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With regards to McCain's message - and more specifically his "Thats not Change We Can Believe In" show last week - there is something that really [censored]es me off, though its not something that the McCain campaign created.
When comfronted by a change candidate, a typcial political reaction is the "that's just not realistic" line. I hate that. If the Dubya adminstration has proved anything, its that an administration CAN ABSOLUTELY make a direct impact and in immensely material ways.
So, as Obama is rolling out his specifics and McCain's campaign answers with the common comebacks of "not realistic," "naive," or whatever, lets keep in mind how much Bush has been able to do on his own and/or with a complicit congress (which Obama, should he win, will likely have).
Don't let McCain tell you that change isn't possible - it is. If you dont like that type of change that Obama is offering, don't vote for him. But if you're thinking that Obama - or McCain for that matter - can't deliver on what they are promising, think again. Bush took us into a war that he wanted - a freaking war - and he didn't even have to do it in the correct way, process-wise. Don't think the next president can't end it, or keep us there. Don't think the next president can't go after healthcare or lobbyists or pork-barrel spending or energy independence, etc., etc.
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