Monday, September 8, 2008

McCain and Change?

I have to address this, is John McCain, a person that I have admired in the past and thought would have been a good presidential nominee in 2000 actually stating that his ticket is advocating change? Is change agreeing and siding with President Bush 90 percent of the time? I think not. Now I will be the first person to say that John McCain is a great American who served his country with valor and honor like no other, but I think he is delirious on this one.

First, why did he Pick Governor Palin for his VP? Was it because of her great experience and years in politics, wait, no she has less experience than Obama. But no matter how much experience a person claims to have will never be enough to step in the oval office on the first day and know exactly how to solve every single problem. Experience can't hurt, but I believe that if you have a person who has the initiative and shows promise of what he or she can do in the future, as opposed to living in the past, then you have the formula for success. 

Now to get back to the topic, why did he pick Palin? It was for the BUZZ, of which Senator McCain did not have very much of. She was a good pick for that factor, but wait until she starts answering the tough questions and defending her record or lack there of. 

Can you really blame John McCain for copying Obama's slogan? After all he sided with Bush and was technically a mini Bush 90 percent of the time, now I guess in a weird way, he has tried to be a mini Obama 100 percent of the time. The key is to differentiate yourself from your rival.

We need a President who can stick to what he believes in and does not cherry pick and just go with the status quo.


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