Posted by
albear on Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:53:12 PM
We know two things from the primary season: 1) McCain loves being the underdog and finishing strong. 2) Obama couldn't really close the deal. He won only because of delegates accrued before anyone really knew anything. Spin all you want, my dear democratic friends, but the more democrats looked at Obama the less they liked.
So you've got one candidate who gets stronger the longer you look versus one who gets weaker the longer you look.
Moving to VP, what do we know? We've got one guy who's got Washington Insider tattooed on his forehead versus a woman who's so far "Outside the Beltway" her state isn't even attached to the rest of us. You've got somebody who's been a public figure for decades without making a cultural dent versus somebody who in a matter of days is the stuff of SNL legend.
Now, we all know congress is as dysfunctional as the Spears family and a lot less productive. We know the government's not working right and the cosy Washington-Wall Street relationship makes "Dirty Sexy Money" look like "The Brady Bunch." So now imagine the two tickets heading down Pennsylvania Avenue. You've got Obama-Biden. Is there anything at all in their records --or even personas --that suggests they'd shake things up? Now, picture the same image, but this time it's McCain-Palin marching towards Capital Hill.
Doesn't something rise in you that says, "Oh, yeah. It's ON"? Can't you sense the Capitol building quaking? Knees on K Street shaking? Bureaucrats along the route straightening up, hoping the duo doesn't look their way?
That, friends, is an image of victory.