Posted by
Dennis Pemberton on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:58:28 PM
But here's what John McCain could say tonight that would TURN THE ELECTION AROUND. Maybe.
My friends, I know you're hurting right now. And I know you want somebody to fix the problem. And you want to know who did this to you. My friends, it is with great humility that I say to you... We did this to you. Senator Obama and Senator Biden, and I, we did this to you. In our arrogance from decades of government service, we thought we could legislate away reality. We thought we could legislate away personal responsibility. We thought we could legislate away the consequences of bad actions. If only there was a law, we said, which made banks give mortgages to people who couldn't afford them, wouldn't things be great? Until the mortgages come due. If we don't drill for oil, we said, our country would be pristine and beautiful, and what harm could come? None, until foreign dictators use our reluctance as a gun pointed at our heads. If we pull our troops out of an unpopular war, everyone will love us, right? Until they despise us for being weak. If we tax rich people, and corporations everything will be peachy, right? Until they decide they don't want to be so rich if the fruit of their labor is going to be confiscated, or until they decide they would rather relocate to Ireland, or one of the 25 other industrial economies that have lower corporate taxes. We did this to you, and don't let us deny it.
But America is too great a country to be brought down by Congress. America is a land carved out of a wilderness with hard work, determination, and a belief that tomorrow will be better than today. Not because Congress makes it a law. But because we are a great people who do great things.