Politics is an unforgiving game. Barack Obama delivered a splendid sppech at Denver while accepting the nomination of his party to the Presidecy of the United States. He quite rightly laid out his domestic and foreign policy and set to rest the niggling doubts that some people had about his ability to lead the country in a time of war. It seems that the Republicans have forgotten that the US constitution makes the President the Commander-in- chief and not the other way around. Barack Obama handled his pitch to be the next President in a forthright and dignified manner. I have now no doubt that he will be the next president.
Maccain lived up to his reputation of being an independent macerick. By choosing a young and inexprienced Sarah Palin as his running mate, Maccain hoped to attract the Clinton voters, essentially the white, educated and working women. However, he seems to have forgotten the basic fact that women who vote for Clinton will be pro-choice and probably opposed to the NRA lobby, and the candidature of Sarah Palin will hardly appeal to the Clintonites. Moreover, the Democratic Party has carefully papered over its yawning cracks and for the time being is solidly behiond Obama. With the demand that Palin be withdrawn form the race gathering strength it is advantage Obama.