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11:10 am by Jason Young
Submitted August 19, 2008 - 11:45 am by James HaygoodJason quoted: "Neoconservatism's problem, and electoral advantage, is one and the same: By escalating international problems into monumental crises and impending threats, interventionists such as John McCain have been able to appear knowledgeable, "serious," and presidentially tough, all at once. Any competitor preaching policy restraint and rhetorical prudence looks like a wuss in comparison."
That seems exactly the trick that Obama needs to pull off - in the VEEP pick, in dealing with McCain's "Hey can we bomb/drill/pander our way out of this?" approach to policy, and in debates and other public forums. How do you make restraint and wise diplomacy sexy?