While listening to John McCain speak Thursday night I was struck by this thought: Didn't he realize that his party has been in control of Washington for the past eight years?
He was talking as though the Democrats were in power during this period. He was running as a change agent against the powers in Washington. Without naming them, he was saying that the Republicans had failed in implementing their basic philosophies. What he ignored was the fact that he was now asking the electorate to vote for him to continue those failed policies.
Obviously, his experiences as a prisoner of war have molded him in significant ways. But those experiences do not qualify someone for he position of president of the United States.
McCain once was a maverick. That all changed when the Bushies savaged him during the 2000 campaign and he rolled over and he became a lapdog to an inferior personality. Since then, he has been a devotee of the flawed and failed Bush agenda.
There is a lot I admire about John McCain as a person, but not his policies.
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John McCain's acceptance speech: ".....If you find faults with our country, make it a better one. If you're disappointed with the mistakes of government, join its ranks and work to correct them. Enlist in our Armed Forces. Become a teacher. Enter the ministry. Run for public office. Feed a hungry child. Teach an illiterate adult to read. Comfort the afflicted. Defend the rights of the oppressed. Our country will be the better, and you will be the happier. Because nothing brings greater happiness in life than to serve a cause greater than yourself."
~~Yes, maybe even after coming out of college you should serve other people and become a community organizer.~~
-NYCLiberal
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