Part 2
???Is John McCain a once in a lifetime politician???? continued
Many of my friends support Obama. I asked them "Can you show me something similar Obama has done something at a personal/political cost?" After much thinking they offered me two instances:
1) Obama worked as a "community organizer". I don't buy this. Obama rose rapidly from "community organizer" to state legislator, to federal senator to one of the youngest nominees for President. "Community organizer" seems to have been part of this rapid ascent.
2) Obama opposed the Iraq war. While I believe that the Iraq war was wrong, I don't think Obama's opposition carried any cost to him given that the sentiment in his liberal district was heavily against the war (unlike, say Clinton's state).
I repeat the simple question: Can you cite one example in Obama???s history that shows he is ready to bear a political/personal cost to do the right thing?
McCain is the one politician I expect to tell me the truth. He is a once in a lifetime politician, someone who can inspire by his character and courage.
I don't agree with many of his positions, but I don't expect there is any politician out there who is in perfect harmony with my views.
I believe that the economy is the most important issue facing the country. McCain has been getting a lot of flak for saying he doesn't know much about the economy. That is just further evidence about his honesty. No politician is an economics expert. Rather their job is to hire the right experts for the job. The federal deficit needs to be brought under control. When McCain says he will cut spending and curb the deficit, he is the one I believe. He will be the one who will hire the experts to get the job done.
There is a lot of money that is going to be spent of TV advertisements attacking McCain. A common refrain is "He used to be good, now he has gone bad". Of course that is what the opponents are going to say, as McCain's past is clearly good. A 72 year old man doesn't become something different from what he was for the first 71 years. He is still the same McCain.
Disillusionment with politicians is an almost permanent feature of politics. McCain represents an opportunity of a lifetime to break out of this morass of disillusionment and cynicism.
Character and courage are the rarest of politicians' virtues, and McCain is that rarity.
Honor your country, elect the man who represents character and courage.
JS
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