Obama scraps visit to wounded troopsGot time to be a rock star to hundreds of thousands of Germans - but not visit the troops.BERLIN (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama scrapped plans to visit wounded members of the armed forces in Germany as part of his overseas trip, a decision his spokesman said was made because the Democratic presidential candidate thought it would be inappropriate on a campaign-funded journey.
The spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said Thursday that Obama made his decision out of respect for the servicemen and women, but Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign immediately criticized the move."Barack Obama is wrong. It is never inappropriate to visit our men and women in the military," said Brian Rogers, a spokesman for the Republican contender.
Yeah, that Barak's a classy dude, isn't he? Got his priorities straight, you betcha.
Hillary would have gone. She knows she needs to show a softer side, and could have used the votes.
McCain? Certainly HE would have gone.
Obama? About all I can figure is he thinks he doesn't need to worry about the military vote. After all - they're in the military and can't vote, right?
Wrong, you pompous jerk. They're going to remember this - and any democrats in the military that were on the fence are going to be quite impressed by your reasoning.
Now watch. I'll predict that ANY very close state will have hordes of lawyers descend - and the first thing they'll try to toss out as disqualified are the military absentee ballots.
The man wants to be CinC - but won't go visit the troops.
Stay classy, Obama - you wouldn't want to tick off your Code Pink groupies.
J.