The problem with that theory is we just witnessed John McCain’s SECOND failed national campaign.
Remember McCain ran a lousy campaign in 2000, and lost the primaries in that year as a direct result.
McCain then blamed ‘lobbyists’ and gave us Campaign Finance Reform.
McCain also blamed the NRA, and gave us the ‘gun show’ legislation.
McCain also blamed George W Bush, and voted against the ‘Bush’ tax cuts, because they were the ‘Bush’ tax cuts.
And McCain spent the seven years between losing the primaries and winning this years nomination by default (thanks again Mikey Huckabee’ attacking those he blamed the most for his ‘loss’ in 2000...Conservatives.
John McCain has never been an astute politician. He’s never been a Conservative, nor a Liberal for that matter. His political actions are not linked, nor derived, from any basic political philosophy or principals. His whole ‘schtick’ is Anger Politics.
He wakes up, gets pissed off about something - usually something he finds is personally insulting and/or offensive, and goes off on a Maverick JIHAD.
It was very helpful to the Democrats. McCain wasn’t trying to ‘help’ the Democrats, to be clear. He was trying to strike back at those he felt had either betrayed, insulted, or simply dared to publiclyl disagree with HIM.
Thats why his toughest words and actions were always directed at his fellow Republicans. Democrats just sat back and watched him run amok, and picked up the chips at the end of the election cycle recently concluded.
The irony is found in the fact McCain today is doing what he did in throughout the previous seven years.
Blaming everybody but himself for his defeat at the polls. Thats why you don’t see McCain defending Sarah Palin today.
Prediction: In the coming year, we will witness John McCain doing everything he can to undermine the RNC, the leadership within the Republican minority within the Senate, and the House at every opportunity.
Because if nothing else, John McCain is a creature of habit, without a political core set of beliefs.
Watch and see.
Good eye, Badeye.
Good analysis of McCain. He is a leaf blowing in the wind, most of it generated by his own mouth. (Tortured imagery I know - sue me)
You sum it up nicely!
Interesting summary. Has an appeal of logic to it.