Why is John McCain basing his campaign on the campaign of (failed) (Democrat) candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Joe Biden? (now the Democrats Vice-Presidential candidate). Is Candiate McCain unable to find his own issues? Does he think that the failed Democratic candidates had a better message than any he could devise?
Not very illuminating is it? Of Course Candidate Clinton tried to diss Candidate Obama. That's what candidates do when they campaign. It didn't work, as we have seen. So, then, why is Candidate McCain repeating the failed attempts of his other potential opponents?
I personally think it's all the fault of Fox News; the news you can trust to demonize the Democrat and sanctify the Republican - based, apparently, entirely on party affiliation, regardless of any other attribute. The above mentioned "news" organ was citing Candidate Biden's response to the question of whether or not Winning Candidate Obama was "ready to be President". As though Joe Biden was the arbiter of such things.
So, John McCain has abandoned, albeit only temporarily, his winning sound-bite: "Drill Here - Drill Now". A position that will seduce millions of currently unhappy consumers of gasoline into believing (with that magical thinking we are all seemingly capable of) that we will shortly be able to pump all the Buck-A-Gallon gas we want into the tanks of our sport-utes. That's the thing he said that caused that poll-shift. Pay no attention to the fact that it's a will-o-the-wisp; we aren't going to "rid ourselves of expensive imported oil" by drilling in our own backyard. Or frontyard. Or offshore. Or onshore. Not soon (as most talking heads are willing to acknowledge), and also, alas!, not late, either. Sometimes there just aren't enough resources to go around, and NO, you don't get to go to the head of the line! Sorry. That's 20th Century thinking. Get over it.
Still... Perhaps if I vote for McHillary, I can have what I want.
Here's a sample:
Not very illuminating is it? Of Course Candidate Clinton tried to diss Candidate Obama. That's what candidates do when they campaign. It didn't work, as we have seen. So, then, why is Candidate McCain repeating the failed attempts of his other potential opponents?
I personally think it's all the fault of Fox News; the news you can trust to demonize the Democrat and sanctify the Republican - based, apparently, entirely on party affiliation, regardless of any other attribute. The above mentioned "news" organ was citing Candidate Biden's response to the question of whether or not Winning Candidate Obama was "ready to be President". As though Joe Biden was the arbiter of such things.
So, John McCain has abandoned, albeit only temporarily, his winning sound-bite: "Drill Here - Drill Now". A position that will seduce millions of currently unhappy consumers of gasoline into believing (with that magical thinking we are all seemingly capable of) that we will shortly be able to pump all the Buck-A-Gallon gas we want into the tanks of our sport-utes. That's the thing he said that caused that poll-shift. Pay no attention to the fact that it's a will-o-the-wisp; we aren't going to "rid ourselves of expensive imported oil" by drilling in our own backyard. Or frontyard. Or offshore. Or onshore. Not soon (as most talking heads are willing to acknowledge), and also, alas!, not late, either. Sometimes there just aren't enough resources to go around, and NO, you don't get to go to the head of the line! Sorry. That's 20th Century thinking. Get over it.
Still... Perhaps if I vote for McHillary, I can have what I want.
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