Posted by
Tim Blessing on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:13:03 PM
Soundbite politics has been around a long time.
They can make or break a politician.
In McCain's case, this 100 year Iraq sound bite may be meaningless to him, but to the general public tired of war it can be considered lethal to McCain's prospects.
If something is repeated a 100 times to the public it become's fact without a counterattack.
If I was McCain dealing with this issue I would dodge and parry, which he is doing right now with no noticeable effect.
I would start my own soundbite campaign along the lines of this where Obama is concerned: Big Taxer, Big Spender, and Weak on Defense. No democrat has been able to totally refute those charges.
Experience in Defense.
Experience in Economics.
Experience in family issues.
If I was McCain and really wanted to refute this Iraq charge. I would go to the Christopher Reeve Superman Movies and their introduction music and watch the credits fly by.
An excellent backdrop for a candidate like McCain