The title really epitomizes the difference between Obama and McCain, but what it does better is represent the fact that the men are truly opposites on many fronts.

Take the most obvious.  No, not black and white, but young and old.  McCain is in his 70’s and Obama in his 40’s.  McCain is literally a product of a completely different generation, as he is easily old enough to be Obama’s father and nearly old enough to be his grandfather.

The differences there are massive.  The cultural differences alone between those generations are profound.  John can remember World War 2 as a boy, along with Korea and Vietnam, where he was an adult.  Obama can barely remember the end of Vietnam. 

The social fabric of the world is dramatically different.  Ironically, McCain might be able to remember a time when racism and sexism was very commonplace, where Obama grew up in a tine where the civil rights movement had taken hold and provided relief to blacks and women.

Obama is a relatively good looking, physically fit man in his prime, McCain is a weathered, scarred and physically limited by his years of torture in Vietnam.  The mere act of waving his hand is nearly beyond his abilities.

Obama is usually polished and charismatic.  His voice is resonant, clear and ringing.  McCain is better described as crusty, with a gritty voice.

But nowhere are they more different than this week during the financial crisis:  policy versus politics.

McCain has a solid foundation in trying to establish and direct policy.  Obama was more concerned about the election and debate than he was in helping to do his already elected job, and work on solving the crisis.  McCain was willing to take a chance on the election and give some extra time to doing his job.

I am embedding the debate for all to watch, because I think you can see the differences.

Obama is a classy politician.  McCain is also a politician, but he at least does a better job of translating that into a statesman.

More on this later, but never before have I seen such opposites in an election.

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