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Former Dem speechwriter voting for McCain
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-28/so-long-obama
The first page of this has some absolutely atrocious writing. She jumps all over the place with her timeline, and it's hard to figure out what happened when.
But really, I just don't understand her reasons. She does have some valid criticisms of the Democratic Party, namely questions about the tax policy, but for almost every criticism she makes, my first thought was, "McCain is worse."
She talks about how Democrats belittle working people, but she only cites the "bitter" comment and the Joe the Plumber comment. She talks about the Democrats focusing on Joe not being a real plumber. I don't think that Obama or anyone officially tied to the campaign or party has actually belittled Joe the Plumber. News organizations reported about his lack of a plumbing license, but I don't recall that being a part of the campaign message. She also seems to overlook that the economic policies of the last 8 years have not, as best I can tell, really benefited working people. According to the Census Bureau, the median real household income was lower at the end of 2007 than during the 1990s.
She talks about the Democrats' treatment of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin and decries the ill treatment of women. She focuses on the criticism of Palin's wardrobe, but the RNC was the organization that released the information. Honestly, I'm not sure how many people gave it much thought until then. And while it's been mentioned (see Michelle Obama on late night TV), I'm not aware that Obama and Biden have focused on this (correct me if I'm wrong). Despite the Democrats' missteps, I fail to see how the Republican Party has treated women much better. McCain has no record of supporting equal pay for equal work; Wasilla under Sarah Palin charged rape victims for rape kits; they oppose reproductive choice; and McCain freaking put "women's health" in air quotes. How are air quotes not worse than some pundits talking about SP's wardrobe?
She bemoans the sparse mention of poverty at the Democratic Convention, but she doesn't mention that McCain went three debates without mentioning the middle class.
She compliments Palin for taking on corruption in her own party, but she fails to mention Troopergate.
She accuses the Democrats of having tired and outdates economic ideas; she then turns around and says that she didn't leave the party, but rather, the party left her. How does that work? If the party is the same as it ever was, didn't she leave us?
Re: Former Dem speechwriter voting for McCain
But really, I just don't understand her reasons. She does have some valid criticisms of the Democratic Party, namely questions about the tax policy, but for almost every criticism she makes, my first thought was, "McCain is worse."
Replace Dem with Rep & McCain with Obama and that's how I feel about every so-called conservative endorsing Obama. They always have lameass reasons that make no sense. I don't know why these people assume we care what they think anymore.
But I think there can be reasons that make sense. Case in point, as much as it pains me to say it: Lieberman. I vehemently disagree with him, but I think his support for John McCain for national security reasons is sincere. I understand the concern of people like William Weld who are not happy with the GOP catering to the evangelical wing of the party and would prefer the government to "stay out of the bedroom." And I think that there are some people who aren't "tax and spend liberals" but who aren't happy with the economic direction the country has gone in. Frankly, I think the deficit spending of the Bush adminstration has done more to harm McCain.
But saying that the Dems' treatment of women is why you're supporting a candidate who put "women's health" in air quotes is beyond mindboggling to me.
Their reasons are more like "because I don't think Obama will actually implement the policies he talk about."
To which I say "huh?"
HA! I got a similar comment from a friend of mine yesterday. She gave me the checks and balances argument. I have no idea who she thinks is going to be left to check or balance anything! Honestly, I think her reason for supporting him is because "all the cool kids" are doing it.
THe party has indeed moved much more left.
When you compare the Dem party of the Clinton years with today's Dem party - there is a huge difference. Thus --- the party left her.
You wanna talk about how far right the GOP has gone? 'Cause it's pretty alarming. I actually don't think the Democratic Party has shifted that much left since Clinton. I just think that a younger generation is coming into its own and becoming more open to progressive policies.