[Full disclosure: I'm an independent, and I sent $25 to both candidates' campaigns back in primary season. This is adapted from feedback sent to the Obama campaign, via email survey. Because that's going to /dev/null, I've reposted it here. :D] I think it's a waste of time to attack either one of Sen. McCain or Gov. Palin, or to cast events as a function of either member of that ticket. It's even more pointless than attacking President Bush as being responsible for his party, when it's been clear since 2000 that he's just a placeholder. One of the actual targets should be the religion-centric "conservatives" ("The Faction", below), whose control of the GOP clearly illustrates both the situation at hand, and the most striking difference between the two tickets. As mentioned in an earlier post, the GOP is running a tarbaby, a type of trap, as an endgame. As illustrated by the 'lipstick' episode, this trap will latch on to the slightest touch. So, if you're going to target anyone, target the trap-makers, not the trap. Otherwise, take advantage of the opportunity to talk about governing the country in a substantive way. Another target would be the deposed faction(s) within your own party, who would seek to scotch yet another presidential election in hopes of eventually inheiriting an election. You might want to remind voters that flying is not best accomplished by missing the ground, as party doctrine seems to dictate. Supporting this: Both Senators Obama and McCain ran counter to their parties' controlling interests by securing nominations; only Sen. Obama continued the trend, by selecting a running mate with foreign policy experience and perspective beyond "Peace Now." In contrast, Sen. McCain was unable to move the Republican Party from The Faction, and ended up having to select a Faction placeholder, most likely as part of a deal ("with the Devil", as the ad should say). That selection, and more notably, the circumstances before and after, illustrate that "religious conservatives" (and to a lesser extent, "pro-business conservatives") don't respect McCain. By extension, these factions disrespect both the U.S., and its founding principles. |
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