Republicans Episode V: The Republicans Strike Back
The title of this post is not just a Star Wars reference, but also a reference to a previous post about the Democratic National Convention. Am I comparing Republicans to the Empire? No. But it seemed fitting to use “strike back”, as that is exactly what they are doing.
George W. Bush gave his televised speech yesterday, and while he puts in a good word for McCain, I am completely disillusioned by him. I think he would have persuaded me a lot more by telling me not to vote for McCain, as I tend to disagree with the president on just about everything. The Republicans tended to woot whenever McCain’s name was uttered, and not so much at Bush himself. I suppose him having televised the speech made it easier to handle.
Thompson brings up interesting points that definitely need to be paid attention to. First of all, is Sarah Palin being irresponsible to her kids for taking up the Vice Presidency? No. Maybe other people (perhaps even yourself) cannot handle having four kids and then taking on a monstrous job, but that’s not to say that this woman cannot. We don’t know whether she can or not, and I’m not going to count her out on that basis at all. Also the media just continues to contradict itself as even Barack Obama has told everyone to lay off the whole pregnancy issue. Palin’s daughter is NOT governor Sarah Palin, so get over it. Leave family issues where they belong, in the family. No amount of teenage pregnancies is going to save the economy or reestablish our face amongst the international community.
Overall, I think the Republican party is excited about the vice presidential pick and I also think that the party is definitely tight-knit when it comes to choosing McCain. There is no question that the entire party is behind McCain, unlike the Democrats who may have a splinter group for Hillary Clinton still. Even Lieberman is backing McCain. Yes the Democrats are angry at him, but at least I know he’s willing to transcend party lines.
As is my custom, here’s CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention.
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