“Only, I wonder how we ended up in 2008 with the likes of John McCain.”
I don’t. McCain’s candidacy was nothing more than a gesture of “giving the old man some time in the sun.” Aside from a few hopeful days after bringing Palin aboard, most didn’t expect McCain win. It was a democrat wave year, and Americans got a collective thrill up their leg about the magic negro. McCain had essentially surrendered to that fact when he stated during a debate of all places, “America has nothing to fear from a Barack Obama presidency.” He wasn’t going to win and he knew it.
McCain/Palin were ahead until the Wall Street fiasco. Remember? SOMEONE (Soros?) pulled a billion dollars out of the stock market and McCain flew to DC to be involved in the save. Obama just said ‘they can call me if they need me’. Which leads me to believe he KNEW what was going on. From then on, Obama never looked back. His whole political life has been one MASSIVE MANIPULATION of the citizenry. And yes, McCain was ‘next in line’. I was sorely disappointed that he was the nominee, but Palin helped me vote for the ticket.