Tuesday, June 03, 2008

McCain: Change we can believe in

Following a spirited introduction by Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA), John McCain gave a strong speech that appears to be an outline of his general election campaign strategy in Kenner, Louisiana.

Here's some of what he said:

Americans ought to be concerned about the judgment of a presidential candidate (Barack Obama) who says he's ready to talk, in person and without conditions, with tyrants from Havana to Pyongyang, but hasn't traveled to Iraq to meet with General (David) Petraeus, and see for himself the progress he threatens to reverse.

Roughly a dozen times or so, the Arizona senator denigrated Obama's "Change we can believe in." While running through Obama's positions on a variety of issues, McCain stated, "That's not change we can believe in."

Louisiana was an interesting choice of this McCain speech. Clearly one of the lowlights of President Bush's seven and a half years in office was the mishandling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005.

McCain's first term won't be George W. Bush's third term is the message that the campaign is sending. Despite Obama's claims to the contrary.

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:23 AM

    Someone will have to do an outstanding job in handling a disaster equal to or larger than Katrina before anyone can truly say GWB mishandled the hurricane. Funny how someone pisses up a tree and everyone tries to imitate them. I'm 68 and remember a lot of disasters and none have been handled better, some worse but no one can identify the person who handled one better. Listening to, reading, and watching the Lame Stream Media (a more stupid group never assembled) has put BDS on a fast track. I suspect a larger disaster is coming so be ready, only God will be able to do a better job, and he's not here.
    Firefighter

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  2. pathickey8:52 AM

    Congressman Harold Ford, Jr will be the hope of the Democratic Party and the 1st Black Smerican President in 2012.

    http://hickeysite.blogspot.com/2008/06/john-mccain-harold-ford-got-it-right.html

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  3. Anonymous2:15 PM

    I won't go so far as to say Bush did a good job during Katrina, but I will say that the Federal response would have been better had the local and state authorities done their job, properly.

    Democrats both, I might add.

    I mean, it's tough to restore order in a city when the police are either leaving their posts or looting a Wal-Mart.

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