We are fast approaching what many are calling the most important election this country has ever held. Some say it’s our last chance to save the greatest country this planet has ever seen. Others are saying, “The world waits to see what America” does in the election.
Our economy teeters on the brink of disaster and no matter which solution we choose, we’re in deep squishy brown stuff. And yes, much of the world’s economy is tied to us. The wrong choice of action could send the world economy over the precipice.
This is not the time for a sacrifice fly. This is the time for the double steal. The hit and run. And this is most definitely not the time to slide into home plate and hope we’re safe. This is the time to steam around third base and barrel into the catcher so hard, he lands in the dugout.
So what are our candidates for the Presidency doing during this crucial time? Well, let’s take a look:
- Barack Obama continues to phone it in (“Uh-uh-uh-uh-Call me if you need me. If you think I can do somehing to help, give me a call”).
- John McCain speaks with the passion and conviction of a man who hasn’t had a decent bowel movement in 3 years.
- Joe Biden goes through the motions on Autopilot, just wondering how quickly he’ll get himself in trouble (“Stand up Chuck, so people can see you!”).
- And it seems the GOP has had a “hands off!” approach to Sarah Palin since the big launch.
There’s no other way for me to put this: Wake the hell up! I don’t feel any confidence that any of you are really interested in this job any more!
In a brief exchange with Alan, I discovered he feels the same way. Admittedly, this has been a long campaign. The longest in history. Maybe as events have unfolded over the past year, the severity of the country they would be inheriting as the next President or Vice-President has started to sink in. Perhaps in the darkness of their hotel rooms at night, it hits them: “What am I getting into? The economy! Oil! Russia! China! India! Pakistan! Iran! What the hell am I doing???”
My response: What the hell are you doing in the campaign if you aren’t prepared to give your all for this country? (Note to Barack Obama: That means in person, not by phone)
We know John McCain did it once before and, I am confident, could do it again. But where’s the spark? Why do we have to phone Obama “if we think he can help?”
We’ll be right back with what I feel is the solution to getting the excitement back into the campaign, right after this important message about tonight’s debate (and the campaign in general)…
OK, we’re back… Now that we’re charged up and hoping to see some sort of life in this campaign, here’s what I think needs to happen to accomplish that goal:
Tonight, during the vice-Presidential debate, it’s time for the GOP to release the Barracuda! We’ve heard (and some of us have seen) what Sarah Palin can do , but since she was introduced to us, we’ve not had a chance to see any of the things the Barracuda does to kick ass and take names. Can she do it? I hope so. But tonight, it’s do or die. Either the Barracuda comes out a-chompin’ on Biden’s butt, and proves to us that at least one of the four candidates has got the passion to LEAD, or else we might as well join Hillary in making plans for four years from now and hope that too much change hasn’t run this country into the ground.
So heed the call, GOP. You’ve got a snarling, chomping, enthusiastic and dynamic young leader in that cage. RELEASE THE BARRACUDA TONIGHT! We need bold, dynamic, conscious leadership. If you provide it, we will vote. If you can’t or won’t, then to paraphrase Lee Greenwood, “God Help The USA!”
Because… well, by now, you know the drill:
Get mad. Stay mad. Take that anger into the voting booth with you.
Gerry Ashley
