Why do War Hero-Candidates of the GOP seem to wimp out?

Much has been made of this past week/weekend's  Palin Punch-fest against Senator Obama.

I find it interesting that Sarah Palin is being painted as a sort of Warlike Wac with an M-16...charging up today's equivalent of San Juan Hill (Saint O Hill?).

Well, maybe she SHOULD charge up that hill. Afterall, Senator McCain seems to be refusing to do it; he's starting to act like the year is 1996 and he's Senator Bob Dole, nominee of the GOP. That race was a pathetic nice-guy handshake challenge....

For McCain to stand above the fray may in fact be their strategy, but let's not take it too far.....

Palin seems to be picking a fight with Obama daily...and he's reacting....he's actually reacting.

What would the stakes look like, though, in the final debate of the Presidential Campaign if John McCain took off the gloves and pulverized Barrack Obama...I mean, if he beat him like a rented mule....what would it look like?

Red meat for his red states? Yep and a clear line of distinction for those in the purple states.

Could it be, though, that his handlers are fearful of a menacing backlash against McCain and in favor of Obama? Well, maybe around the metrosexuals of Sensitive-ville, but heavens NO around people who WANT to be given a reason to vote for McCain.

Right now this Viet Nam War Hero looks like a tired photocopy of a photocopy...of a WWII War Hero: Bob Dole.

So, while we wait, let's start a new thing.....

Den 

Comments

[Dennis Mansfield]

Thanks, Tom...you may be accurate on the split level of thinking!!

I LOL on your comment about Sen. Obama!

Keep on visiting the site!

Den

[Tom von Alten]

I sense a certain schizophrenia here. You want more wag and less bark, Obama is delivering much better than McCain/Palin on that front. Palin, and to a lesser extent McCain have been barking like little yippy dogs. Palin's attacks and her embarrasing non-relationship with the truth should be anathema to you, Dennis.

I really think Obama is much more your sort of candidate. Calm, thoughtful, Presidential. (Don't worry, you'll have time to get used to the idea.)