1.0 link 122276 <![CDATA[Obama Goes On the Offense]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-heilbrunn/obama-goes-on-the-offense_b_122276.html No, Barack Obama did not land a knockout blow tonight. But he showed that he fully understands that the best defense is a good offense. After weeks of absorbing punishment from John McCain, Obama went on the attack.

Obama's decision to target McCain so closely was a risky strategy, but it paid off.

The contrast with past Democratic candidates such as John Kerry and Michael Dukakis could not have been starker. Obama showed that he does not conform to the image of...

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