Defense

 Foreign policy has once again taken center stage in America and again the Democratic president has come under attack as too hesitant, not strong enough on defense. Happily some backtracking on the Republican side has already occurred, still the position is that he is not moving fast enough.
IMO, Obama has a strong record on defense and this old line has become more than stale. I also believe this in general is just another Republican delusion that has taken hold with the public through repetition.
Democrats have never been 'soft on defense' and this president most certainly is not. Just check your history:
A Democrat won WWI, a Democrat won WWII, Korea and Vietnam stymied Presidents from both parties, and more recently, it was a Republican who just plain tangled up our response to 9/11 and a Democrat who found and destroyed the instigator of that attack.
The myth of Democratic softness, as far as I can tell, originates from their more thoughtful and measured approach to the Defense Dept. If they were not for everything and anything military that could be imagined, they were accused. This is just hysteria and it seems the American people are finally realizing it.
If there is any good to be found in the GWB 'legacy' maybe this is it. He finally managed to overdo the hawkishness and drive Americans away from that immature state if mind.
As for me, at this point in time anyway, I have faith in Obama to do the right thing - just like he has before.