Peggy Noonan is exactly correct in everything she wrote here. McCain has a distinct advantage that Obama does not, and he ought to use it like a weapon: “we all know him”. Obama does not have the luxury of having an established record in the government, or even and established record overall. Instead of being able to touch base with the people of America, Obama is constantly on the defensive as he tries to make excuses for his poor choices he has made in the past; both in the government and in life.
Now, do not misconstrue what I am trying to say. McCain cannot, at this point, sit back and catch a few Z’s. However, McCain should just ease up a bit, crack off a few jokes, and let America see the real McCain. The McCaind that we all know is buried underneath all of that pressure as the race continues for the presidency. In this year of 2008, I must believe that the word is not “formal”, but instead normal.
There is only one way to describe the whole Barack situation. Simply put, Barack is no more than a fad, a fashion. People like him for the simple reason that people like him. Everyone wants to try him on for size. I mean who wouldn’t? He’s young, he’s hip, and he is black and therefore trying to make history.
However, it all comes down to one thing: fads go in and out. Fashions are constantly dropped as were bellbottoms and spandex. But when push comes to shove and America needs to choose a president that will lead us to a better tomorrow, we need only remember one thing: it is time to wake up and mature. It is time for America to realize that we need to stick with what is sensible and what works, and not succumb to what sounds good and looks the coolest.
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