A couple more things for the McCain campaign to keep in mind:

Divided Government is consistent with the intent of the founders when they built checks, balances and separation of power into the Constitution. As James Madison wrote in Federalist #51 – “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” What they did not anticipate, is how single party rule undermines these constitutional protections.

I have been beating the divided government drum for two years on my blog (linked on my handle), where you can find plenty of supporting documentation from scholars, economists, political scientists, and historians. As a recent example, this scholarly article from a constitutional lawyer puts more than a little academic cred behind the divided government thesis.

I voted for John Kerry to get divided government in 2004 and lost. I supported a straight Dem ticket in 2006 to get divided government and won. This year I will vote to re-elect divided government by supporting John McCain. The only way to re-elect Divided Government in 2008, is elect John McCain for President. It is the right thing to do. Check out this youtube video which is on point.

“Are you better off today than you were TWO YEARS AGO… WHEN THE DEMOCRATS TOOK CONTROL OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE? NO?

Then don’t given them the Presidency, too!

They NOW control Congress, and look what they’ve achieved with the American economy in just 2 years!

Elect a strong president to balance this Congress …which has the lowest public approval rating in history…

Elect McCain.”

I ask, who in the world is going to tune into a half hour of policy gasbagging by a politician? Who?

Jam

Did you look at the comprehensive review that was posted here

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/21/the-comprehensive-argument-against-barack-obama/

If not we have no discussion. But had you, I put it to you that something along those lines will be watched by millions if it is a well done documentary of sorts. Not the rah rah vote for me crap that passes as normal election fare.

McCain has no choice. It’s at best 10 million.

This could be a winner (and +1 on the “Axis of Taxes.” Sheer brilliance!)

Awful. Oh, and he’s jazzed about blowing up social spending and raising taxes, too. Frank told the editorial board of the SouthCoast Standard-Times that he wanted to reduce defense spending by a quarter, meaning the United States would have to……

Yeah. Like they telegraphed the “I’m buying an ad on the night of your speech.” thing… Every time the McCain Campaign “telegraphs” something like this, watch for Obama to make a big unforced error that McCain is already ready to take full advantage of.

Re: Divided Government argument…

Two thoughts:

1) It’s a good argument for exactly the sort of voter who is wavering right now. Folks who want a forceful lefty or righty government aren’t having a hard time deciding who to vote for.

2) It doesn’t require the McCain Campaign to buy ads to get this idea out there. George Stephanopolous is doing the work for them. The idea is out there, and being talked about.

Good use of the media, important when you’re working on a budget.

We’re half-way through October without any October Surprises-not counting Joe Biden’s hallucinatory ramblings, which can happen in any month.

Waiting for the shoe to drop……..

Doug on October 24, 2008 at 2:59 PM

I see October 25 on my time dial. October’s almost gone here. Relativistic effects?

Waiting for the shoe to drop……..

This makes a powerful argument, but one that assumes that Republicans won’t bounce back in Congress in this election.

The public won’t consider that possibility.
This gives McCain the chance to kill two birds with one stone. He can campaign for local GOP congressional/senatorial candidates while pushing his own aspirations.

Proposed new stump line for McCain: “I may have voted with Bush 90% of the time, but that’s a heckuva lot better for our country than not opposing Harry Reid 100% of the time!”

Obama-Pelosi-Reid: The Axis of Taxes

rockmom on October 24, 2008 at 2:25 PM

Very clever! Send it in to the campaign, rockmom.

rockmom on October 24, 2008 at 2:25 PM

That’s awesome. You should trademark it fast!

Senator Gubment will be preaching to the choir ONLY on Oct. 29th or whenever it is. He will be spending millions for nothing. I don’t see anyone, even undecideds, tuning into to listen to his platitudes.

When your opponent gives you those kinds of gifts, it’s downright rude not to use them.

Nice line, Ed.

However, it seems stupid for the McCain campaign to broadcast this before executing the plan.

This 30 minute spot must be designed along the lines of the comprehensive package that was posted here a few days ago. Strong emphasis on earmarks, governmental reform, domestic energy program, oil, clean coal and nuclear, balanced budgets, and last but not least the war on terror. A strong statement on McCain/Palin as reformers vs Obama and machine politics.

The last ten minutes have to be a positive reaffirmation of Reagan’s city on a hill. Policies that stress free people and free markets will solve our current financial crisis just as Reagan did coming out of the dire financial straits left behind by Carter.

If he doesn’t have something like this in the works, if nothing else, he will be buried by Obama’s 30 minute Hollywood production.

Don’t stop with Pelosi and Reid. It’s Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Maxine Waters and everyone who told us everything was just hunky dory with Freddie and Fannie and don’t you dare question us about it because to do so is raaaacist.

Buy Danish on October 24, 2008 at 1:02 PM

I agree. And in order to avoid another credit crisis, we need to make sure that there’s a voice insisting that Congress get to the root of the cause. With Frank, Dodd, and Waxman leading the charge, I’m sure that they’ll determine that Reagan really was at fault.

Why does Team McCain telegraph their punches?

Worst campaign evah!

ninjapirate on October 24, 2008 at 1:06 PM

You know, I agree. But I also wonder whether they do it because McCain does such a lousy job articulating points on domestic issues that the campaign feels compelled to telegraph so that no one mistakes the message. McCain’s motto must be the line from the Beattles ture, “Try with a little help from my friends.”

Seriously, though, our country really should be looking forward to the challenge of digging ourselves out of a hole. And one of the biggest challenges is energy indepedence. But I would argue vehemently that these three stooges will cripple our energy efforts to the point of crippling our international strength. We won’t be able to drill inside 200 miles offshore, we won’t take any steps toward nuclear, and we’ll be pour enormous fortunes into subsidies for such useless technology as ethanol.

Get on this argument and make it stick. And, heck, you can even weave in a jab at Ayers when you highlight how he and Obama squandered $161 million on education reform for zero benefit. Any idiot is going stop and think about that kind of track record. The report of Obama’s incompetence in online for crying out loud.

Buckaroo on October 24, 2008 at 1:41 PM

We need to kneecap OPEC by flooding the oil market with US oil. Want to increase US power geometrically? Give us the power to greatly influence world oil prices. If OPEC cuts nback, we increase production. If they get uppity, inicrease production.

On a little discussed issue Europe is being overrun with Muslim immigrants in spite of an overwhelming majority of opposition from the European people (sound familiar?).

The biggest reason the EU leadership ignores their people is that they are being blackmailed by Arab oil producing nations. They promise to keep oil flowing to Europe in exchange for Europe taking in excess Muslim population. If we became the supplier we could and should be then we could export to Europe and allow them to stop the immigration time bomb and virtual colonization they are experiencing.