Enough About McCain’s ‘Graciousness’ — It’s the Reason He Lost
McCain made just about the best speech of his campaign when he conceded. That’s why everyone is telling you that but apparently the fact that your candidate can make a gracious and compelling speech sends you into paroxysms of anger and denial. The fact is McCain and his surrogates threw just about everything they could at Obama including good old Jeremiah, I was watching the ads every night, and none of it stuck. Why? Easy. Most middle of the road people didn’t think Obama’s passing acquaintance with Ayer or the fact that he had a pastor that was about as nutty as Palin’s was particularly important. They wouldn’t have thought so in the best of times and in middle of the biggest financial crisis since the depression it seemed doubly so. Secondly, they liked Obama, they thought he was a nice guy. In fact they thought he was a nicer guy than McCain. The consequence was the more dirt got thrown at him the more his approvals went up. Despite the complete failure of this slash and burn strategy there are obviously many in the GOP to maintain a policy of max attack and obstruction. To such I can only say you are courting disaster. This guy is an outstanding political talent and violently phrased obstruction is going to play right into his hands. Remember Gingrich and the govt shutdown. It’s time to start growing up Ms Shiver.
