by FOXNews.com
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
(sorry the link is to faux-spews - but it was the only place I place I could find his entire speech this morning....)
My first impressions of McCain's Speech on the General Election Race:
The image of Professor Umbridge standing in the great hall and giving a speech to students popped into my head. (Sadly I failed in my attempts of the "Ridiculous" spell and picturing McCain in a pink dress surrounded by kitten plates or McCain isn't just a boggart)
Professor Umbridge, notes she is not in favour of change for change’s sake, but that some changes will result in a “new era of effectiveness, and accountability" (And what's up with his grinning and chuckling? seemed forced. If it was more of a giggle then I would say he was Umbridge in drag.)
McCain is "framing" the debate as "right change" and "wrong change". He agrees that change is needed, yet the "changes" he proposes are the same bush policies in a new package design.
He talks about taxcuts and deregulation. We've had that and the "trickle" that was suppose to come down as a result of this hasn't trickle down, instead we've been "tinkled on".
Regarding his view of "government" I was waiting for him to repeat Reagan's line about "...I'm from the government and here to help you..."
He's also trying to repackage himself as the "maverick" he may have once been and ignore his compliance with the bush policies. Maybe we need to ask "who is the real mccain?".
McCain brushed off "special interests" as "This is the game Washington plays. Both parties play it, as do the special interests that support each side."
Overall, his "talking points" are all tied to one theme "keeping america safe", booga booga.
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