Posted by
Jen B on Friday, October 03, 2008 8:11:48 PM
First, let me just say that I enjoyed the VP debate last night. I think Sarah Palin did a great job. I know this might not mean much coming from one of those 'bitter clingers' in Small Town, Pennsylvania (sorry, not holding a gun right now), but I thought she did a fantastic job of holding her own. The only thing that I would say that is lacking in McCain's campaign is that they need to throw out more facts and punches towards Obama. Believe me, I don't need to tell you there are plenty of things to hurl towards Obama: policies, associations, votes, and judgments. (And please, I keep hearing about Obama putting forth legislation about Fannie and Freddie in the Senate. However, I don't recall this and I haven't been able to find evidence of this. So, why not ask the question?) But the thing that I can't understand is why the McCain campaign isn't going after members of Congress that were clearly involved in perpetuating the Fannie and Freddie debacle.
I didn't get to see the original airing of the O'Reily interview with Barney Frank, but I did get to see a snippet of it on the web. Thank you, Bill, for standing up and throwing a punch. Look, I'm just as angry that Republicans didn't push harder in the years they were in control of both Houses, but we have evidence that they did try to reform those GSEs. In contrast to that, we also have evidence of sitting Congressman that deny there was a problem with Fannie and Freddie.
So, why is the McCain campaign not highlighting these facts? Look, I understand he's trying to stay above partisan politics, but look these people had a job to do and they didn't do it. I'm not looking at political parties, I'm looking at the fact they failed to do what was entrusted to them to do. The ethics in our Congress is pretty much shot and the trust and faith of the American public in our government 'leaders' (and I do use the term loosely) are severly floundering. I mean how many of us would keep our jobs if we had a 10% approval rating.
The McCain camp needs to throw some punches. He doesn't have to distribute knock-out blows, but he needs to show that he is the true reformer and that he's fighting for the American people to make ensure and show that their trust is important to him and his administration. Sarah Palin does a good job communicating with typical Americans (remember, we're clinging to our guns and religion); perhaps, she should take up that fight and get a few jabs in on that front. She's considered a Washington outsider, so that would be an appropriate battle for her to take up.
Come on McCain get into the fight and throw some punches...just some thoughts.