Barack Obama actually said...

I think the only downside in my book is, as a White Sox fan, there is yet another Red Sox fan who I'm going to have to be dealing with.

As Americans, we are blessed with the strongest military the world has ever known.

I trust him. He's already proven his ability to give me his unvarnished military advice based on his experience on the ground.

Joe is a proven leader of our joint force, including our troops in Afghanistan, who he served Christmas dinner to.