PERRY/Gustav alters GOP agenda
McCain adjusting his campaign plans and changing the convention in response to Gustav is not the first time he has altered political plans in response to serious real world activities. In 2000, McCain postponed his announcement to join the race for the Republican nomination for President because of a crisis in the Balkans. And when McCain supported the unpopular surge, he said he would rather American win a war than he win a campaign: principle before politics.
McCain’s seasoned and reasoned responses contrasts with Obama’s youthful exuberance and cult of personality. Obama demonstrated he lacks the seriousness of dealing with a crisis with his weak response to the Russian invasion of Georgia, and then defended himself for that response by politically attacking McCain. After the Iraq intelligence failures, early mission execution failures in Iraq, and the government’s failed response to Hurricane Katrina, voters want a competent adult in the White House. This week McCain demonstrated he possesses the will to make big decisions of a serious nature. McCain might not have the iconic presence to be celebrity in chief, but he has experience and judgment to be commander in chief.
Brian Perry
Madison County Journal
9/4/8
Magnolia Tribune
