It's 3 A.M.--Who is Your President?

It's 3 A.M. and the phone rings in the President's bedroom. There's a big ugly happening somewhere in the world. Who is answering the phone, Obama or McCain? Does it matter? You bet it does! If one thing is certain in this race, John McCain clearly has the edge over Barack Obama when it comes to national defense. And isn't that really the primary, fundamental and crucial issue when choosing a President? Protecting our citizens and borders from outside aggression is indisputably the most critical role of the federal government. Everything else pales by comparison. If the government does not keep us safe then debates about taxes, spending, abortion and health care are moot. Barack Obama simply does not clear the first and most important hurdle to be President. That's an absolute no-go; he is not qualified by that measure alone. For that one reason it is just too great a gamble to put someone as inexperienced and unsure on national defense as Barack Obama at the end of that telephone. We just can't take that risk in a dangerous world governed by the aggressive use of force. As someone said (Governor Palin I think), 'The presidency is not a journey of personal discovery.'