Ah....the lapel pin. Obama actually admitted that it was a purposeful decision of his not to wear an American flag pin. He cited that wearing a pin was a substitute for patriotism and he'd rather demonstrate his patriotism to the American people via his rhetoric. That gutsy demonstation of his conviction was simply a demonstration of bad judgement IMHO. Let's turn this around a bit. Could we infer from Obama's words that those who wear the pin could be labled as non-true patriots? Huh...what the? I wonder exactly how many members of Congress and the Senate wear the pin and he, in so many words, diminished or at least called into question their patriotism. And what opinion does he hold in his mind about the rest of us who revere the colors and choose to display them either on our person or property? There are many American's out there who differ strongly with his position and they will speak to this difference with their votes November 4, 2008. Yes.....bad judgement in a political sense if anything. Obama talks a good talk and he will be going toe-to-toe with a tough-as-nails guy who has walked-the-walk and bled a lot along the way. I agree with a previous post in that I look forward to the debates.

I may be a little old fashioned....but anyone seeking the highest office of our great nation should be proud and willing to wear its greatest symbol.