A blog for America's neighbour to the north that support Mitt Romney and what he stands for. As the U.S.'s closest friend and ally Canada is greatly affected by U.S. policy and politics.

Friday, December 28, 2007

mccain, yer that guy, we hate that guy.

So as the proverbial poop hits the proverbial fan with Iowa just around the corner, I need to address the eyesore that is Senator McCain. Like I said in an earlier writeup John-o is a strong candidate but nobody wants him. He keeps coming around thinking that even though no one chose him before, either he's changed or the candidates are weaker and perhaps he stands a chance. He doesn't. Why not? Well, let’s talk.


McCain is a strong candidate because he packs a powerful personal story, POW for 5 years, bombing missions galore in "nam" and voted as one of the most influential people by Time magazine. He bucks the system, fights the status quo, and is really brave, and stuff, lots of stuff. Why then can the guy not buy his way into people hearts? Well, first there's the issues. Johnny has had a political career determined by his vision of the Whitehouse. The man wants in there so bad, but its just not to be. From structuring his vote to make him more appealing as a presidential candidate to his episode of being the Bush fanboi when he thought that's what people wanted to hear, to jumping on the bandwagon of Bush haters as soon as he got wind that the popular opinion had shifted. He's the geek at school desperately trying to gain popular approval, but always just behind the trend. He's the guy showing up with new kids on the block gear in a milli vannilli world. But does the fact that he's trying to hard to be someone he's not make him a bad candidate? Not necessarily, just a really big goof. Well what is the big deal with the boy? I think part of the problem is he seems to have this huge chip on his shoulder all the time, and feels validated in this because of his life history. Seriously, you ever hear the guy talk about any issue, he hates any opinion besides his own. The man gets so frustrated with candidates who see another side of a coin. He then tries to soften his image by going on shows like The Daily Show and SNL and looks like the biggest nerd, because then he's still angry at the world, but trying to show his appealing side and it ends up looking like Rudy Giuliani in drag, it's just wrong. Vomit in a corner, why do I have to watch this... wrong.

So what's my quip with John-o, he's a ralph nader in an election where votes matter. You can like him all you want, but his corruption accusations, his angry approach to politics, his "do whatever it takes to stand out even if I don't know why anyone in their right mind would do it" approach to voting, will all combine against him when he stands up in a head to head election. The man looks good from far, but is far from good. Unfortunately so are the women I date, but that's neither here nor there.

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