By the Way…

In case you were wondering whether Obama was ready with a good response if the coward McCain actually does have the intestinal fortitude to impugn his patriotism to his face, check out this clip from a rally in Chillicothe, Ohio, this morning (via my pal Steve, the last line of whose post made me LOL):

It's easy to rile up a crowd— Nothing's easier than riling up a crowd by stoking anger and division. But that's not what we need right now in the United States. The times are too serious. The challenges are too great. The American people aren't looking for someone who can divide this country—they're looking for somebody who will lead this country.

Now, more than ever, it is time to put country ahead of politics. Now, more than ever, it is time to bring change to Washington so that it works for the people of this country that we love. I know my opponent is worried about his campaign, but that's not what I'm worried about. I'm thinking about the Americans who are losing jobs and homes and their life savings.

We cannot afford another four years of the failed economic theories that say we should give more and more to millionaires and billionaires, and hope that prosperity trickles down on everybody else. We can't afford four more years of less regulation, where no one in Washington is watching what's happening on Wall Street. We've seen where that leads us, and we are not going back.

He's ready for whatever McCain brings.