Embracing McCain's Straight Talk (printable)

Topic: Presidential Campaign 2008
Embracing McCain's Straight Talk

Senator McCain revived his 2000 election year slogan for 2008, that of the “Straight Talk Express.” To mixed results in the primary election many are attempting to get their arms around his message and give him their support for the general election. (2 of 4 in this series.)
by Gary Wood
(conservative libertarian)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Stephen Dinan, in his Washington Times article "McCain's Straight Talk Spins Wheels," summed it up as well as anyone I've read. "For a candidate who delights in telling audiences that it's time for "a little straight talk," he has given his opponents chances to question that reputation." The more Senator McCain addresses audiences the more he counters himself on the issues as well as his record. Many within his own party feel it is largely due to his nature of saying what is politically necessary to say in order to win votes. Even his former jailer, Tran Trong Duyet, believes, "he lies to American voters in order to get their support for his presidential election."

This idea should not shock anyone who is involved with supporting John McCain for President of the U.S. While campaigning in Ohio recently he stated, ""and that's the problem in our nation's capital. It's not just the Bush administration, and it's not just the Democratic Congress. It's that everyone in Washington says whatever it takes to get elected or to score the political point of the day." He is a successful politician who understands the art of saying what the current audience wants to hear, straight talk or not. This is the very reason so many in the press and on the Internet are able to daily attack him on policies. His policies are as fluid as his straight talk is winding.

Overall, reviewing carefully his campaign website, his proposals are in keeping with the recent focus of the Republican National Committee (RNC). The RNC is much more friendly toward corporations than the DNC while the DNC is more willing to take from corporations and give to the people. The RNC no longer clings to the fundamental core values once consider paramount in countering the DNC vision. The original GOP beliefs can be found on county Republican websites across the country yet platforms and policies are no longer in keeping with those early beliefs. True Republicans feel the party leadership has abandoned their conservative ideals. Senator McCain doesn't offer any hope of returning to those beliefs.

The basic characteristics of today's campaign has many characteristics associated with democratic socialism. There is still a belief in the people's ability to understand key issues while still deserving a vote although today the focus is more in a majority rule at the expense of the minority, a pure form of representative democracy. However, the socialist view is now predominant with the centralized federal government, in unison with corporations, better suited to solving the social ills. The utilitarian aspect of John McCain's platform is evidence the RNC has morphed from its core to the modern day party that closely resembles the DNC many now refer to the parties simply as the RepubliCrats.

This article is not being written to argue the pros and cons of authoritarian socialism vs. democratic socialism or republican capitalism. Although this is the key debate we should be having the first step for all voters is to understand what they are supporting. If you support a stronger centralized government intertwined with large corporations (corporatocracy) focused on policing the world while consolidating the cures of social ills through legislative means, if you support the move toward a democratic socialism for the United States future you are in the right camp.

My question is simple;

Are you aware that McCain's vision for our future is supportive of democratic socialism and is that your vision for the future?

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