How Obama became acting president

A fantastic read from FRANK RICH of the New York Times. Read the whole article here.


"The election remains Obama's to lose, and he could lose it, whether through unexpected events, his own vanity or a vice-presidential misfire. But what we've learned this month is that America, our allies and most likely the next Congress are moving toward Obama's post-Iraq vision of the future, whether he reaches the White House or not. That's some small comfort as we contemplate the strange alternative offered by the Republicans: a candidate so oblivious to our nation's big challenges ahead that he is doubling down in his campaign against both al-Maliki and Obama to be elected commander in chief of the surge."