Phew! Last night was the end of these infernal conventions.
And after two solid weeks of sign waving and protests, I think there was very little of value to independents, moderates, or centrists — in any of it. I had this same feeling after Barack Obama’s far more brilliantly delivered speech at the DNC, and John McCain’s speech last night was just the icing on the cake.
Yes, he talked some pretty talk about how Washington changes politicians rather than the other way around, but it was pretty hypocritical from someone who bears so little resemblance today to the John McCain of 2000. Furthermore, I still have almost zero feeling for Sarah Palin’s approach to policy as it relates to her very extreme social conservatism — and some of what I’ve read doesn’t sit well with me at all.
Where can I buy tickets to the convention for a major, credible party that stands for a smaller federal government and social liberalism? How come nobody’s preaching to me?