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McCain: A Political Dud

The fact that the Republicans managed to nominate such a sorry excuse for a politician as John McCain is a low point, even for them. Even most of the limited supply of Republicans left don't like McCain, and with a Republican president currently driving nails in America's coffin with one despicable move after another, you might as well save a few nails for the GOP.

My reluctance at taking on a subject like John McCain is entirely derived from the overwhelming mantra of "easy target" that incessantly rings in my head whenever his name is even mentioned. However, I tend to disregard it anyway; most regularly admitting how little chance McCain has in the upcoming election. Jokes about his age, his blatant PTSD, and his embarrassing level of general cluelessness often shoot out of my mouth with minimal hesitation. The reason he's such an easy target has to do with many factors. First of all, 80% of Americans are dissatisfied with the direction we're currently in; most of that 80% attribute this disenchantment to the numerous failures of Republican president George W. Bush, and so, through transference, assume that anyone baring the burden of being associated with the Republican Party is, by association, a scoundrel. This isn't entirely false, but isn't entirely true, either. Many people claiming to be Republican tend to adhere to a mantra all their own; something resembling "I'm full of shit" seems to permeate beneath their voice box, making it unusually difficult to believe a word they're saying. However, that same mantra seems to hoist up the words of many anti-Republican sentiments as well. The reason being, much of that mantra is influenced by most people's lack of understanding of the actual conservative platform.

The conservative platform is supposed to be one of minimal government, lower taxes, balanced budgets, and, most ironically, anti-war. Most people don't know that. All that nonsense about being anti-gay, anti-abortion, and hyper religious aren't supposed to be affiliated with any political party, they're supposed to be left up to the states. With that said, it's quite obvious that the Republican Party has been hijacked and contorted to represent those views, most likely to appeal to a particular base; mostly for lobbyist reasons, but also to win votes. Which brings me back to John McCain; with an ever-dwindling base being depended on for votes, how does McCain actually expect to win? The only logical conclusion I can come to

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