McCain Needs ‘Vision’ to Beat Historic Odds Favoring Obama in ’08

[babylonsister]

I know, don't shoot the messenger because of the author, but that's what makes this even more remarkable!

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/mccain_needs_vision_to_beat_hi.html

McCain Needs ‘Vision’ to Beat Historic Odds Favoring Obama in ’08
By Mort Kondracke


A new scholarly analysis confirms that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has to perform miracles to win the 2008 election. So far, he is far short of doing that.

McCain’s speech in Louisiana Tuesday night fell embarrassingly short of matching Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) eloquence, vision and delivery — demonstrating the distance McCain has to go to have a chance of winning in November.

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McCain has nothing to match Obama’s promise to “invest in our crumbling infrastructure” and in human capital — early childhood education, the public schools, college education and scientific research.

To the contrary, McCain plans to curtail “wasteful spending” and freeze all government programs at current levels until he sorts out which work. “Public investment” is not in his vocabulary.

Obama’s vision may well represent a throwback to 1960s liberalism, but the country’s attitude toward government often cycles from “big” to “small” and back again.

During Bush’s claimed “small government” years, median income has fallen, the ranks of the uninsured have swelled, debt has mounted and prices have soared.

Voters clearly want “change.” McCain has a long way to go to convince them that his kind is better than Obama’s, even though — on the merits — it may well be.

At the rate things are going, history will repeat itself with a Democratic victory in 2008 and liberal domination of the government until voters change their minds again.

[rusty quoin]

1. How about this vision.

[Cobalt-60]

7. At least Benito was a snappy dresser

Junior is the very lowest form of primate.

[opihimoimoi]

2. From the looks from many aspects: Obama gonna kick ass big time...

Only die hard core Pubs gonna give him the X

McCain has split the Party....ironic, cause thats what them Pubs tried with us...and still trying I might add....but failed. Now its in their laps. Who woulda thought...a split Pub Party.....

[chill_wind]

3. Maybe Bush can give us a "War Hero".

Rumors of War: Is Bush Gearing Up to Attack Iran?

By Conn Hallinan, Portside. Posted June 5, 2008.


"The May 8 letter from U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., chair of the House Judiciary Committee, to George W. Bush received virtually no media coverage, in spite of the fact that it warned the president that an attack on Iran without Congressional approval would be grounds for impeachment. Rumor has it several senators have been briefed about the possibility of war with Iran.

Something is afoot. "

(see full article at Alternet)




"... Domestically, the Bush administration may see this as its only opportunity to hold on to the White House. The Republicans know they are going to lose seats in the House and the Senate, but at this point the race for the presidency is still tight. Might a new war against the demonized Iranians make voters stick with "war hero" John McCain? It's a long shot, but this administration has always had a major streak of riverboat gambler about it."

http://www.alternet.org/audits/87079/?page=1

[DCKit]

4. McCain has been in the Senate for how many terms?

And doesn't know which government programs "work"? And he won't spend the next five months getting educated and ready to run the country?

OMG, I'm sooooo voting for Grampa. That ol' Rebel!

:sarcasm:

[WillyToad]

5. McCain needs Glasses

[1Hippiechick]

6. I wish I could be as optimistic about Dems in the White House in 09, but everyone is overlooking....

black box voting fraud. Educate yourselves NOW www.blackboxvoting.org
THIS is where we need to focus our energies. Vote totals are being manipulated, which is ANOTHER indication that our democracy is nothing more than a sham!
:mad:

John Lennon's music has never been more relevant:

You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out?

You say you've got a real solution
Well, you know
We'd all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well, you know
We are doing what we can
But if you want money for people with minds that hate
All I can tell is, brother, you'll have to wait...