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And his team of economic advisers is similar to Clinton's, and I thought they were pretty good, considering my original fears about a leftward shift. |
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I attended an event a while back with Obama's general counsel. He told me a story about when Obama was first elected to office as a Senator. Obama was interested in gun control, so he invited the typical liberal groups to his office for a meeting (Brady Center, etc.). Before Obama arrived, representatives from the NRA entered the room and sat down. All parties seemed upset at the presence of the other groups and wondered aloud why the others were present. Obama finally arrived, and one of the liberals who had been invited asked Obama for a moment in private. They spoke for a few minutes and finally came back in, with the liberal looking upset but resigned to participate in the meeting. Obama's GC later asked him what they spoke about. Obama told him that the liberal threatened to leave unless the NRA left. Obama told him that he would view that as an admission that the NRA had superior arguments and that the liberal was afraid of a debate. Everyone stayed. |
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Good sir, I tee it up for you and all you can do is express incredulity? Disregarding, for the nonce, the downside risk of Obama and a Democratic congress (which I've conceded may be substantial), what is the most compelling argument you can offer for electing John McCain? Seriously, I'm sure there are some, but all I've heard are anti-Obama screeds. Why is John McCain a great candidate?
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Ok, I'm sorry but that screamed out for a smart-ass reply. I hope this sort of thing is true. I'll admit his move toward the center after his primary campaign has been swift and sudden to say the least. Until I see him in action, off the election trail, just color me skeptical. As has been discussed here before, he won't be the worst thing that ever happened to this country (that'd be Taft) but it also remains to be seen whether he'll be, as his admirers proclaim, the best.
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A few reasons off the top of my head for McCain: - Credible on national security in the face of further Islamic extremism, America engaged in two wars, and a potentially nuclear armed Iran - Promises SCOTUS nominees in the mold of Roberts and Alito - Make Bush personal tax cuts permanent, cut corporate tax rate - Hawkish against government spending, particularly earmarking and pork barrel Now you may like or dislike those positions, but it's hard to find them uncompelling. Charles Krauthammer made his endorsement of McCain quite convincing last week. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...302867_pf.html
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Second, it could also be a publicity stunt. One lone voice may achieve nothing, especially if he or she is not respected and liked by Obama. I'm skeptical of politics in general as you might have derived by now.
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I'm not suggesting he's centrist, just that he's moved toward the center. His stated platform is nowhere near as left as what it was when he was trying to win the nomination.
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