Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Are the fundamentals, fundamental?

I am so sick and tired of John McCain using the word [in different modifying ways], "fundamental", to describe everything that he has ever believed. "The fundamentals of the economy are sound", "I am fundamentally a deregulator", "there are fundamental differences between me and Senator Obama (nice grammar), "I fundamentally believe...

Can't he just believe, or think, or know, or whatever -- without it being fundamental? Does everything anyone believe have to be fundamental? The use of the word, or rather the abuse, has been to his detriment these pass few days.

If he wants an idea on how to slow the sliding in the polls, maybe he should "fundamentally" change his campaign. Stop doing so many stunts, suspensions of campaigns (stupid), and advertising that Obama was in favor of teaching small kids sex ed, over having his running mate talk about how she can see Russia from Alaska -- that makes me want to trust you with foreign policy. He needs to do what other politicans would/have done in pass in his position. Talk about the substantive differences between you and your opponent, and make the decision people will be making in a little over a month, a decision about "fundamental" policy differences -- and not you supposed fundamentals.

Sen. McCain the fundamentals of your campaign are sound. Familar?

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