Richard Cohen is a man with whom I rarely agree, but whose opinions I tend to respect. His editorial this morning is a huge gift to the McCain Campaign.
Talk to any supporter of Senator Obama and ask them for even a single legislative accomplishment. Just one. Cohen hits it on the head with this column; no matter how polished, hopeful and attractive a candidate Senator Obama is, his record is simply non-existent.
The possibility that he'll take Virginia Governor Tim Kaine on as his running mate has me salivating. I think if you added Kaine's time as Governor to Obama's in the Senate, you get about what McCain did as a guest of the North Vietnamese government....
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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Letter to the Editor from a Cuban
> Richmond Times-Dispatch
> From Richmond Times-Dispatch, Monday, July 7, 2008 ~
> Dear Editor, Times-Dispatch:
> Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice. On June 30 I
> celebrate my independence day, and on July 4 I celebrate America's. This
> year is special, because it marks the 40th anniversary of my
> independence.
> On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba, and a few months later, I
> was in the United States to stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmond
> on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress.
> I've thought a lot about the anniversary this year. The election-year
> rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there.
> In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they
> were right. So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least
> receptive.
> When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced
> the old system, the press fell in love with him. They never questioned
> who his friends were or what he really believed in. When he said he
> would help the farmers and the poor and bring free medical care and
> education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice
> and equality to all, everyone said, 'Praise the Lord.'
> And when the young leader said, 'I will be for change and I'll bring you
> change,' everyone yelled, 'Viva Fidel!'
> But nobody asked about the change, so by the time the executioner's guns
> went silent, the people's guns had been taken away. By the time everyone
> was equal, they were equally poor, hungry, and oppressed. By the time
> everyone received their free education, it was worth nothing. By the
> time the press noticed, it was too late, because they were now working
> for him. By the time the change was finally implemented, Cuba had been
> knocked down a couple of notches to Third-World status. By the time the
> change was over, more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts,
> and inner tubes. You can call those who made it ashore anywhere else in
> the world the most fortunate Cubans. And now I'm back to the beginning
> of my story.
> Luckily, we would never fall in America for a young leader who promised
> change without asking, what change? How will you carry it out? What will
> it cost America?
> Would we?'
> Manuel Alvarez, Jr. Sandy Hook
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