What McCain went through was horrible, and no one should have to go through it. It was moving last night when he spoke about 'they broke me'. And I think everyone knows what that means. Rape, often gang rape, is a common aspect of torture. How anyone comes back from that is beyond me. The fact he did is a testament to his inner strength, and stubborn refusal to give in, and in that regards it's relevant to the election.
But it's certainly less important than what he thinks. And you're right, he ceased to be a maverick once the race started. He ceased to be a maverick when he let the Rovian approach to elections take over his campaign. Lies, lies, lies, distortions, name-calling. This is the exact sort of divisiveness Bush engaged in - and it was interesting to note Bush speech writers wrote both McCain's and Palin's speeches. (I guess the fact Obama is intelligent enough to write his own speeches doesn't count?)
If he were to get elected, is there anyone with half a brain who actually thinks this sort of attitude will help McCain get anything passed by a Democratic Congress? Palin doesn't seem to realize she can't just 'fire' all the Senators if they don't do her bidding. DC isn't some small podunk town. I guess she'll be too busy at the Library of Congress anyways, looking for books that need to be banned.
You know - to jump to another thought - everyone laughed at her line about the difference between a pit bull and a hockey Mom is 'lipstick'. That's a great image Sarah has of women, isn't it? A dog bred to kill, a dog of limited initelligence, a dog that is good at one think only, attacking others of its kind. What a vision of womanhood she not only proposes, but revels in. What century is her brain in?
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First off, what are you doing up at 5:45 am blogging? Go back to bed, man!
Actually, Staffordshire Bull Terriers (Pit Bulls to you non-dog people) are quite intelligent and easily trained. Unfortunately for them, they have been bred to enhance their aggressive tendencies (originally for bull-baiting), and many people have trained them to be indiscriminate fighters. And many have been mistreated. Any animal can be made mean if you mistreat it.
Which brings me to John McCain. He is indulging in this behavior because it works. It worked on him. Bush pummeled him in South Carolina in 2000. Kerry was Swift-boated in the last election. And Bush managed to gum up the works in DC for 8 years using the same tactics. It all worked. So, like many abusive people, he learned what he was taught.
Don’t count on the Democratic Congress. They have wimped out since gaining their majority and accomplished (or even attempted) very little. The slim margin scared them. It would take a huge turnout of Repub incumbents to give them the confidence to do anything. Sigh.
Not to completely dismiss Palin, but I think her appeal to the base conservatives in the Repubs will be canceled by her scaring the hell out of a number of Dems and inducing them into voting. Since I am female, I don’t feel the emasculation that was referred to in a previous post, but Palin’s speech did remind me of high school. I got a clear image of the jocks making fun of the nerds who studied and got good grades. The smart-aleck comments of a 16-year-old maturity.
I was a Hillary supporter, but I’ll feel much better voting for Obama in November. I suspect McCain’s strategy to win over the PUMAs will largely fail.
I wish I could go back to bed - I have to get my son to school. His bus comes at 6:15.
Thanks for your intelligent comments. The 3 posts so far are way better than anything me or Ralph have written - it's great.
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