“In politics, the clearer a statement is, the more certain it is to be followed by a “clarification,” when people react adversely to what was plainly said.”
A gem worth repeating.
I have sensed since early on, that Obama is nothing more than a fake, a facade. Nevertheless, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest political impostors ever to arise in America, and there remains a very good chance that enough gullible voters will swallow his sugar-coated pill to make him president.
Having said that, I’m sure I will ruffle a few feathers here by stating that perhaps the ONLY Republican candidate who could stand a chance of beating him in November is none other than John McCain. None of the others - NOT ONE - stood a Chinaman’s chance of pulling enough votes from the mushy middle to win the election versus Obama. It’s not “the right” that will heft the weight on election day this time, but the middle. Mr. McCain may well lose, but he stands a fighting chance. What will make the difference is that Mr. and Mrs. Obama keep speaking frankly and that their comments get publicized, regardless of the media’s attempt to keep a lid on things.
McCain was not my first, second, or third choice. But consider the alternatives, and he’s looking pretty durn good at the moment. I hope he can hold it together....
- John
I have been thinking the same thing. I guess the Dem's strategy of driving a wedge to split off the conservative hard liners may have backfired on them.
I love how you pulled out my favorite quote from this story, too:
“In politics, the clearer a statement is, the more certain it is to be followed by a “clarification,” when people react adversely to what was plainly said.”
You are far too optimistic about SnObama or Hitlery’s chances this fall. Did you see the new Marist poll that shows McCain is even or even leading(!) both of them in NYState, of all places?