We stand at a crossroads at a pivot point, near a fork in the
road on the edge of a precipice in the midst of the most consequential election
since last year’s “American Idol.”
One path before us leads to the past, and
the extinction of the human race. The other path leads to the future, when we
will all be dead. We must choose wisely.
We must close the book on the
bleeding wounds of the old politics of division and sail our ship up a mountain
of hope and plant our flag on the sunrise of a thousand tomorrows with an
American promise that will never die! For this election isn’t about the past or
the present, or even the pluperfect conditional. It’s about the future, and
Barack Obama loves the future because that’s where all his accomplishments
are.
Friday, August 29, 2008
While we're waiting . . .
to see who McCain's pick is, here is a little fun something for you to enjoy. From David Brooks, via Yuval Levin over in The Corner . If you were to write a generic Democratic convention speech, what would it contain?
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McCain has made his choice...and a surprising one at that.
History will be made at the next election no matter what.
I just wish I could get excited about ONE of the candidates.
Hmm...
I don't understand why so many analysts, strategists, pundits and political arm chair quarterbacks say that Palin's selection somehow removes the question of experience from the table, as if we cannot criticize Senator Obama’s lack of experience because Governor Palin is new to office. This line of thinking is embarrassingly shallow. It is sound-bite thinking. Do they both lack tenure of office? Certainly. Does that negate their potential effectiveness in the job? No. The question that should be asked is, “What have they done with their time in office?” If we compare records, I have no doubt, from what I have read so far, that Governor Palin has accomplished far more in her short tenure than Senator Obama has in his.
The DNC has resurrected the old saw about Dan Quayle: an inexperienced VP is only a heartbeat away from the Oval Office. I’d rather have Governor Palin a heartbeat away from the Oval Office that have Senator Obama’s heartbeat in the Oval Office.
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