I have mixed feelings about the way the Bhutto tragedy yesterday was suddenly used for political gain by the candidates. I agree mostly with some assessments about the way different candidates handled it.

Clinton did the best job of putting her personal story with into a moment of highlighting her experience. McCain did the second best job, I thought, though he had a few too many “I” moments. Conversely Obama sounded way too stiff, detached and non-presidential in my opinion while Rudy Giuliani threw in too many “I lived through 911″ statements that didn’t really add up.

In addition though it was a nice political move for John Edward’s to seek an audience on the phone with Musharraf (he succeeded) I don’t entirely know what he gained by talking to the leader. In contrast again Joe Biden who held a press conference and who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and highlighted his experience and relationships with all the players, really hit it out of the park as to why his experience and knowledge matters.
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