I live in Arlington, Virginia, a liberal stronghold. Children are told that “Republicans are ‘bad and evil’” at school. On a daily basis, my home gets called by the Obama campaign’s get-out-the-vote effort, seeking to talk to my wife, my 18-month old daughter, and imaginary people like Hassan Bader. We also get calls from a variety of liberal interest groups. (On the bright side, living in a liberal enclave means we don’t have to put up with any robocalls from the McCain campaign, which seems to have written off Northern Virginia).
When my wife, a moderate who doesn’t support any candidate, expresses disinterest in these calls, the callers get cranky, as if she were criticizing their messiah. In truth, their calls are pointless: my wife, a French citizen, can’t even vote in our elections. (Some independent voters called by the Obama campaign report being asked, in a hostile tone, “are you a Republican?”, when they express disinterest).
These callers, who seem to view Obama as the messiah, and any dissent from that view as sacrilege, should read John Stossel’s column today, “We Don’t Need Anyone to Run the World,” which explains why even smart leaders can’t run the economy better than individual citizens and free markets can, and why they shouldn’t be arrogant enough to try to run the world. This is particularly timely, given that we may end up with a virtual political monopoly next year.
Given the legion of awful proposals from Obama and McCain this year (not to mention many out-and-out lies and distortions), treating them like messiahs, and expecting government officials to magically fix our problems, is very naive.
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Well; I find it hard to blame them. Experience with Republicans have been dependable on the points of stingyness, lack of compassion and greed. Hardly anything to recommend them….I have been wondering if I should change my party to democrat or ANYTHING but Republican! It may well ruin my reputation.
Like most Americans that constitute the ever-growing class of “disillusioned†voters, I watched the recent “town hall-style†debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. As expected, my perspective of politics and its participants remained the same: no matter how many direct questions you ask a politician, regardless of party affiliation, the answers you receive are nothing more than generalized sound bites. The New York Times described the debate as “ninety minutes of forced cordiality,†and I certainly agree. The Boston Globe reported that although the discussion was “mercifully free†of personal attacks, the discussion was also free of much of the tension that generates compelling television. McCain reiterated the value of his experience, his “stay the course†stance on Iraq, and his oil drilling policies. Obama condemned the Republican policies that he believes have led the American economy into its current recession. Based on the debate performances, we really have no concept of how either candidate would work to avoid a pending economic catastrophe. A realistic, well-thought out economic plan is what America needs. Obama’s stance on “predatory lending†– effectively sanctioning payday advance lenders – is not a legitimate solution to the real economic problems we face.
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There's only one Messiah and His Name is Jesus Christ.
Lying is wrong Nancy….I think you are a democrat….You don't back up any of your claims
I agree, lying IS wrong….but it doesn't seem to bother Republicans. Actually I am a registered Republican. I became one to become a missionary to people committing the sins I see going on in the Republican party, their businesses and the gov. Exactly what claims do you dispute? In spirit truly I must be a democrat, but that didn't stop lieberman registering democrat to get into office when he was so obviously a republican out to smear and subvert the democratic party. I'm not here to argue with any of you. Merely to witness to you of the truth. Have a good day.
Your are correct sir, there is NO MESSIAH here. When you said “treating them like Messiahs”, Republicans never claimed that McCain was “the Messiah,” nor have we ever treated him as such.
You sound angry, very angry, Nancyf. Sit back, relax and have some koolaide.
I'm just as much a democrat as Lieberman is!
No, I wouldn't want to deprive you of any of your kool-aid. You all are obviously addicted to it by now. Hate to see anyone go cold turncoat, I mean turkey.