Posted on 10/23/2008 1:16:17 AM PDT by FocusNexus
The race has tightened slightly in recent days to an average Obama lead of 6.8 points yesterday. And there are a few things bending toward Mr. McCain. The emergence of "Joe the Plumber" and the likelihood of an agreement with Iraq on a continued U.S. troop presence are two of them. Both are opportunities for Mr. McCain to contrast himself against Mr. Obama.
... Mr. McCain might gain by arguing that in this time of consequence for America's economy and security he has been right and Mr. Obama demonstrably wrong on the biggest issues facing the country.
Mr. McCain's economic argument is simple: Raising taxes on small businesses in the face of recession will deepen and prolong the downturn. Taxing Joe the Plumber and other entrepreneurs to pay for what the National Taxpayers Union says are Mr. Obama's $293 billion-a-year new spending plans is an expense the nation cannot afford. Mr. Obama's tax-and-spend prescription will cause the economic fever to spike, not recede.
On national security, America is close to a bilateral agreement with Iraq that will continue sending U.S. troops home based on success -- the result of the surge that Mr. McCain strongly advocated and Mr. Obama fiercely opposed. Should we elect someone so wrong about a strategy vital for success in what Osama bin Laden calls the central front in the war on terror?
Beyond that, Mr. McCain should also use vivid imagery to highlight concerns about the freshman Illinois senator. There are plenty of warning signs about Mr. Obama we ignore at our peril. Mr. McCain needs to explain what they are.
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I hope McCain listens to Karl Rove.
Why didn’t McCain run against the most corrupt Congress in history?
If it works good. But not for long. There are more taxtakers than taxpayers.
You’re right. I’m furious at the lack of taking on the DEMONRAT CONTROLLED CONGRESS. It is important they remind people that they control it with Pelosi and Reid and do they really want that bunch controlling all of government? We are talking super-majority here and with all their socialist plans we will not be the same and cannot afford just 4 yrs of these people.
Unfortunately, you’re right. Mccain threw away one of his best cards and I can’t understand why. It is rather telling, though about how he might deal with this congress as POTUS.
He’s likely to be a Democrat appeaser, which will result in America moving slowly to the left, as opposed to Hussein taking us on the fast track.
“we are talking super-majority here and with all their socialist plans we will not be the same and cannot afford just 4 yrs of these people.”
an older, wise woman recently said that the reason republicans are not taking on the demonrat-controlled congress is that they are feeding from the same trough.
how disappointing and demoralizing if true.
IMHO
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