Buffalo Boy's Blog

I don't have much to say about last nights debate. I think if you watched it, Barack Obama's performance spoke for itself, it was polished, he was prepared and challenged McCain on every issue and in the end Barack Obama was much more in tune to the average American than was John McCain. McCain's strength is supposed to be foreign policy and Obama stood with him toe to toe on every bit of it and in some areas just out did Grampy McSame.

If you listened last night one dwelled on what he has done, the other spoke on what he plans to do. It reminded me of a great quote and I will paraphrase it:

Losers talk about what they have done, champions talk about what they have yet to do.

I think that applies to leaders as well and if you listened, McCain stressed more of his past than the present or the future of this country. Barack Obama, spoke like a true leader, speaking only in terms of what the present issues of our country are and how he plans to lead us into the future. Two totally different people were on stage last night.

Quite frankly, I don't care about McCains past or what he did 25 years ago, I care about what Barack Obama wants to see in the present and the future of this country. Obama was more coherent and stuck to the here and now, that is the type of leader we need.