By Ric Joyner
As I watched the debate it became clear to me that the election is over. As Charles Krauthammer said tonight on Fox News, Obama was presidential, cool, calm and collected.
McCain went on the attack, but Obama deflected well. Obama tends to say a lot of words without much content which was boring.
Regardless, the game is over. Obama-3 wins, McCain 0. The headwinds are blowing against McCain. The wind is called “fed up” and fearful Americans.
Republicans/Bush lost their leadership in several areas.
They had control of the House and Senate and went to the trough to feed and accomplished little.
Started the war in Iraq that is prolonged and barely manageable.
Couldn’t handle a disaster correctly aka Katrina
Looked in the eyes of an X KGB and saw his soul. (Not good foreign policy)
Oversaw a growing economy and then allowed it to go bust through the housing crisis.
Proposed to bailout Wall Street (which is a misnomer)
Didn’t complete energy independence and allowed the average American to pay higher gas prices.
Created massive deficits fighting a war and other spending
Virtually nothing was done to help the 15% who are uninsured.
Did I mention a war?
As Charles Krauthammer said, “not even the great Ron Reagan could stand up against the economy collapsing…” And I will add the incredibly poor job the Republicans did when they had control.
Charles also said this was the year of the Democrats even though they played a major role in the housing crisis, prefer not to drill for energy independence and want higher taxes on the very people that create jobs.
Our country is headed for a form of socialism under Obama especially in light of a Democratically controlled Congress. Perhaps this is the leadership America is looking for…the Left sure thinks so.
But, the Republicans deserve the thrashing they have gotten and Americans are rightly seeking a change. Obama wants to deliver the change and I can’t fault him for that. His world view is not mine and vice versa.
I can’t vote for Obama because of my conservative roots. And will still vote McCain.
I don’t respect President Bush any longer. The turmoil that has accompanied his administration is incredible.
I hope my fellow Republicans and Conservatives don’t blame the press, or that Obama cheated, but take a hard look in the mirror, and sees the problem for what it is. Lack of vision, lack of leadership and lack of integrity. The other helpful focus would be to stop the critique of the other party and keep our “side of the street clean”.
Only then can the party rebuild. But the vision has to be the American People, lower taxes, access to health care, lower spending and smaller government.