n a press meeting presidential candidate Barack Obama reaffirms that he will bring US troops back home in 16 months.

lot of confusion on the FoX Channel after the Wesley Clark comments on John McCains ability to become Commander in Chief.

Clark put on the table a topic that started a debate on left and right about the war experience of John McCain. Read this article in Politico; Some on left target McCain’s war record.

The Vietnam war is never far away in US politics. But there is change coming. This New York Times report (On Campus, Liberal Professors Retire ) shows that on campuses the old left wing baby boom generation is changing guard with a more pragmatic generation of university professors. Lets hope that the old political battles are over and new ones are genuinely addressed in this election of the most powerful job in the world.

Watch Laura Ingraham of Fox freaking out:

enator Lieberman puts the question on the table. Which presidential candidate can be Commander in Chief (CiC) from day one? Lieberman thinks it is important because the United States enemies will test the new president in his first year in office, look at his comments:

General Wesley Clark is asked what qualifications to be CiC are needed, saying about John McCain that; “I don’t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president. Obama is running on other strengths, of character, on his communication skills, on the strength of his judgment.” Note: listen carefully to the first question he is asked:

And the reaction of John McCain,… “those comments doesn’t reduce gasoline price with one penny….”

And here is what CNN anchorman Rick Sanchez is making of it….

The Obama campaign manager David Axelrod reacts to the question if Wesley Clark was authorized by the Obama campaign saying what he said about McCain?

And here is Wesley Clark not retracting his words, saying his words were taken out of context, repeating his overall point that serving the armed forces in itself is not a qualification to become president, but political judgment is…

Thanks to TPM tv

hat happened in the USpresidential campaign?

n a campaign rally in Unity, New Hampshire on june 27th, the former two democratic rivals showed a united front against republican presidential candidate John McCain.

n an effort to unite the democrats after his candidacy, Barack Obama puts gives 10 milion dollars to the Hillary Clinton campaign to pay of her debts.

peculations on the choice of Vice President by John McCain and Barack Obama starts really rolling. TPM.tv portraits Republican VP nominee Tim Pawlenty.

cCain adviser Charlie Black said in Fortune magazine that a terrorist attack would be a big advantage to the McCain campaign. A Reuters report and the Obama reaction…

And Obama’s reaction in a noisy plane…

pm tv roundup of presidential race news.

n his weekly assessment of the presidential polls, TPM.tv Joshua Marshall concludes that Barack Obama is doing very well in critical states like Ohio.

he war in Iraq is a divisive issue, according to the Brookings Institution, it is also McCains strongest point.

ohn McCain recently argued that his policies are not a kind of George W. Bushes third term, that he represents change too. Which McCain is there to believe?

he outlook for presidential nominee John McCain are not bright. Barack Obama leads him with 47% agains 41% for McCain in a US wide poll.

See also: RealClearPolitics Electoral College and Electoral Vote.

ohn McCain and Barack Obama showed a fundamental different approach to helping the economy yesterday.
Obama wants a 50 billion stimulus package, a 10 billion foreclosure fund and middle class tax cuts.
McCain on the other hand also wants to repeal the alternative minimum tax, cut tax on corporate profits, make Bush tax cuts permanent, suspend gaz tax for the summer and create a mortgage task force to investigate wrong doings.
McCain is “buying in” to the Bush policies and Obama wants a more direct role in shaping the living standards of people.

he John McCain campaign strategist are positive on the outcome of the general election. They analyze the battleground as full of possibilities to win the election, according to this briefing on the McCain website.

arack Obama after winning as nominee speaks to his campaign staff. “Because we won, we have to win.”

illary Clinton endorses Barack Obama fully and acknowledges her defeat. She said in a graceful speech: “I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the race he has run, I endorse him and throw my full support behind him.”

bama and Hillary Clinton met in secret. According to Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs the meeting was “to bring these candidates together and moving forward for the fall campaign.”

ohn McCain chose to attack Barack Obama on his victory night with a “hard” speech. He didn’t convince any political commentators, including Fox news. Watch the TPM tv compilation.

ictory speech in a loud Minnesota.

anator Barack Obama becomes presidential nominee Obama for the Democratic party. Tha battle with John McCain can start.

he election candidates John McCain and Barack Obama turn to each other on the US policy towards Iran.