tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post7162934300751130511..comments2024-03-18T21:13:24.011-07:00Comments on Crushed by Inertia: We Ought to Get Us Some of That There Reform...Lonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-61587199783222187042008-09-09T07:09:00.000-07:002008-09-09T07:09:00.000-07:00But to say McCain is standing up to his party is s...But to say McCain is standing up to his party is slightly off the mark. McCain had no other option but to criticize his own party and the administration at the top of it. <BR/><BR/>Up until McCain picked Palin, I was actually pretty pleased with how both campaigns were conducting themselves (sure, a little mud and misrepresentation flew from both camps) and wouldn't have minded seeing either in office next year. Honestly. I respect McCain more than almost anyone in Washington to do what's right. If you were to ask me last year to chose two opposing candidates to save my faith in the election process, these were the guys.<BR/><BR/>But the choice of McCain tells me when push comes to shove, McCain won't stand up to his base to do the right thing. The hypocrisy of the right is getting a bit much. They spend months criticizing Obama's lack of experience, they mock his celebrity status, call him an empty suit and then they turn around and pick a candidate with less experience (compare them both, even a little less is still less) and turned her into a celebrity and have shielded her from the press. If Obama had picked Clinton, though I agree with his decision not to, we'd still have no clue who Palin was.<BR/><BR/>I gave her the benefit of the doubt. I pointed out that her brother-in-law was not exactly an innocent victim, and that her reputation was apparently a clean one. Even as they played up her motherhood while simultaneously blasting anyone who then questioned it as sexist (for the record, I never questioned her maternal prowess). But that speech at the RNC turned me off. Just as many attacks as Biden's, but absolutely none of the class. <BR/><BR/>And just like that, I'm back to being a cynic.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the wall of text... I guess a week's worth of frustration just kind of built up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-73346147958827076422008-09-05T10:20:00.000-07:002008-09-05T10:20:00.000-07:00can you believe the media's pussing out on coverin...can you believe the media's pussing out on covering Sarah Palin's bullshit? I've completely lost faith in the media this election cycle. Cable news pundits are possibly the worst thing to happen to American politics since prohibition.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396364444601827698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-54946817829577423642008-09-04T22:56:00.000-07:002008-09-04T22:56:00.000-07:00Having said all of that, thanks for watching and e...Having said all of that, thanks for watching and enjoying the show! Hope we can passionately disagree without hard feelings on either side.Lonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-42258649481326359172008-09-04T22:53:00.000-07:002008-09-04T22:53:00.000-07:00So, yeah, things started improving in Anbar before...So, yeah, things started improving in Anbar before the surge even started (it's true...look it up...) How's that, do we win? What did we win? Aren't things all better there now, with a working military and police force and government? Oh, no? Why, it's almost as if we didn't win at all, because there's no winning this thing, and we're just trying to paint a limited success in one area as some kind of "victory"!<BR/><BR/>Also, you and Brian are both way way way way way too trusting. John McCain was right there by Bush's side for the past 8 years. For six of those years, McCain's party controlled both the executive and legislative branches of government. Surely he could have been improving things during all that time, if they were so bad, right? <BR/><BR/>I mean, RIGHT? He's probably the GOP's most well-known and liked Senator. If he couldn't make things happen for the past 8 years with all that going for him, why should we entrust him with the presidency again?<BR/><BR/>It's just a nonsensical case! I'm sorry, but it is. I'm not anti-conservatism, per se, though it's not really my personal inclination. But this party you guys are backing, and these people you want to KEEP IN POWER (yeah, keep in power, not remove and replace), they don't want to change this stuff too much. They kind of like thing the way they are, as long as they get to keep their jobs or move up.Lonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-57201943971759514432008-09-04T22:16:00.000-07:002008-09-04T22:16:00.000-07:00I concur with Brian (Post 1). McCain is trying to...I concur with Brian (Post 1). McCain is trying to be an anti-corruption candidate. That's what he means by change. The McCain - Feingold bill was an attempt to remove corruption from the campaign process. He chose a VP he thinks will help remove corruption.<BR/><BR/>As far as "Unwinable war" goes, do a search on "Anbar province".<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work on Mahalo daily and SMile :) :P :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-47655649130899572522008-09-04T21:23:00.000-07:002008-09-04T21:23:00.000-07:00I think you are missing the main point. John McCa...I think you are missing the main point. John McCain came clean and said that the Republican party went to Washington and instead of reforming it, they joined it. He took ownership that the Republican party has lost its way, and he intends to change it. <BR/><BR/>When is the last time you heard a politician admit his party had screwed things up? Sounds like straight talk to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com