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...most important election of my lifetime.” Citing a disastrous economic situation, a poor standing on the international stage, and the energy crisis as examples of the failed policies of the Bush administration, Vilsack emphasized the need to focus on issues in this campaign. His jab at McCain??s choice of “an obscure governor” won over the crowd. “She may live near Russia, but I’m telling you she doesn’t know a damn thing about Russia,” he said to laughter...
...seen correctly, could move us beyond our narrow interests into uncommon unity,” he said. At the same time, the meeting did not completely ignore the upcoming election. Motley also took the opportunity to discuss the club’s upcoming fall events designed to aid John McCain??s presidential campaign and to excite new members about the Harvard political scene. “Look around and see. There are other Republicans at Harvard,” he said. “You don’t have to feel at siege...
...nation at war. A good counterexample might be commanding a wartime squadron during combat. However, as former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark recently pointed out, none of the current candidates can claim that experience. While valiant, Clark insisted on CBS’s Face the Nation, John McCain??s action in Vietnam did not demand the same type of “executive responsibility” that commanding a wartime squadron would have engendered. This is not to take anything away from McCain??s heroism; it is simply to say that experience...
...Spotlighting Governor Sarah Palin as the convention’s focus was a directional error. Naturally, one would expect that the convention—or much of the Republican campaign for that matter—would emphasize McCain??s comparative advantage over Obama. Indeed, this comparison has many valid discussion points; differences in tax and foreign policy, for example, continue to define the political debate. Ironically, though, Republicans used the convention mainly to introduce and display their vice presidential candidate, Governor Palin, thus comparing her against the focus of the Democratic National Convention, Senator Barack Obama...
...experienced enough to think critically about the issues, but inexperienced enough to be untouched by the corruption in Washington, a careful balancing act. Now it seems that Palin is trying to do the same. While this parallel may draw some voters, it seems to provide more evidence instead for McCain??s hasty vice presidential decision on an inexperienced leader...