecedented.  It should be concerning to all that he reportedly urged that the democratically-elected Iraqi government listen to him rather than the US administration in power.  If news reports are accurate, this is an egregious act of political interference by a presidential candidate seeking political advantage overseas.  Senator Obama needs to reveal what he said to Iraq's Foreign Minister during their closed door meeting.    The charge that he sought to delay the withdrawal of Americans from Iraq raises serious questions about Senator Obama's judgment and it demands an explanation.

Let's Talk About Judgment

Joe Biden believes that Barack Obama has better judgment than John McCain on foreign policy. 

This is the same Joe Biden who proclaimed his confidence in John McCain's leadership by embracing the thought of joining McCain on a national ticket. 

Are we to really take Joe Biden at his word, despite his previous criticisms of Obama's thin resume, which prompted Biden to denounce Obama's candidacy on the grounds that the White House is no place for on-the-job training? 

This is the same Joe Biden who argues that John McCain showed poor judgment, when compared to Barack Obama, in supporting the Iraq invasion, despite himself voting if favor of the invasion. 

Are we to conclude that Obama must therefore be exercising poor judgment by selecting Biden?  Does Obama really want to risk the possibility that Joe Biden may be in a position to assume the presidency and perhaps make the same kind of foreign policy "mistake" as did President Bush.  Wouldn't "good judgment" call for a running mate who also opposed the invasion? 

Does Joe Biden believe that Barack Obama's opposition on the surge, a winning strategy championed early by John McCain, is demonstrative of superior judgment?