McCain's new stump speech
We're being told McCain will unveil a new stump speech this week. Two key lines have emerged. First:
"My friends, we've got them just where we want them."
Is there anyone in the country--heck, is there anyone in his own campaign--that truly believes this?
The second line that is being circulated is this:
"What America needs in this hour is a fighter; someone who puts all his cards on the table and trusts the judgment of the American people. I come from a long line of McCains who believed that to love America is to fight for her. I have fought for you most of my life. There are other ways to love this country, but I've never been the kind to do it from the sidelines."
There is an almost uncomfortably pathetic tone to these words from McCain. He might as well be saying, "Look, I admit that I don't have any plans to move the country forward, but vote for me--please--because I fought for you."
In his book, McCain admits to wanting the presidency as a matter of ambition. He sees it as "the prize."
Screw the rest of you--he wants the prize above all else. Once he's in the White House, the rest will all somehow magically work itself out.
Sorry, Johnny. That's just not good enough. You may have fought for us (like the nearly 3 million others who fought in Vietnam), but the highest office in the land is not something that we "owe you" in gratitude.
We need answers. We need help. We don't see any sign of that coming from you.
Right where you want them? Puh-leeze.
"My friends, we've got them just where we want them."
Is there anyone in the country--heck, is there anyone in his own campaign--that truly believes this?
The second line that is being circulated is this:
"What America needs in this hour is a fighter; someone who puts all his cards on the table and trusts the judgment of the American people. I come from a long line of McCains who believed that to love America is to fight for her. I have fought for you most of my life. There are other ways to love this country, but I've never been the kind to do it from the sidelines."
There is an almost uncomfortably pathetic tone to these words from McCain. He might as well be saying, "Look, I admit that I don't have any plans to move the country forward, but vote for me--please--because I fought for you."
In his book, McCain admits to wanting the presidency as a matter of ambition. He sees it as "the prize."
Screw the rest of you--he wants the prize above all else. Once he's in the White House, the rest will all somehow magically work itself out.
Sorry, Johnny. That's just not good enough. You may have fought for us (like the nearly 3 million others who fought in Vietnam), but the highest office in the land is not something that we "owe you" in gratitude.
We need answers. We need help. We don't see any sign of that coming from you.
Right where you want them? Puh-leeze.
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