More Annotating McCain

I'll take a stab with his latest speech, reproduced in part here:

In 21 months, during hundreds of speeches, town halls and debates, I have kept my promise to level with you about my plans to reform Washington and get this country moving again. As a senator, I've seen the corrupt ways of Washington in wasteful spending and other abuses of power [Because I've been involved in a few of them, including the largest banking scandal in recent memory], and as president I'm going to end them -- whatever it takes. ....

This is the agenda I have set before my fellow citizens. And the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent [But not to my running mate, who won't sit for a live interview or hold a press conference, or to me, as I have yet to fully release my medical records even though I've had cancer a few times and would be the oldest president in history. Did I mention I was a POW? That takes its toll on a body.].

Even at this late hour in the campaign, there are essential things we don't know about Senator Obama or the record that he brings to this campaign [What I'm trying to say is: Is Obama a Muslim? Does he hate America? Does he sympathize with terrorists?]

We have all heard what he has said, but it is less clear what he has done or what he will do [Again, he says he's a Christian...].

What Senator Obama says today and what he has done in the past are often two different things. [Completely unlike yours truely, who a couple of days ago was against regulation and then when it became politically advantageous to be for more regulation was suddenly for more regulation]

He has often changed his positions in this campaign, and the best way to determine where he would really take this country is to examine where he has tried to take it in the past. .... [He's friends with Bill Ayers! Who in the past tried to destory the country. By the transative property of living near someone, Barack Obama wants to kill your children.]

Even after he refused to lift a finger to prevent this crisis, when the crisis hit, he was missing in action. [I suspended my campaign, goddamnit! Yes, it took me 24 hours to get from NYC to DC and yes I stopped along the way for a fancy diner and interview on the evening news, but I suspended my campaign! Why am I not getting credit for this?!?]

He didn't start making calls to round up votes until after the rescue bill failed in the House and the markets crashed. [Please ignore the fact that House Republican sank the bill.]

We continue to see the price of delay today as the markets continue to fall. Today the DOW has fallen below 10,000. And yet, members of his own party said they felt no pressure to vote for the bill. [Again, please ignore the fact that House Republican sank the bill.]

Why didn't Senator Obama work to pass this bill from the start? Why did he let it fail and drag out this crisis for a full week before doing a thing to help pass it? [Again, please ignore the fact that House Republican sank the bill. And give me credit for suspending my campaign!]

Monday, October 6, 2008