OMG I’m Defending Meghan McCain
Recently Meghan McCain called Joe the Plumber a dumbass and I think she deserves recognition for that. It’s a two part victory. First it’s a republican recognizing reality, and second having the guts to say it on the record even if the party faithful (read: right wing Christian nut jobs) don’t like it. Its news for a republican to acknowledge the obvious - they do it so rarely.
But my liberal brethren seem to have their dial stuck on attack when it comes to any republican so I’d like to argue in defense of Meghan McCain against those stuck on autopilot.
I think she’s a real republican - we just haven’t seen one in awhile. You know fiscal responsibility and smaller government intruding less into the lives of people.
Some of those on autopilot have said they’ll never vote republican and despite my inclination to agree, never say never. Depends on the contest though doesn’t it? A decade from now, her against Burris for example…
I also think Meghan deserves credit for not talking about Sarah Palin despite the low hanging fruit of an easy target she represents. It’s a losing game for anyone with a seat at the table. Its great ratings for TV personalities but in the world of politics engaging Palin just drags us all down and wastes time that could be spent on real issues and real thinking people. Biden and Obama won’t bash Palin either. Maybe it’s about class. You don’t fight someone in a lower weight class. Let’s compare…
Meghan McCain: Bachelor’s Degree from Columbia University, Interned at Newsweek
Sarah Palin: Transferred 5 times to 4 different schools to get her Bachelor’s Degree, Sports reporter.
I have to give this one to Meghan I think.
If John McCain had listened to his daughter during the campaign, well, I don’t think he would have been president but it would have been much closer.
With people like Joe out there some have begun to wonder why people like Meghan are still republicans. It could be that they understand the core values on which the party was built rather than the hateful circus it has become.
Some see little difference between Joe and Meghan but there is a vast gulf between Joe and Meghan. You could probably fit an entire university in there - say, Columbia.
Some claim she’s coasting off of her daddy but her 15 minutes from her daddy ended awhile ago, now she’s gaining attention for using her brain and her university education and having the guts to speak out.
Not enough people are thinking critically about Joe whenever he grabs some spotlight. ‘Joe’ was held up as the everyman and when you scratched even lightly beneath the surface you found he was a lie. Is America similarly just surface impressions with no substance or did they just pick the wrong everyman? It’s a valid question - I just think they picked the wrong everyman.
All that said her recent tweets about Las Vegas seem to be rebranding her as a party girl – not helping.
