Georgia and the candidates: a quick thought experiment

Ask yourself: If Barack Obama had criticized President Bush's handling of an international crisis and sent his own emissaries to the country in question--while John McCain, in contrast, offered muted commentary during a vacation in his home state--how would the political commentariat respond? Would we be marvelling at Obama's forcefulness and fluency? Or would we instead be nodding our heads and saying, "Yeah, he really is full of himself"?