Posted by
Brandon O'Neal Wright on Friday, February 15, 2008 9:28:26 PM
Rush Limbaugh was quoted yesterday as saying to John McCain......."Do not try to reach out to me." Hey Rush, news alert, he's not. Very few people care what your thoughts on the country are, and the ones that do blindly follow you do not have the backbone to make up their own minds!!! Until you are on the ballot as a Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate, myself and many others could care less what you think the best path for the country is. This may come as a surprise to you, Mr. Limbaugh, but most of us Americans make up our own minds on what is best for the country, and this year John McCain is right on most of the issues. All of the issues? No, but who is? On the issue of the Iraq war, McCain is correct. On the issue of campaign finance reform, John McCain was and still is correct. On the issue of reaching out to the Democrat controlled side of the aisle, John McCain is correct. After all, one party cannot change the world. However, a team effort and shared views on the most important issues facing America can, indeed, change the world. John McCain is right. Not because I think he is or because he is a Republican, but because he understands that voting on a straight partisan agenda does not work. It did not work under either Bush, it did not work under Clinton, and it would not work under Hillary or Barrack!! The often overlooked shame in all of this is the fact that because of our parties (Republican) straight partisan ideas and views of the last thirty years, the public does not fully trust us anymore. They think that if John McCain is elected, we will be in for another four or eight years of straight partisan voting that will get nothing accomplished other than many fillabusters and many speaches by Senators to a completely empty Senate floor. This, Rush Limbaugh, is where you have failed our party. Most Americans do not view themselves as Republicans or Democrats. Everyone, however does view themselves as Americans. That said, John McCain is the candidate in this race that offers the nation a chance to transcend modern day politics. Forget voting straight Republican or straight Democrat on issues the affect the nation as a whole. Vote American in 2008. Vote John MCain and change the way not only America is percieved, but how the Republican party is percieved. As the party of the people!! Just like it was under Ronald Reagan!!