Senator McCain talked a lot about change last night. He claimed to be the agent for change. So, Senator McCain, I have two questions for you that you mysteriously did not include in your long winded speech:
1) What exactly are you planning to change? Hell, what are you offering to change that you probably will do nothing about once elected? You failed to tell us what you are offering, promising, or even planning. The man with no plan is a real wild card, and I don’t mean that in a good, mavericky, way… I mean you are likely to lead a reactionary government that can easily be manipulated by astute students of those things that trigger your anger. Students who study you the way that the leaders of Russia and North Korea clearly do. That will make me fell less safe.
2) What, in your extensive record of experience in office, have you changed? Frankly, why should I believe that you are suddenly going to reverse nearly thirty years of your dedication to maintaining the status quo to become an agent for change? I am one who thinks that habitual behavior is difficult to change. Your appetite for power and the spotlight of celebrity are strong motivators, why should you give them up? Why would you suddenly work for the common good of the people of the United States when you have not done so yet. You’ve have decades holding one of the most powerful offices in the land as a United States Senator, one would think you’d have something to show for it. You’d think that the people of Arizona would have something to show for it… or even, if you’d tried and failed to make changes for them, that there would be news stories about your efforts to effect change. Sadly, aside from trying to get the current regime to stop using torture, your career has been all about endorsing the failed policies of George W. Bush. Your career has been all about self-aggrandizement, and not about helping your voters, your constituents, or your fellow Americans.
Why should I (or anyone) believe you are willing to change yourself at all?
Hat tip to Votemaster who inspired my questions with his own analysis of last night’s speech:
- McCain’s speech was about change but entirely devoid of what he wanted to change. It is clear he has seen the dozens of polls showing that 80% of the population thinks the country is on the wrong track. He used the word “change” 10 times. But he didn’t spell out what he wants to change from. Barack Obama is very clear when he says he wants to change from the dreadful policies of the Bush administration on war, taxes, health care, and much more. What exactly does McCain want to change from?
BTW – anyone figure out how to read Votemaster’s older posts or link to them?
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