CURTAIN CALL FOR McCAIN - Just a Minute for Friday 9-05-08

Howdy again… IT’S FRIDAY – and none too soon!

 

Only 60 days to go and we think (in the absence of another Florida hanging chad debacle) we’ll cast our votes in the only polls that count, and find out who wins the race for the 43^rd President of the United States.  We had the longest primary race in American history – which leaves us time for the *shortest* race between the nomination process and the actual election. In my view we need to do some *serious* revising of this mess to avoid another marathon like this one – with a sprint to the finish. It’s the political Olympics all over again.

 

We awake today with what most observers believe to be a brand new contest. You’ve seen it written all over the place in the middle of last year John McCain’s contest was – in the judgment of most political pundits – found dead by the side of the road. For they had already crowned Lady Hillary as the next nominee and were setting about to name her Cabinet.

 

But the Lord intervened – it appears – on his behalf, and his ‘dead’ campaign, revived, got up and started running again. Then through the Spring and early Summer ennui set in compounded by malaise and the campaign dragged. Obama, who had pledged originally to stick to public financing of the presidential race – having had some considerable success at fund raising through the Internet and via special interest groups, decided to break his promise and go with the greater numbers of dollars available from private sources. This had gone on for about 19 months.

 

The selection of Sarah Palin – Governor of Alaska – and a certified pro-life, Christian conservative reformer was a natural for “Maverick” McCain – and the rest, except for this chapter which you and I and the rest of the electorate are currently writing – as they -- say is history.

 

Aren’t you excited to be a part of it?

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

 

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“JUST A MINUTE”

CURTAIN CALL FOR McCain

Just A Minute – Another week of conventions comes to an end – thankfully. And a lot of water is over the dam.

Consensus seems to be liberal commentators have done a great job of irritating both conservative Republicans AND many Hillary supporters by their attacks on Sarah Palin. Sampling liberal blogs and CNN, I saw several self identified moderates who’d been leaning towards Obama now in the McCain-Palin column. The culture war may claim its first victim in Barack Obama.

First rule when you find yourself in a hole – “Stop Digging” – but that seems to have gone wanting in St. Paul -- Mrs. Palin not only eased fears but injected excitement in conservative Republicans while giving Democrats a reason to worry. So – should they maintain the attack or change the subject?

          My take is, it’s like Bre’r Rabbit’s plea to Bre’r Fox… only it’s “Please keep on attacking Governor Palin.” It’s still 60 days to go to November 4^th… but the caissons are rolling along.

<> I’m Jack Buttram

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