Friday, May 30, 2008
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Pitty for Scott, Advice for McCain ...
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
5:05 PM
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Two must-read's up on the WSJ ...
... First, Peggy Noonan (sort of) takes it easy on Scott McClellan. She is, at least, somewhat sympathetic to him -- which makes her a member of a very elite group. Here's the money quote:
"When I finished the book I came out not admiring Mr. McClellan or liking him but, in terms of the larger arguments, believing him." ... Second, Kimberley Strassel has terrific advice for John McCain. Here's an excerpt:
"With Congress's approval rating at record lows, the time is ripe for a slam campaign. Barack Obama won't do it, since his Democratic colleagues are running the joint. But it's a huge opportunity for Mr. McCain, who could play Congress's failings off his promises for reform. Even as Republicans sagely warn their nominee to distance himself from the president, they're beginning to see that his more productive option might just be to throw them – and Congressional Democrats – under the Straight Talk bus.
Mr. McCain could take encouragement from history. Harry Truman managed a 1948 victory by trashing the "Do Nothing Congress." Upstart Barry Goldwater in 1952 told Arizonans that Majority Leader Ernest McFarland represented the mess in Washington, and snatched the Democrat's seat. Tom Daschle followed McFarland, after being pilloried for turning the Senate into a dead zone."
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Arent we discussing John "Charles Keating" McCain and Barack "Rev ____ Pick one" Obama here?
Either one as President..... and Pasadena Phil's ocean liner sails. |
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"Second, Kimberley Strassel has terrific advice for John McCain"... Man oh man..... Bash Congress, and win the White House..... and all of us citizens will live happily ever after with President McCain.
LOL LOL
I like Pasdena Phil's Titanic reference. |
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"Even as Republicans sagely warn their nominee to distance himself from the president,..."
Which Republicans is that? The President is still pretty popular around these parts. A lot more popular than John McCain. One thing we do disagree with the President on is support for John McCain. And his BS Express. |
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Reform is a positive agenda. McCain has a record as a bi-partisan reformer, while all Obama has is the vague, empty, over-used promise of "change".
Obama's congress loves the out-of-control special interests and earmarks that are well represented in the corporate-welfare farm bill.
McCain, of course, famously loathes this type of Washington scam, prompting him to courageously vote against it.
With approval ratings for congress consistently 10-12 points lower than for the President, the country is in the mood for some Straight-Talk. |
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It's John McCain!!! Who is HE to criticize a "do nothing" Congress he was part of and was the agent of liberal victories every time they actually did something? The problem is McCain! He is not a Republican and he is not a conservative. That can be fixed at the convention but won't. Once the Titanic sails, it's all over. |
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Slam Pelosi and Reid and remind everyone who will have President Barack's back if he wins. The more McCain distances himself from congress the better. You can be President and still act like a member of congress. McCain needs to poke them in the eyes everychance he gets.
Inspired by a post by a blogger who posts here all the time, McCain needs to be the Moe to their Curley and Larry. |
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"But it's a huge opportunity for Mr. McCain, who could play Congress's failings off his promises for reform."
Aversion to honest discussion is a Republican mantra.
Bring on the debate about congress and we will simply point out the massive abuse of the Senate Republicans using the filibuster a record number of times in just the first year of their term.
It's despicable coming from these same jerks who threatened the nuclear option when the democratic party used it with far less frequency. Many of the filibustered bills were aimed at helping Vets and the middle class. When the Republicans held congress every single bill brought up by them had direct benefits for corporations and their donors but you couldn't find one that directly benefited the average American.
BRING IT ON! |
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