http://disqus.com/people/d2b13b48883fdbbd64c53a2d51012763/enThu, 11 Sep 2008 12:40:50 -0000http://washingtonindependent.disqus.com/former_ariz_senator_8216mccain_has_judgment_problem8217/#comment-2287724Obama has an opening to win the character debate precisely because of his oft-criticised calm steadiness and reliable restraint all through the campain. In contrast to Obama's remarkable Reagansqueness of mood, McCain is much less stable. McCain has up-ended his main message at least twice, has gone through several campaign staffs (though the are always lobbyists), and contradicted himself from everything from taxes to the war, to abortion, to Obama. McCain is a reckless, unreliable, hotheaded hotshot who has already taken wild gambles (Palin unvetted) with this countrys future dependeing on how he "feels" in any particular moment. Americans want a steady leader who they can rely on to be unflappable in the face of the intoxication of power and temptation to take needless risk . Like it or not "No Drama" Obamas calm workmanlike relaxed steadiness of character in the face of crisis (going all the way back to last fall and beyond) shows the kind of reliable leadership Americans want and need. Ironically, since he is all over the map, it is actually with McCain that Americans truly do not know what they might get - other than his continued instability of character. Obama has proven that he is both ready and steady by the kind of calm relaible restrained leadership he has shown in his campaigns' smooth and well organized drive to the White House .CBThu, 11 Sep 2008 12:40:50 -0000