Wretchard, you’re conceding to your opponent’s arguments without any self-awareness. In using an OODA loop/dogfight analogy you buttress those liberals who claim that this choice was made only for short-term partisan political gain, not for the good of the nation. The choice “disrupts” the Obama campaign, it doesn’t provide the country with an experienced commander-in-chief should 72 year old McCain fall ill or worse.
Do fighter pilots really make the best strategic political thinkers and actors? By your analogy this is inferred, but you ignore how instinctive creativity, killer reflexes and ego-driven brashness can often lead to medium and long term social or political failure. Perhaps you can do a post on the stellar political career of Randy “Duke” Cunninghmam if you really feel secure with your analogy.