Sep 05 2008
John McCain does not equal more of the same?
In an interesting note, at least according to McCain’s campaign manager, George W. Bush will not be invited on the campaign trail. This is a smart move for McCain as any distance between himself and the Bush administration will help more than hurt.
McCain addressed the nation for almost an hour on Thursday to wrap up the Republican National Convention. His speech focused primarily on change, which seems to be a pretty popular word in politics at the moment. McCain argued that he is an actual agent of change, and that for Obama it’s just a word that works well in speeches.
“We were elected to change Washington and we let Washington change us,” said McCain in an obvious slam on the current administration. “We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave into the temptations of corruption… I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again.”
My take? Neither convention surprised me and neither one went as in depth on the issues as I’d hoped. I’d give Obama a slight advantage coming out of the week, but nothing is definite yet.
So what’s next now that both Conventions are wrapped up? Look for both candidates to hit the campaign trails running. Any mistakes at this point from either candidate could decide the election. Also expect to see a spike in the amount of ads you see on television. With 600 million dollars collectively between the two candidates (200 million for McCain, 400 million for Obama) there’s going to be a lot of tv-time up for grabs.
Oh and about that Sarah Palin? A lot of focus is going to be on her in the next couple weeks, should be pretty interesting to see what facts come to light about the Alaskan governor.
the more and more i look at palin the more and more i like her. Don’t know why, exactly. I really like her stance on the education of Creationism and her stance on abortion but those are just common things within the conservative state of Alaska from what the Media is saying. Interesting to learn she went to so many schools. Her and Obama seem similar in the way they are as people. It’s kind of interesting. I think the republican’s got it right though with who is the presidential nominee. Experience needs to come first then the rock star :)
I’m not sold on her yet but it is rather funny when you look at both picks together. Biden and McCain are both very experienced congressmen and are known for “not holding back.” Obama and Palin are both relative unknowns politically (due to their inexperience) who have shaken the grounds of their respective parties with their actions. It’s like a twisted political love rectangle or something. Whether or not Palin was the right move for the Republicans will be found out later (I personally was rooting for Joe Lieberman, as I think McCain was too), but at least the McCain camp has something to generate some interest.
My only real beef with Palin is her family. I don’t know how any mother could throw their daughter under the bus the way that she has. Also, and I’ve debated if I should make a post about this or not, but, there’s some really iffy facts about her supposed last child. We’ll see what comes to light in the next few weeks.
Excellent insight regarding McCain’s attempt to keep Bush at arm’s length. He would do well to do just that.
The best item regarding Palin is a popular bumper sticker showing up on many Alaskan cars. It reads - “Our state my be cold, but our governor is hot!”