good luck selling that one to mililtary families, barack.

and of course, we see the cheap rhetorical gimmick
of praising mccain for his service and then declaring it irrelevant . . .
I think "gets it" is going to be a big theme in tomorrow night's speech. he has been trying it out all week.
OBAMA SAYS MCCAIN'S SERVICE NOT ENOUGH
BILLINGS, MT -- Obama told a group of veterans and military families here today that McCain’s long career of service was not enough to earn their votes, arguing the Arizona senator would not fight for ordinary Americans.
“I honor John McCain’s service to our country, You know, he served in uniform with honor and distinction,†he said. “We owe him gratitude for that. But we don’t owe him our vote."
He then laid out what he said would be the choice in this election, saying McCain’s tax policies and his plans for the economy would leave average families out.
“Do we have a president who gets that people are struggling everyday, who gets that veterans are struggling everyday? Or do we have somebody who doesn’t get it?,†he asked. “Who wants to give more tax cuts to the big corporations including Exxon-Mobil? $300 billion worth, while leave 100 million people without any tax relief whatsoever?â€
The senator was introduced by Sen. Jon Tester, who will fly with him to Denver this afternoon. And Obama praised Gov. Brian Schweitzer for his convention speech last night -- and again complimented Hillary Clinton as well as his wife, Michelle.
“We’ve had a great convention so far. We’ve got -- we’ve had two powerful women speak back to back on each night with Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton," he said.
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