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McCain makes his case for the presidency

Posted 05 Sep 2008 in 2008 election, conservatism, John McCain, Republicans

Yesterday was a killer for me. I was completely snowed under with work, didn’t really get to blog about Sarah Palin’s speech in as much detail as I would have liked, and didn’t get home until almost 10:00pm. So I had to watch McCain’s speech when it was rebroadcast after midnight.

Although I’ve never been that impressed with John McCain’s oratory skills, I though he did a pretty good job last night.

There truly was some “straight talk”, especially when he addressed his own responsibility in Congress’ collective propensity for living in their own little world of power struggles, petty politics, and ever-growing government.

I fight to restore the pride and principles of our party. We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us. We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. We lost their trust when rather than reform government, both parties made it bigger. We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both parties and Senator Obama passed another corporate welfare bill for oil companies. We lost their trust, when we valued our power over our principles.

And here’s what I thought was one of his better moments:

I’m not running for president because I think I’m blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need. My country saved me. My country saved me, and I cannot forget it. And I will fight for her for as long as I draw breath, so help me God.

Here’s the rest of his speech, in case you didn’t catch it.


(video re-posted to eliminate that annoying “auto-play”)

I noticed McCain didn’t say a single thing about border security or immigration last night. I was VERY disappointed about that.

I hate to admit it, but I’m way more enthused about Sarah Palin than I am about John McCain (and no, not because she’s hot…although she is). I think her addition to this ticket really marks a new chance for Republicans to rebrand themselves to the American people who’ve been programmed to hate conservatives. To wit; the agency where I work is filled with young people who display Obama stickers on their cubicles and are often prone to bouts of leftist rhetoric, and when I gently probe for further meaning (keep in mind, I’m freelancing here and don’t wanna get myself booted from the job), I’ve found that every single one of them doesn’t really know why they believe what they do. Nor can they even explain what their party’s policies will do to our society and economy. They’ve just heard it that way, so they believe it. Thanks a pantload to MTV and Michael Moore.

I’ve been very uninspired by McCain ever since I heard he was gonna be the nominee. And I’ve already blogged about several reasons why McCain doesn’t deserve my vote (see also: The McCain Quandary). But I must admit, the RNC has done a pretty good job of telling Americans who John McCain is and why this man deserves the presidency. I still believe we’d have been better served by Fred Thompson or Duncan Hunter, but since that isn’t gonna happen and since I just can’t stomach the Trotsky-style Marxism being pushed by Obama/Biden, I’m going to have to find a way to be at peace with the idea of voting for McCain. The past three days have helped a little.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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