Saturday August 9, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

Campaigns sometimes allow a candidate to over-speak.
That is what allows candidates the ability to make statements without context and without the need to deal with the true political realities of a situation.

So it is with John McCain when he condemned Russia for the aerial attack against Georgia.
Certainly what happened in Georgia was horrific
Certainly condemnation was in place and appropriate.

McCain was much more forceful than the White House in his criticism of Russia. As a candidate he does not have to weather a diplomatic storm or a backlash if his comments are too pointed.
As a president he would have to temper his comments with diplomacy.

A president has people who compose statements and comments that send out a clear message that is also diplomatic - that is why it is called "the art of diplomacy."
A candidate can afford to be more bold and brazen.

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