McCain: A National Nightmare

Every four years Americans must decide who their President will be and who will be the leader of the free world. Campaigns are important because candidates tell us what they will do if elected. They in essence sell themselves. Typically, they put on their best face. Remember in 2000, George Bush the compassionate Conservative. Boy, were we in for a surprise!!!

This year, we are really getting to know about John McCain and what he would be like as President. First, the Sarah Palin pick was a total insult to the American people. This woman is not qualified to be vice president. Yet McCain chose her because he needed to energize the conservative base of the Republican Party and as a result energize the right wing 527 funding machines. So while his campaign is entitled "Country First", the Palin selection tells us that its "Winning First" because if he was looking out for the country he never would have selected Palin.

His sheilding of Palin from the media and his refusal to answer media questions show his contempt for us, the American people. How else are we to learn about his plans for our future and his vice presidential candidate's views on the issues of the day. Yet, he basically is telling us we only need to know what he wants us to know.

Yesterday, John McCain announces he's suspending his campaign and going to Washington to solve our economic problem. And by the way he's not going to the debate on Friday. Talk about being disingenious!! The truth of the matter is that McCain has had Paulson's proposal since last Thursday and on a Cleveland television station admitted that he had not read the proposal. Are you kidding me!!!! The guy who has contributed to the deregulation of the banking industry and Wall Street is going to save the day!!!! He's so concerned that he hadn't read the Treasury Secretary's proposal???? The real reason for the theatrics is because McCain wants to push back the debate so as to wipe out the Vice Presidential debate on October 2. He knows that you can put a lipstick on a pig but its still a pig!!!!!

The 26 year veteran, who campaigned on experience throughout the primaries, now is the candidate of change. The candidate who has voted with Bush 90% of the time is now the candidate of change????? The candidate who's campaign staff is loaded with lobbyists, including his campaign manager who has been receiving a monthly check for $15,000 from Fannie Mae, is now the candidate of change?????

So what does this all tell us??? It tells us that a McCain presidency will be hostile to the media. It will continue the good old boy lobbyist network. It will continue deregulation, including the health insurance industry. It will continue the culture of corruption and the politics of destruction. It will tell the American people only what they want the American people to know as opposed to the unvarnished truth. It tells us that a McCain presidency will say and do whatever it needs to in order to push its agenda regardless of the truth. It tells us that for another four years we will have a President who makes decisions with his gut. The McCain campaign tells us that McCain does not have the temperment to be President. A McCain presidency will continue the national nightmare that started in 2000.

Let's end the nightmare. Let's restore the American dream. Let's vote for a President who will inspire us to be the best we can be as a nation. Let's make sure that we elect Barack Obama!!!!