Sarah Palin did a fine job reciting memorized talking points.
If I was a money man in the evangelical wing of the republican party I would be asking her to a) pull away from John McCain a bit and b) run for Ted Stevens senate seat. I imagine that there are a lot of gay-bashing, ethnic-hating, simple minded, gun-caressing republicans that see her as their bright and shining future.*
Okay. I don’t think a) she will make it for 8 years in the senate let alone win that seat and b) the evangelical, hate spewing segment of the right will even exist in 8 years.
Because make no bones about it:
The next president will be president for 8 years.
Country coming out of two wars? rescued from the brink of depression? Who gets the benefit of the uptick?
The President.
And that, friends, looks to be Barack Obama.
John McCain pulled out of Michigan today. (Big state, little john, didn’t feel a thing)
Where will he put his resources? Who wants to bet on North Carolina where Hagel’s seat is being threatened? Maybe Minneapolis where Franken is trying to make inroads? Howzabout Oregon where the Dems are really threatening?
The RNC, which runs John McCain’s campaign, has seen the light and, unless there is something cataclysmic and unforeseen, they are conceding the presidency in the hopes of shoring up some support for the senate.
In other words: It’s all but over.
Unless it’s not.
I think that after a month of hate ads, the Palin Hail Mary and the storming of Washington failure, the RNC has seen the light, hell, even Johnny has seen it and they are ready to call it quits.
According to polls they are losing in Florida and Ohio. Must wins for the POW.
(One more thing. Mark my words. Biden’s choking up moment will be seen as the flashpoint when the lights went dim on the faux humanity of the Republican ticket. It sure got me.)
So, while we shall not rest on our laurels, we can take a moment to breath and to realize that this is a remarkable moment that we are living in. The end of divisive politics of hatred, the end of failed Reaganomics, the end of two family Dynasties. Most of all, the beginning of a time when the best, the brightest, and the smartest, get a chance to rule.
Onward to November 4th.
*Thanks to Mike Rotman for the insight.
The most hopeful thing I read this morning is that 95% of independent spokespeople think Obama will win, and 75% of Republican spokespeople, too.
It’s a grand time to be alive for this. I think we could be looking at some viralvideo fireside chats and a new frontier. Maybe a new New Deal.
I’m so happy.