Have No Fear, Under Dog is Here!

[Kat]

Just a thought before I run off for the weekend and catch some native American activities:

You know, for all the hyperbole about Obama being the under dog, having to fight off potential racism (right), rumors about his birth, religion, etc, the real Under Dog is John McCain.

Seriously. He isn't as articulate.

He's old.

He doesn't raise as much money.

He has the last 8 years of republican presidency to overcome, even if it wasn't any where as bad as people think it was, the propaganda machine of the left, along with Bush's total collapse in communications, pretty much has it sown up as "the worst presidency ever".

He supports the successful conclusion of an unpopular war (or, at least, an extremely tired of war population is just wishing it was over).

Speaking of the last eight years, an incredible economy finally slows down, still under a Republican's watch, and McCain is going to be lumped with that along with the rotten luck to have all that war for oil turn out to be the most expensive, non-producing war for anything in history. Forget all that 4,000 points gained on the DOW since 2001 and the millions of jobs recovered and created. It's down turned, companies are writing down bad debt (like they always do at the end of presidential term, just in case inflation or raised interests come along; plus, they are expecting higher taxes so they are looking for the bad debt to take as a write off on their taxes next year).

McCain's campaign hasn't figured out how to do grass roots like Bush/Rove. Let's face it, McCain's demographic is older and less computer savvy.

He's taken positions that do not trend with his base.

Some of his ideas are Obama-lite. Universal Healthcare? Not so much, but more regulation, because, you know, that works so well in a free market. Global warming? Let's keep that panic going and give the Obama some gravitas on the situation by making it a political point instead of focusing on energy independence. Security? Apologize for war and tell everyone how much you hate it instead of re-stating supremacy of defense of the nation. Nothing like giving the peace mobile in the Obama camp some more gravitas. Immigration and border security? Amnesty for illegals and more of the same on the border: not much after 8 years. Did I say "Obama-lite"?

McCain is not fun or funny. Neither is Obama, actually, but all the young people think he must be because he's, well, young and he spoke at this rock concert.

Really, thinking about giving Obama the reins of state is like giving a newly graduated MBA the position of head of the Fed. But, I digress.

McCain is the Under Dog, for all the hoopla about the white, old boys club of politics. Yet, no one is going to give him the "under dog pass" that typically happens for such people in the press, while they go after the big gun. Even the press is in love with Obama. Frankly, I don't get it. However, McCain ought to take that position as the under dog and run with it.

He needs to get his positions in order and his house. One thing that he should do is lump Obama with the Democrat dominated congress with its worst approvals ever. A Democrat congress that hasn't done a d@mn thing (thank G_d) and Obama is definitely one of them with his incredible number of no shows, no votes and losing votes. McCain ought to be hitting Obama on his experience, or lack there of, left and right. Point out important legislature that McCain supported, not just the war, that Obama was a no show on. Point out, as he is doing, how much baloney Obama is spouting about his alleged experience. Point out how the general business of the government is to do the business of the people and Obama has done so little of that, it's a miracle he actually knows anything about how the government works. Besides asking for earmarks for his friends and back door deals.

Obama the new politician? Not so much. A do nothing about everything but sloughing money from the public trough is more like it. With an extra dash of rubbing elbows with the worst sorts of the political machinery down Chicago way and the oddities of the left over sixties radical sub culture.

McCain's acting like he doesn't need to campaign until the end. And is actually trying to run a "clean campaign" on principle and having experienced the not so clean version, he's determined to go down with the ship.

Maybe he's hoping Obama's campaign will run out of steam?

Let's hope it's more like, "We have not yet begun to fight!" Because, every time I see McCain, all that keeps running through my mind is, "Have no fear, Under Dog is here!"

Update: Thought. You know, McCain needs to get excited about a few things. I mean, look and sound a little more driven. Get angry! Everyone always acts like something terrible is happening when McCain "loses his temper" and the press swarm like sharks. They start comparing him to Obama and its all bad. I don't think so. It's all about what you get angry about and who you are pointing it towards. Normal people get angry, too, sometimes and if McCain's anger matches theirs, he might have some bump. .

One thing, he should lay off of the capitalists making money because he is making them suspect he's a control freak that just might "punish" them for making money. At least with Obama, they know he's going to say one thing and do another because he wants to get re-elected in four years (if he wins) and screwing the capitalists means screwing the economy. Lay off the reporters, too. Why push them into the "enemy camp". Turn them back into the semi-neutral, hide their politics organizations they were by not playing their game. Make them play the McCain game. If McCain's got one, that is.

Final, final observation. Today, they were talking about "fist bumps" and "knuckles" while standing around on break after a big meeting. Can you say "uugh!"?