President George W. Bush has given us a failing economy (just like his daddy), gas prices at $4 a gallon and headed to who knows where, and an unwinnable war that he once thought was over (remember "Mission Accomplished"?), so how can anyone think that anyone else could be a worse occupant of the White House? We don't have to see how history judges Bush 43. He's been bad for everyone except the oil companies and the defense contractors.
On Sunday, Democrat Barack Obama said the obvious, and that caused another dustup in the Democratic presidential campaign. Obama said McCain would be better a better president than Bush has been. That's like saying that Tiger Woods will be a better golfer than Jerry Ford. Click here to read the news story about Obama saying McCain would be better than Bush.
Democratic rival Hillary Clinton immediately pounced on Obama's comment: "We need a nominee who will take on John McCain, not cheer on John McCain," Clinton said while campaigning in Pennsylvania.
My question for Sen. Clinton is this: Do you think McCain would be a better president than Bush? She'd duck that one. But it's a simple yes or no question.
I don't know how stating the obvious is going to put the Democratic nominee at any disadvanatge in the general election. Ir's not endorsing McCain or even saying you think he's going to win in November.
This is what Clinton should have said in response to Obama's statement:
"You're darned right that McCain would be a better president than Bush. Bush will go down in history as the worst president ever -- bar none. That doesn't mean that McCain is worthy of election in November. McCain doesn't have to be very good to be judged better than George W. Bush. That's why a Democrat will be the next president."
... because it's considered by nearly all to be a failed presidency, it doesn't make political sense that it,(the worst 8 years of our history), simply vanished as an issue, to the point where the republican candidate looks unbeatable according to the polls....utterly bewildering...
McCain's poll numbers are a little perplexing, until you realize that Hillary looked unbeatable as recently as December. So far he's been given mostly a free-ride by the media. Hopefully the coverage will be a little more balanced after the Democratic nominee is decided.
A stripper pole would be of more use to you guys than these convoluded ones we get from the media.As far as a free ride McCain is getting zero attention.Once a nominee emerges from the DNC mess the media will focus on McCain like a laser beam and the Democrat will get your "Free Ride" Mike(D)
I doubt it, Brian. The "liberal media" is one of the biggest myths the right wing has propagated on society. Besides, you'll still have Faux News and 24-hour Hate Radio on KMJ, et al.