WithPalin, McKain Weds the Worst of America’s Past
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 09/08/08Palin an albatross for McKain?
McKain and his “smart” crowd have crowded out a failed sitting president. In trying to turn a new leaf, they seek to co-opt the Obama litany of change. On the other hand, with the governor of Alaska in their attack pack, they are stuck with something really “old”, an out-of-date right-wing factional extremist on “social” issues. I don’t think the Independent vote can stomach that crap—the Independent vote will decide this election.
If the Democrats have any brains left, or real courage, they will take Palin to the cleaners for her identification with a reactive and narrow faction representing the worst features of America’s past. They have a great opportunity to blunt and make nonsense of McKain’s in-authentic appeal to “change”. It’s something he clearly cannot claim with Palin on his team. With Palin he’s turning the clock back. But do the Dems have the intelligence, savoir faire, and courage—and just plain common sense honesty to make that argument and make it stick? I doubt it. They will as usual temporize, temporize, temporize on this and on foreign policy as well. And they will lose the election.
John Rensenbrink