McCain simply does not know what he wants to be when he grows up. I woke up this morning to a new set of Obama bashing commercials funded by McCain. I then caught up on his latest shenanigans on CNN and of course, he’s still talking about Obama, campaign finance and Ayers. On another channel, Palin was taking her pot shots at Obama as well. Seems Mutt & Jeff (you decide who’s Mutt and who’s Jeff) just can’t get enough jabs in at Obama before their Tuesday deadline.
In Florida, former Governor Bush is on the radio advertising for McCain. I wonder if that’s campaign money well spent, as Jeb was out a while ago and no could stand him either. Look for Jeb on the ticket in 2012.
I think what this race is showing us is that the Republican Guard (regime) is NOW finally over. I spent a lot of time with dozens of Republican Senators in Washington and quite frankly, with all of the cocktail parties, events, luncheons and dinners, I often wondered where any of them found the time to do much to help anyone but, themselves. I like Elizabeth Dole, she’s a sweetheart but, what has she really accomplished other than being married to Bob? She may not make it back for the next term - a pity.
The only hope any Republican had was Bill Frist, I met him more than few times and he’s an engaging, intelligent and forthright individual. I receive a Christmas card from him and his family every year. However, Bill opted of politics (for now) and he was the ONLY choice at any hope of a Republican President being elected.
So, here we are (as Republicans) stuck with the likes of McCain and Palin (Bonnie & Clyde) - not a pretty picture. I wish McCain would stop addressing everyone as his “friends”. He constantly uses this phrase when addressing potential voters at rallies. If he’s not annoying enough with the “my friends” mantra, he then has to remind everyone about his “scars” and then of course, he pulls “Joe the Puppet” out of a hat and has bandied him about as though he’s the last word for “everyone” who owns a business. BTW, look for Joe on the new Survivor series and Amazing Race:-)
Joe has no presence whatsoever and quite frankly, he’s not someone I would have chosen as an endorsement for any type of campaign (dog-catcher or otherwise). Bringing Joe along for the ride was McCain’s ultimate mistake! Bashing Obama is about as un-American as anyone can get. If Obama is elected as our President, we can thank McCain for tarnishing his good reputation (from the get-go) as one who consorts with terrorists. I don’t remember Obama bringing up McCain’s past marital issues during his campaign. From what I understand, he left his former wife for his new one, as the former wife was not in good health. Yeah, that’s someone I want taking care of me and mine in the future.
I think McCain has some type of superiority complex. It’s as though he thinks that everyone should vote for him based upon his past performance as a Senator and of course, his scars. His past performance was that of George Bush (they could have been tied at the hip during the past eight years).
One thing about Bush, he’ll no longer be President of this country in the New Year and I doubt he’ll get too many speaking engagements, as he sometimes slurs his words. I think he can save everyone the time and trouble in building a Presidential library, as we all know his past history and don’t need to relive it through video clips and his memoirs. In this case, we don’t need a rendition of Bob Hope singing “Thanks for the Memories” with a montage of Bush’s greatest achievements. He’s a legend in his own mind.
No, what we need is to move forward - out of our current nightmare - and come together. We need to bring our guys and gals home from Iraq (like tomorrow). We need to be more caring about ourselves (at home) and less thoughtful about other countries and their needs. We can be number one, by addressing our issues at home first and worrying about the rest of world after sorting out our own mess. We need a President who is NOT McCain and that leaves us one good choice - Obama.
