The obvious short answer seems to be no, but the way the Democratic and Republican nominee’s are campaigning is eerily similar. Bob Dole said out loud that he wouldn’t campaign on a “wedge issue.” He like John McCain looked disdainfully upon “gutter politics.” Bill Clinton had no such reservations. When Jack Kemp was selected as running mate a lot of fiscal conservatives cheered, until they watched him debate Al Gore, when the vice president made some condescending remark about Mr. Kemp being one of those rare good guys on the right (or words to that effect) Former HUD Secreatary Kemp actually thanked Gore for the insult and the election was pretty much over. Dick Morris said “McCain is sleepwalking through the campaign!” I agree. General Nuisance: aka Wesley Clark, says McCain’s service, getting shot down over Vietnam and being held prisoner for 5 years does NOT qualify him to be Commander In Chief. Barack Obama claims to condemn these remarks. (How big of him.) And he appears to be so good hearted and above it all. I only dabbled in the acting business but I can honestly say the only award this performance deserves is a “Razzie.” If you remember Dana Carvey on SNL playing Bush the father: can you say “Tri-an-gu-la-tion? Not gonna Dah-et!” I just threw that last part in, but it seems like Senator Obama has mastered the disingenuousness of his primary opponent’s husband: our former President.
Conservatives: Make Some Noise!
If Mitt Romney is at the top of the short list to be running mate, the only questions remaining are 1. Is John McCain smart enough to pick him?
2. If he does, will he take the cuffs off of him and let him do what he does best. Talk economics and numbers, and refute the mischaracterizations the left will throw at him and the man at the top of the ticket?
3. After the tepid performance we’ve seen from the Senator from Arizona is Romney even going to want the job or would he prefer to start work on 2012.
I’m afraid the latter is a distinct possibility. The only problem is the likelyhood of a time of prosperity coming on the heals of a Barack Obama presidency is ot something most conservatives want to take a chance on. After Jimmy Carter we got Ronald Reagan, but think about the fact that today thanks to Jimmy Carter we’re still stuck dealing with Iran. The times we live in are too dangerous for such a gamble. Remember there are two wings of the modern day Democratic Party. The left wing, and the extreme left left wing that’s so far left, Josef Stalin’s hair was blowing in the breeze as our modern day liberals were whizzing by him. In time of increasing gas prices, an improving (on some levels) but precarious situation in the middle east, a tax & spend, then tax them more, surrender first ask questions later policy from the executive branch of government. (Don’t EVEN get me started court nominations!) Well that’s a combination that I don’t think this nation can afford. (Attention Mitt, if he offers you the job, PLEASE take it.)