Of Pens and Swords

Thinking critically post debate and post bail-out vote failure

I’m not going into a lot of specifics here, because quite frankly I don’t have the time, being at work and all.  However, I do want to point out some of the points in various news releases between McCain and Obama during the past day.

I’ve noticed that while John McCain is being very blunt, and to the point on specific issues on Obama’s voting record and requests for earmarks, his campaign is being called an attack campaign.  I guess if you don’t know, or can’t respond to what he’s saying, it would leave Obama feeling a bit in the corner.

On Obama’s retorts to what McCain has been pointing out, he hasn’t actually fought a single point.  When confronted with the fact that his staff seems to be made of Freddie and Fannie execs, he generalizes by saying that McCain is more or less ‘old school’.  As a matter of fact, I can’t think of a single bullet that Obama has let loose to counter any of the accusations on his voting record, his intentions with the taxes, with his staff made of those who profited off of the sub-prime mess, or what he see’s should be the fix.

As far as I’m concerned, McCain is probably one of the least political candidates that I’ve seen in years.  He seems very willing to give an answer….though, some of his answers I feel most people don’t have the foresight to understand, however; Obama gives the generalizations that we’re used to in politics…A lot of saying something but nothing really specific.  Even worse, he isn’t debating the points against him, just hoping that playing the school yard  “Nuh Uhh!” argument will eventually work.

I have to admit that a few months ago I was conflicted on who I was going to vote for.  A few months ago, it was a dead even race for me.  The past two weeks however, and my annoying ability to read people, I’ve made up my mind.

I want to emplore anybody out there to do the same.  Think critically, look at what’s really being said, look at the stakes, and look at the issues.  Don’t just sit back on party lines and say “I hate them because I hate them”, or “We need someone with less experience so politics isn’t a key”.  Those arguments are hollow.