Posted by
Tim Blessing on Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:25:40 PM
McCain and the Republicans
McCain has effectively won the nomination for the Republican Party.
The first step is to repair the damage done to the Republican Party.
The second step is to organize a campaign team that could serve as a nucleus for an administration.
The third step is to make contact with rich people who will provide the initial stimilus of money.
The fourth step is to get contributor lists from other candidates, the RNC, NRCC, NRSCC, and state/local repulican organizations so as to reach the activists and the people in the networks.
The fifth step is to set a campaign strategy that saturates key states that are on the margins like Ohio, Michigan, ILLinois, Wisonsin, Florida, and Virginia.
The fifth step is reinforce those states that are sure to vote for McCain so there is no slippage.
Hillary and the Democrats
My impression is that Obama has plateau as a candidate.
He has made racism less of an issue, but he doesn't have all the right credentials for the job.
Young people and other new voters think he can change the world.
Unfortunately, the election of a President is one cog in the machine and yes it is the most important cog in the machine.
Can he pass legislation on his own? No.
Can he order the courts around on his own? No.
Can he promise the moon and deliver? No.
Can he deal with ambassadors? No.
Can he deal with leaders in Europe, Russia, China, Japan, Canada, Latin America, and Africa? No.
Does he have an agenda? Yes, but I haven't seen the details of these laws he want's to pass.
Has he participated in a debate on the Senate Floor? I don't know because I don't watch C-Span 2.
Will he go on the Oreilly Factor? No, because he couldn't stand the pressure.
Will he go on Countdown with Keith Olberman? No, because he won't get a free pass.
Being a likeable individual is no grounds for basing your entire vote on a candidate.
Lyndon Johnsom was a brilliant Senate Floor Leader, but an amateur when it came to foreign policy.
Obama is a nice guy, but he has no experience, no real substance, and no real record to run on.
Hillary's Response
If Hillary want's to undercut Obama then the motto of her record could be: peace, prosperity, and progress.
That effectively neutralize's Obama argument of change.
In the 1988 Democrat Convention, Democrat Speechifiers said Where was George?
In 1984, Mondale said, Where's the beef?
In 1992, it was putting people first.
In 1996, it was building a bridge to the 21st Century.
In 1980, it was a combination of things: I paid for this Microphone Mr. Breen, There you go again.
What's needed is an effective counter attack to Obama's rhetoric of change.