commander in chief

In using her Iraq-bound son as campaign prop last night, Sarah Palin may have also violated Operational Security, according to VetVoice.com. Generally, disclosing the date of deployment is illegal.

Don't you think good leadership qualities include slow and careful consideration of an important decision?

Jed Brewer of the Last Mango throws a bit of love towards his old school chum, the now-infamous McCain flack, Tucker Bounds:

Obama's hell/cave line against McCain was outstanding because it certainly deconstructs the latter's claims about his foreign policy and military qualifications to be Commander-in-Chief.

An excerpt:

1. Bill Clinton did exactly what he needed to do tonight. He came out and said, in no uncertain terms, that Barack Obama is ready to be President. His saying it as the former Commander-in-Chief carries far more weight even than Hillary saying it. However, I'll admit it was a little weird at the beginning of the speech when he kept trying unsuccessfully to shush everyone.

After his wife’s speech, Sen. Obama spoke to the convention and to his family via satellite. At first, he said he was in St. Louis. Then, at the prompting of his daughter, he said he was in Kansas City. Good thing the future commander-in-chief knows what city he is in.

Even the Barack-leaning Andrew Sullivan feels some personal affection for John McCain:

Michael Crowley somewhat echoes my sentiments regarding John McCain's claim that he can speak for all Americans, and that we are "all Georgians" today.