The McCain Campaign's Incompetence About Barack Obama's War on Coal-Fired Power Plants
For a sense of how ineffectively managed the McCain campaign is, consider the last-minute flap over coal. In a January 17 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Barack Obama declared war on America's coal-fired plants, pledging to regulate the industry so aggressively that "it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted."
Obama's comments had the potential to hit him hard in states like West Virginia (leaning McCain), Ohio (tossup), and Pennsylvania (leaning Obama, and critical to the McCain campaign), and McCain's people are milking them for all their worth.
The wonder, however, is that Obama's comments are only now getting attention from Republicans, 10 months after they were posted online and just a day before the election.
From a campaign-process angle, the re-emergence of Obama's coal remarks is too clumsy and too late to do much good for the GOP. The worm turned in these critical states weeks ago, and a savvier campaign than McCain's would have taken advantage of Obama's remarks long before.
Obama's gaffe over coal speaks directly to the fortunes of a key socioeconomic demographic in key states and easily parlays into a discussion of America's energy dependence and the economy—and in a way that benefits McCain. Consider the effectiveness of "Obama wants to bankrupt your livelihood" against "Drill, baby, drill!"
Democrats will no doubt claim that this "11th-hour surprise" is the work of the "evil Republican attack machine." If it is, then it's one more sign of how poorly the McCain campaign is run. My guess is it isn't—which is still another sign of how poorly the campaign is run.
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RE Bruce of NJ. TY
hehe!
S*** eating grin upon my face :) TY
PS. I’m ashamed that 1/2 of my country wants to vote a COMMUNIST/SOCIALIST into the White House.
I want to live in the 1/2 that is smart enough not to.
I am prepared to fly my flag at 1/2 mast for 4 years if BO wins and I have bought lots of ammo in case it doesn’t.
Was thinking also if there is one of those things that happen like electoral to popular vote, and BO still wins. I am going to place my flag UPSIDE DOWN! (the smart ones will know what it means) WHY!!!
Because I will be a WOMEN without a COUNTRY!
Now we will have to wait and see and trust in our own values and our beliefs.
Cause you know here in PA BO SAYS "we cling to our guns and our religion" and may I graciously say YOUR DAMM RIGHT!! BO.
Now his big mouth went and done it again about the coal industry, I bet those hard ass labor unions , that were in support of that man , had those phones in West VA. PA, KY, Utah ETC: jammed all night, saying NO WAY pull the plug on that dude he is about to take my job your job my uncles job my granddaddy's job my sisters job , my cousins job and so on , yep BO thats how it works , I 'll bet the farm on that comment, cause I am one of a 4th generation family of coal miners, we done been there and done that with tougher men and persons then you sir.
Now I usually try my best not to act this way but DANG!! That REDNECK girl in me has taken over my demur, candor, and intelligence at this very moment.
So what do you all think is going to happen when the great one BO can not fill the masses needs ?
Jesus could turn the water into wine and he could fill empty baskets with bread and fish's to feed his.
I hope every MSN, ABC, NBC, CBS news team is in his face as we watch the messiah BO preform his miracle, of some Sketches, some other tenners and some KOOL_AID.
LOL there on tv news as I type saying "I do not have worries about my MORTGAGE or my gas and my bills". OMG These CRACK HEADS really honestly believe this man is going to fix there whole broken down life's with US THE TAXPAYERS MONEY.
And by some chance that he can and is the messiah well heck I am first to quit working my 52 hours a week job and I am sure many will follow.
Obama can not fill even his own aunts fridge, he left that job to US taxpayers, too feed her also. enough ranting sorry blog had to get it out .. McCain just took West VA. LOL TOLD YA ..
That was funny!
That was funny Candy! Thanks!
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