Metro Spirit national security blog

Guess we know who the serious antiwar candidate is.

Forget the nonbinding resolution. Now everybody else has to deal with what Obama put on the table.

This was a smart move for him, politically. He needed to throw down something dramatic to maintain his momentum. It almost doesn't matter -- for his purposes -- whether the bill passes, because it defines his position.

Should his bill pass? That's another question. But it's a far more important one than whether the name "Obama" sounds right...you know, American.


RELATED: Check out Slate's new Obama Messiah Watch. Tim Noah wonders,

Is Barack Obama ... the second coming of our Savior and our Redeemer, Prince of Peace and King of Kings, Jesus Christ? His press coverage suggests we can't dismiss this possibility out of hand.