Posted by
Jamian on Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:16:07 PM
Is John McCain qualified to be President? I'd say yes.
Is John McCain capable of becoming President? I'd say maybe.
And, if he really thinks the dems will run a civil campaign because he's going to, then perhaps he is NOT qualified to be President.
The Obama camp may indicate it is their intention to be civil, but anyone who has been at least half awake during the last 20 years knows they are just not capable of doing so. It goes against every instinct they have. McCain is going to get hammered from all sides of the democrat machine to the point he'll wonder if his campaign reform bill is being observed. The dems are going to come out of their nomination cycle in panic mode. They are behind and have some serious damage control to take care of due to the nature of the primary fiasco.
The democrat strategy in these situations is to enlist all soldiers on all fronts, (the media), to take every shot at McCain possible. They will say he's too old. They will say he's too conservative while making sure conservatives rememeber he's also too liberal. He will be called a continuation of a Bush Presidency and accused of the standard atrocities all Republican presidents are guilty of. (mainly, just being a Republican)
Obama has no credibility or credentials to run on. he's far left of most liberals in Congress. His charisma will be his platform. In the absence of anything to showcase any presidential qualifications, the strategy will default to the democrat's time tested politics of personal destruction.
I admire John McCain for wanting to take the high road, but he cannot let the democrats and press define who he is. He had better be ready to take a stand and fire back or get used to saying, President Obama.