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Originally Posted by Manic_Skafe
Don't forget this jackass.
The whoring of Joe The Plumber was by far the most disingenuous and exploitative aspect of their entire campaign. |
While they may have picked the wrong guy, it is the dream that a normal person can work hard and be successful that carries a lot of weight.
I don't want to see the monetary benefits to success go away to people who are not working on improving themselves or society, but I think that is what churches should be helping out with. There needs to be a separation of church and state, but creating or expanding a AmeriCorp type organization to manage volunteers from various churches across the country to help the less fortunate would be a good smaller government step that would have a lot of impact on our communities. Look at Extreme Home Makeover edition. If on Sunday afternoon, churches invited people to volunteer in large numbers (as well as people that aren't in their congregation), they would improve their communities more than any government project with the same amount of money could do.
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That being said, I don't think Senator McCain lost so much as Senator Obama won. If that makes sense....
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I didn't vote against McCain, he is a great guy and I have voted for him in the 2000 primary and wish he won in 2000. I voted the way I did because Obama ran a great positive campaign and I think he can improve this country more than what the Republican platform and past experiences have shown. But it's not to say that the Republicans are going anywhere, and the Democrats need to realize that they can't do whatever and turn their backs on the millions of people who have a different idea on how the country should be run.