Here's what McCain SHOULD hammer on, what I call "The Litany":
Senator Obama was given the opportunity to attend the prestigious Occidental College in Southern California, and he dropped out.
He was accepted to the prestigious Columbia University in New York, and we don't know what he accomplished because he refuses to disclose his transcripts.
He went to Chicago to become a community organizer and quit because, in his own words, "I wasn't accomplishing anything."
He was then accepted to the very prestigious Harvard Law School. We don't know what he accomplished there because he refuses to release his transcripts.
He was then named Editor-in-Chief for the Harvard Law Review, the most renowned law review in the country, and didn't write a single article.
He was then accepted to the post of Senior Lecturer at the prestigious University of Chicago. There again, he didn't write a single article.
As board member of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, he was responsible for disbursing over $100 million to improve Chicago's public schools. By the projects own admission, the money accomplished nothing.
As Illinois State Senator, he voted present 194 times and didn't have a single note-worthy piece of legislation to his name.
As US Senator, he hasn't once called a meeting of the one commission that he chairs.
When forced to take a postion, Senator Obama has consistantly chosen the wrong one.
When given a chance to vote to save infants born alive after an abortion, he voted against it.
When given the chance to take money from the "Bridge to Nowhere" and give it the victims of Katrina, he voted against it.
When given a chance to vote for the successful surge in Iraq, he voted against it.
When given the chance to condemn Russia's invasion of Georgia, he chose not to.
When given the chance to take a stand on the economic crisis currently facing us, he chose to "wait and see". "Call me if you need me." He said.
Never in the history of our Republic has a candidate for President been given so many opportunities and accomplished so little with them.
Do you really believe that if given the opportunity to lead this great nation he will all of the sudden start doing better?
You can vote for hope, and you can vote for change, but you can't simply hope for change.
That’s a good litany.
Great post—both Steyn’s article and your own comments.
McCain was only six when Czogolsz killed President McKinley. But I doubt he'd let the guy host a fundraiser for him.
Great line by Steyn.
Are you the author of the text in post #1? If so, hat tip to you for a very well done litany. If not, thank you for posting it. It’s excellent.
“He was then accepted to the post of Senior Lecturer at the prestigious University of Chicago. There again, he didn’t write a single article.”
I haven’t had the time to follow this up ... but I have wondered if the reason Barry went into politics was because he couldn’t get any academic papers accepted to journals? My husband has a Ph.D. and teaches at a university, and it is VERY MUCH “publish or perish.” Professors on the tenure track who can’t get anything published are “disinvited” to return. Is that Barry’s real problem, that he couldn’t get anything published? Is that why he won’t release those records? Was he “disinvited” to return? I wouldn’t be a bit surprised.
I would add the following to your excellent litany:
When given the chance to clear up any doubts about his Constitutional eligibility to be President and have a lawsuit tossed as a result, he chose instead to not reveal his birth certificate and filed to have the lawsuit dismissed for lack of standing.
Excellent... Do you mind if I copy, (quoting you of course)?
Well done, sir.
Burning witches is so passe. Now we burn conservatives and members of the “establishment”.