Experienced McCain best hope to fix America’s troubles
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Editorial
Published: October 28, 2008
The problems facing this nation are complex. While all presidential elections have historical importance, what happens over the next four years will dramatically shape the future of this nation.
From foreign policy to a faltering economy, from pressing issues of our health care system, from Social Security to Medicare, it’s hard to point to one topic that truly is the most pressing problem. They are all huge and the next four years will have long-lasting ramifications for this nation.
The challenges facing our nation are daunting.
Barack Obama has proven to be a tremendous leader, is very charismatic and has shown an ability to rally a large group of people toward a common purpose. That is a skill that is desperately needed at a time like this.
John McCain has proven to be not as charismatic, and a stump speech is not his strong suit. He does not inspire like Obama.
What he does have is a proven ability to look across party lines and has a proven conviction to put aside partisan politics for the common good of this nation. He has the experience Obama lacks and now is not the right time for on-the-job training.
Obama’s experience in Washington is limited. One term in the Senate. That’s it.
Obama spent a majority of that term campaigning for a higher office.
The problems we face are far too great to entrust this nation to a man, despite his charisma, who has not been on a world stage prior to this campaign. McCain has the experience to deal with an emerging Russia, obstinate Iran and competing political party.
If we were choosing a president based upon vice president selections, then the Obama-Biden ticket would win hands down. Certainly, McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin gives one reason to pause because it’s evidence he did so for political gain and not for picking the person he felt was best suited to succeed him in the Oval Office. But we’re not picking a vice president.
One thing this country can’t stomach is another four years of George W. Bush politics, so we understand the appeal of the Obama-Biden ticket.
But McCain’s comment during the debates rang true: Obama is not running against Bush.
We endorse John McCain for president.
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Posted by ( getreal ) on October 31, 2008 at 4:02 am
The paper used the wrong tense when discussing McCain reaching across party lines. It should have used the past tense. Most folks running for president move to the center during the general election. McCain (for whatever reason) moved to the right, costing him many of the independent and moderate voters that he needs to win. Lefty liberals and whack-o conservatives don’t decide elections. The sane middle of the road people do. McCain should be ahead of Obama by double digits but he totally blew it by moving so far to the right to appeal to his party’s base. This was the Republican’s chance to take the party back from the ultra-religious conservatives who hijacked it years ago. But, McCain folded to their pressure so now we’ll be stuck with President Obama. When will the Republicans spin off the religious whackos into their own party? If these religious zealots think they’re so powerful, then please go form your own party. There aren’t enough of you to ever win an election. You cling to the Republicans because you know it’s your only chance to ever have a seat at the table. A return to a Republican party who truly believes in states’ rights (unlike the whole Terry Schiavo fiasco), fiscal responsibility (unlike the ones who’ve put us into massive debt), and working across the aisle (Reagan and Tip O’Neill or Schwarzenegger as a modern day example) would be unstoppable.
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Posted by ( samtheman ) on October 29, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Much like Alabama, the OA News remains mired in a past that doesn’t exist any longer. While the paper meekly attempts to justify its decision for McCain, there is no denying that a majority of Americans WANT change - not the same old good ole’ boy philosophy that dominates the south.
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