Two weeks ago, a decisioin faced Obama, the simplest choice in any man's lifetime, who to chose as his vice presidential running mate. The candidates...Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Hillary Clinton. There simply were no others, not Kane, not Biden, not Todd, and not another token woman...the ONLY logical and politically intelligent thing to do would be to choose the most reconcilatory, the strongest and most helpful candidate out there for the Democratic ticket. IT WAS A NO BRAINER, and the Republicans KNEW the moment he did, the election would be over. But in a magnificent moment of luck and sheer Democratic STUPIDITY, Barack Obama showed his inate arrogance, his lack of political savy, and his complete lack of GOOD JUDGMENT when he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory with his FIRST REAL administrative decision of his 20 month campaign, and probably of his entire lifetime. Promptly demostrating that he lacks the judgement necessary to MAKE THE RIGHT BIG DECISIONS. He chose Biden...
In contrast a week ago McCain faced the second most difficult decision of HIS lifetime, who to chose as his vice presidential running mate. The candidates...Romney, Polenty, Lieberman, Ridge, Jindal, Huckabee, Hutchison, Cryst, Sanford, Gulianni, a host of little known men and women like Huntsman, Hunter, Palin, some business types like Whitman, and a few other long shot women like Rice. The most logical and politically intelligent thing to do would be to choose the strongest and most helpful candidate out there, he was told...It was a decision that seemed to be a no win situation and Republicans KNEW the moment he Picked his running mate, the opposition forces against the most likely names would rush forward with their outrage, take their voters and go home, and the election would be LOST. The Democrats and their media cheer leaders had gathered mountains of hit material for any expected contingency. But in a MAGNIFICENT moment of good fortune and SHEER Polictical GENIOUS, John McCain showed his inate leadership qualities, his sixth sense for doing what is right in the BIG MOMENT and his complete and utter mastry of GOOD JUDGMENT and snathced VICTORY from the looming jaws of defeat....with one of many adminstrative decisions made by a campaigner who knows that the BUCK STOPS with HIM. He Promptly demostrated his superior wisdom and correct judgement to make the Correct BIG Decison. He chose a winner, Palin
McCains choice of Palin was a bold and gutsy choice filled with just the right deliberation and knowledge. It wasnt a "safe" choice, or his personal "first impulse", but rather the pragmatic choice that says louder than ANY SPEECH..that this man means what he says when he says I WILL CHANGE HOW THINGS ARE OR HAVE BEEN DONE. Obamas choice of Biden was a perfect illustration that HIS CHANGE MANTRA is ALL TALK and NO DO...he PROMPTLY CHOSE a man who is anything but change and reached out to the man MOST LIKELY to vote for the same ole worn out Democratic dogmas of the past. He PROMPTLY CHOSE to change NOTHING as his gladiator speech in the Denver colliseum illustrated.... he returned to age old Democratic pablum as the foundation of his PROMISE THEM EVERYTHING but dont discuss how to pay for it policies.
The game has changed in one short week. and it is all due to the simple difference in the JUDGEMENT OF TWO MEN... "The ONE" who lacks it, and the other who demonstrated it with conviction and with very little concern about whether he would be upstaged... lets face it, the Obama choice can be explained in only ONE way... his fear of being upstaged by Hillary. Likewise McCains choice can be explained in one way as well... his willngness to do the right thing and simply be himself, a change agent with little or no concern about who got the accolades or whether the elite media and politicians agree...and in presenting what may well be the next Iron Lady, he became almost Churchillian.
And no matter how the Media or the blogosphere tries to spin it, they are going to have a very hard time telling us that what we see and hear with our own eyes and ears isnt so. Tho I can see they are trying their best to do just that. McCain demonstrates more GOOD JUDGEMENT in his very nature than even Obama can put into WORDS.