McCain should have opposed the bailout. There was a lot of popular resentment of it; it would have put a mile's distance between McCain and Bush's failures; it would have given McCain a great populist issue to ride; and it would have put Obama in the awkward position of defending Bush to the country.Combine that with former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge as McCain's running mate, and the future course of America might have been different than it is now.
Barack Obama is said to want a bipartisan administration, so I have a suggestion: John McCain for Secretary of State.
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Hey James, I know it's depressing when your party loses, but selecting a warmonger for Secretary of State is not the change we need. The people have spoken, Americans want a new direction, they are done with Republicans for now.
ReplyDeleteIt was this blog post that revealed James' bias to Bubblemeter readers.
ReplyDeleteCan you quantify what exactly is "the change we need"?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I didn't think so.
Fricking lemming.
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ReplyDelete"It was this blog post that revealed James' bias to Bubblemeter readers."
Actually, I voted for Obama, both in the primary and yesterday. However, I favored McCain through the summer. (I would have voted for McCain in the primary, but he had already cleaned up on the Republican side by the time the race reached Virginia. I chose to vote in the more contentious race. In Virginia, you can do that.) McCain lost my vote when he picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate.
This is the first election of my life in which I liked both presidential candidates. Back during the primaries, I supported (i.e. contributed money to) both Obama and McCain in their respective primaries. At home, I have a photo of my car with both Obama and McCain bumper stickers on it. If you like, I can post it to Bubble Meter. In case you haven't guessed, I'm a moderate.
In previous elections, I have voted for Kerry (2004 general), Clark (2004 primary), Gore (2000), almost voted for Dole, but he lost my support at the end, so I didn't vote (1996), and Clinton (1992).
Hi James,
ReplyDeleteI understand your stand because I felt the same way and ended up voting for Obama. McCain is a good guy and I was sad, hearing his concession speech.
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ReplyDeleteHi James,
I understand your stand because I felt the same way and ended up voting for Obama. McCain is a good guy and I was sad, hearing his concession speech.
That was a great speech. It brought a tear to my eye as well. Unfortunately, I think the people who ran his campaign convinced him that in order to win, he had to run as someone other than himself.
"James said...
ReplyDeleteThat was a great speech. It brought a tear to my eye as well. Unfortunately, I think the people who ran his campaign convinced him that in order to win, he had to run as someone other than himself."
I agree - the speech was great. Also agree it was a shame the way McCain's handlers reinvented him - I used to love the guy before he became the RNC candidate - yet I ended up voting for Obama...
It was my first democratic vote in life. Actually it was my second...the first was when I (like you) voted in the dem primaries in an effort to drive a stake thru evil Hillarys heart.
It's obvious by McCain's selection of Palin as his running mate that he has completely lost his mind. It was revealed today that Palin thought Africa was a country. What a scary thought of her getting so close to the Oval Office.
ReplyDeleteFunny, a lot of us seem to think the same way. I am a right-leaning moderate and I liked McCain, just not so much what McCain turned into during this campaign. If he had picked a decent VP and made some kind of sense on the economy he would have made it really hard for me to vote for Obama. Playing to the base instead of the middle - this strategy has failed time and time again for both parties. Why did he do it?
ReplyDeleteObama was definitely the right choice. McCains pick of Palin was a DISASTER. Palin is a DISATER. Nonetheless you still have, to this day, cheerleaders like Joe Scarborough giving lectures on where the Republican party went wrong. Perhaps, in his love and admiration for Palin, he should simply look in the mirror and point all of his fingers at himself and those who suffer from similar thought processes.
ReplyDeleteIf you can't field wiffle ball questions from Katie Couric you ought to pack your bags and call it a day.
We abandoned intelligence for George W. Budweiser and look where it got us. Yes, I know, there is plenty of blame to go around on both sides of the isle but the lack of leadership has been glaring and devastating.
Obama has a tough road in front of him but, hopefully, he can begin by eating away at the most important thing this country needs - a change in Washington culture (bought and paid for government officials - the buyer, Corporate America.
While everyone fears socialism and the redistribution of wealth, they sheepishly seem to be blinded by the reality that the redistribution of wealth happens every day in the form of the biggest social program that already exists, Corporate America.
We need a change and we need it bad. It is my deepest hope that Obama has the fortitude to bring it to us. I think he does.