Republican John McCain gut punched Barack Obama on Memorial Day Monday when he sharply criticized his Democrat rival for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together. “Look at what happened in the last two years since Senator Obama visited and declared the war lost,” the GOP nominee-in-waiting told The Associated Press in an interview, Obama really has no experience or knowledge or judgment about the issue of Iraq and he has wanted to surrender for a long time.”McCain continued to drive home his points by questioning whether Obama has ever been briefed by Petraeus. “I would also seize that opportunity to educate Senator Obama along the way,”said McCain a much decorated Naval Academy graduate and Naval Aviator, wounded combat veteran and tortured Prisoner of War.

Obama’s camp was clearly knocked off pace mumbling that Obama, himself not a veteran, wouldn’t politicize Memorial Day of its purpose of honoring (fallen) vets, But, it was tepid at best.

If Barack doesn’t go, political pundits say McCain will and will carry along an Obama stuffed shirt effigy to punch at every opportunity.

McCain and Obama are tied in a Rasmussen Poll released at Noon on Monday at 45% each which is the third tie in 7-days while McCain has been ahead 2-3% nationwide. McCain is viewed favorably by 50% of voters nationwide and unfavorably by 46%. Obama’s numbers are 48% favorable and 49% unfavorable Opinions about Obama remain stronger.

Concern about Obama’s inexperience has been increasing.

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