What McCain Must Do Now
As my optimism has faded, it had become apparent to me that, barring a major event over the next two weeks, tomorrow night is do-or-die time for my flawed candidate, Senator John McCain. At the third and final debate, Sen. McCain absolutely must attack Sen. Obama’s character on the basis of his past associations. McCain has no choice; the polls have turned enough now that simply “tying” or “holding his own” won’t cut it. It has to be a game-changer.
The content is there. From Obama’s ties to Pentagon-bomber Bill Ayers to his close association with America-cursing Jeremiah Wright to his financial dealings with subprime loan-pusher Frank Raines to his roots with ACORN, Obama has made many questionable decisions regarding his past associations. Because of these questionable associations, it is very valid to ask, “Who will a President Obama choose for his cabinet, his ambassadors, and his advisors?” The media will decry this as racism and character assasination, but it is a very valid line of questioning.
Why bring it up? Remember, besides Jeremiah Wright, much of this has been ignored by the mainstream media. A great deal of people, particularly non-Conservatives, don’t know much if anything about these associations. Again, the media will decry it, but it will serve to educate the leaners and undecideds in the waning days of this election. Sure, it opens McCain up for cross-examination, but the only questionable association in his past is in regards to the Keating Five scandal, which McCain admits was the biggest mistake of his life. Obama has never said anything like that. Obama has “condemned” Wright’s rhetoric and Ayers’s actions, but he has never said he shouldn’t have associated so closely with them. He has never really addressed ACORN or Raines or Rezko or …
My fear is that McCain will take the “high road” and leave it all out of the discussion, and, I fear, that decision will cost any remaining chance he has to be our next President.