McCain Ignored the Obvious for Too Long

Barack Obama is an arch leftist whose assent to the presidency would be unprecedented. Never has a person with such progressive socialist ideals and questionable personal associations been so close to the most powerful position in the solar system.

This is proved by his brief voting record, his past and present personal associations, his religious adherence to the dogma of Jeremiah Wright and James Cone, the means in which he ascended to public office, his work history prior to public office, and his mentoring relationships before and during his college years. These are all established facts easily available in the public record.

The question to me is, why has it taken John McCain so long to try and exploit these associations? Yesterday, in Wisconsin, a questioner at a town hall style campaign event begged Senator McCain to make the obvious connection. The sad thing is, of course, that this exploitation should have started much earlier in the game--long before the charges could be plausibly dismissed by an already dismissive press and electorate as an act of desperation.

Had these associations been made earlier in the game, as conservatives have been screaming for, the truth might very well have started to resonate with voters. As with most things John McCain, John McCain knew best.

I am one of the many conservatives that was tepid to the nomination of John McCain based on many of his political beliefs. I do find myself wanting McCain to win because he is the lesser of two poor candidates and, until his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, I am not so certain I would even have voted for him at all. Right now, what I'm hearing from friends and reading on many conservative blogs is that McCain's biggest selling point is that he is not Barack Obama--apparently my opinion and attitude are not very lonely.

It is mind boggling to me that for the last few months of this campaign, up until this very late point in the process, it appears as if John McCain was unwilling to even take advantage of this most obvious of factors.

If the Republicans lose this election, and it is looking more and more like they will, they will have no one to blame but themselves and John McCain. If McCain wins it will be because he was carried to victory by people that deserved a better campaigner and candidate.