That's really gonna to shake things up, ya think? You betcha.
Or maybe not, because in fact it was the Obama campaign that gleefully sent out a press notice about it. And here's what Obama told people in Colorado:
I'd like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it. That endorsement didn't come easy. Senator McCain had to vote 90 percent of the time with George Bush and Dick Cheney to get it. He served as Washington's biggest cheerleader for going to war in Iraq, and supports economic policies that are no different from the last eight years. So Senator McCain worked hard to get Dick Cheney's support.But here's my question for you, Colorado: do you think Dick Cheney is delighted to support John McCain because he thinks John McCain's going to bring change? Do you think John McCain and Dick Cheney have been talking about how to shake things up, and get rid of the lobbyists and the old boys club in Washington? . . .
So George Bush may be in an undisclosed location, but Dick Cheney's out there on the campaign trail because he'd be delighted to pass the baton to John McCain. He knows that with John McCain you get a twofer: George Bush's economic policy and Dick Cheney's foreign policy – but that's a risk we cannot afford to take.
With 85% of people saying the country is on the wrong track, and with even George Bush aware enough that he needs to lay low this week to avoid negative publicity for McCain, what possessed them to roll out his endorsement now? Here's a clue: they did it on a Saturday, which is the time you usually try to bury something that has to come out, but you'd rather it didn't.
So I'm guessing that it was not a prized tactical coup but that they had held Cheney off as long as they could. I suppose, if the VP really really wants to endorse you, it's sort of hard to say no.
Somehow I don't think this is going to be the November surprise that turns things around. Or maybe it's only a Halloween joke that arrived a little late?
Ralph
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The dynamic duo really has been absent for the campaign at a level I don't recall ever seeing. I suppose Cheney feels so self important that he can't imagine that we don't want to hear from him.
I was thinking today, the fact that John Mcain is still part of a tight race says something, given the abysmal Bush/Cheney record. Either they have been extremely effective in distancing McCain from the current Administration, or Obama's african-american heritage is a hard thing to overcome, or this is a very conservative [and gullible] country.
Or all of the above?
My theory is that there is a racial effect and that it is already showing up in the smaller lead than he should have, given all the factors. I'm hoping it's that and that we won't see a Bradley effect on top of that.
But Obama has been right to try to pile up as big a lead as he possibly can -- so even with racial slippage and voter suppression and outright stealing votes, he might still have enough to come out ahead.
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