McCain campaign

Discounting any isssue or policy discussions, it seems obvious by the nature of his campaign strategy that McCain would not be a good leader.

The campaign has been running multiple tracks for some time. Look back to August 2007 when McCain was broke and had to fire his campaign staff. He started over and during the time he was running against a phantom Democratic candidate, he did fine. He couldn't get any news coverage because of the Democratic primary, but other than that - it was a quiet campaign.

Since they've had to battle it out, its been a disorganized wreck it seems to me.

The message changes from week to week and even within a week; I'm a Maverick, I have Experience, I put my Country First, Barack Obama is inexperienced, Barack Obama has relations that aren't reputable, Barack Obama is a Socialist...and its continued to descend.

The level of disarray suggests a leader who isn't leading. And why would anyone - on the face of that alone - think McCain can be a good leader of the United States of America?

The stories of election 2008 will be:
The disillusionment of the (elite) fiscal conservatives with the Republican Party.
The collapse of the Republican Party
The horrible campaign strategies of Hillary Clinton and John McCain
The superb campaign strategy of Barack Obama

The strange thing about the Republican party is the alliance between the Religious Conservatives and the Fiscal Conservatives. They don't really mix, except the neocons expertly rebranded both of them so they could build a coalition to win.

The idea was that if you believe in aggressive defense, a small government in the free market, a big government in the social realms, and God, then you are helped by a Republican - whatever being a Republican means.

The idea is hanging on this election, but only out of inertia. I suspect in the next couple election cycles we'll see something else emerge from those groups.

And maybe a big reason Democrats were willing to bet the Presidency on either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton instead of a more 'traditional' and 'safe' choice (at the time anyway) of John Edwards is because the Republicans are in disarray. So, good on us for taking advantage of the Republican foibles to further our cause.

And what is our cause? In my mind, its making sure every American is housed, fed, healthy, and educated to an acceptable standard considering the overall wealth of our country. It may be called Socialism by the Right wing, but I call it "Whatsoever You Do To The Least Of My Brothers That You Do Unto Me" . In other words, its the 'right' thing to do.