Posted by
Dennis Pemberton on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:12:33 PM
I am not a politician. In fact, I am probably one of the most impolitic people I know. So, it is an act of fantasy that I embark on at this moment- a self indulgent whimsy that I could be in John McCain's position, that I could, without living his life, without sacrificing what he has sacrificed, put words in his mouth.
But what's the internet about, if it's not self indulgent whimsy? And porn. So here goes, a speech that I wish John McCain would give, instead of flailing about like a fish trying to spit a hook out if its mouth, spluttering "fundamentals... fundamentals."
My friends, I've taken a lot of heat the past few days after I said the American economy was fundamentally sound. My opponent says that just shows how out of touch I am. I'm out of touch. I believe this is the greatest country in the world. Not in January, after I get elected, but NOW. Am I out of touch? I believe American workers are the most efficient, productive in the world, not poor slobs who exist merely to fund somebody's pet social program. Am I out of touch? I believe that American business is the greatest engine of progress and innovation in the world, not some decaying monolith that needs the government to tell it what to build and when. Am I out of touch? I tried to pass legislation that would have curbed the excesses of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, instead of voting for the status quo like my opponent. Am I out of touch? I have passed and tried to pass ethics rules, not flipped on the issue like my opponent. Am I out of touch? I picked Sarah Palin, a governor, mother, a woman, who hasn't spent the last 36 years in Washington. Am I out of touch? I believe that if a baby is born alive, whether in nature's course or as the result of a botched abortion, you do everything you can to keep that baby alive. Am I out of touch? I believe that no sex education is "age approporiate" for a kindergartner. Am I out of touch? I believe that if you look at Michigan, you can see where high taxes
and overregulation will take you; I don't think that's where the
country needs to go. Am I out of touch? I believe that if you say you're ready for a debate, that you actually debate. Am I out of touch? I think if you say you're going to accept public money to keep influence peddling out of the race, you do it. Am I out of touch? I believe that energy costs are fueling inflation that are eating away at your budget, and that we need to drill here drill now to stop it, not cross our fingers that windmills and solar will do the job in a decade. Am I out of touch? I believe that if you look at the situation this country is in, and ask yourself if you're better off than you were two years ago, when Democrats took the House and Senate, you'll know what to do. Am I out of touch?
My country comes first. You come first. I have fought for you, I will fight for you. Am I out of touch?