So with this election season up for grabs on both sides of the political aisle, plenty of surprises are to be expected. Thankfully, we've weeded out the wheat from the chaff (exit Tancredo, Brownback, Tommy Thompson, Richardson, Dodd, and Biden) and can now look at real contenders. Everyone is still surprised at Obama's Iowa win, and even more so about Huckabee's surprise win in Iowa, where Mitt Romney had spent countless amounts of dollars in order to curry favor with the voters. New Hampshire has brought on even more suspense, with Hillary unexpectedly beating out heavily favored Obama. But even more surprising is the resurgence of John McCain.
By summer of 2007, McCain's campaign was all but written off as dead. The man was a political afterthought as the buzz swirled around Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani held the spotlight above the rest. Then the country caught a glimpse of Mike Huckabee, and his popularity surged. Now, against all odds, John McCain has just won the New Hampshire primary, and is 10 points ahead in South Carolina (no Republican has received his party's nomination without winning one of these two states). Indeed, with the chorus of "Mac is back!" in New Hampshire, McCain has made an impressive comeback.
Whats significant about this isn't the fact that he was so far behind and made a comeback. Impressive as it is, this happens a decent amount in politics. What's impressive is that John McCain is one of the few people out there running for president who's willing to tell the truth. When he says that some jobs just aren't going to come back to Michigan, he's probably right. When the man talks about immigration and the fact that this country isn't going to deport 12 million illegals, he's probably right. Again, this isn't notable because he's right, its notable because he's willing to tell the American people the truth and not pander for votes with draconian threats on immigration or unrealistically promising all manufacturing jobs are going to come back to the U.S. That type of honesty is exactly what this country needs, and frankly wants right now. As smooth as Mitt Romney speaks, or as inspiring as Obama can be, they both give unrealistic assessments of the future. Obama will not get free health care for all who need it, he may try, but he won't. Mitt Romney will talk tough on immigration, but he won't build a fence, nobody could. So often in politics, someone can be overhead reflecting that he or she just wishes this country could have a little common sense. Well, the country is seeing it in John McCain right now, and common sense is winning.
By summer of 2007, McCain's campaign was all but written off as dead. The man was a political afterthought as the buzz swirled around Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani held the spotlight above the rest. Then the country caught a glimpse of Mike Huckabee, and his popularity surged. Now, against all odds, John McCain has just won the New Hampshire primary, and is 10 points ahead in South Carolina (no Republican has received his party's nomination without winning one of these two states). Indeed, with the chorus of "Mac is back!" in New Hampshire, McCain has made an impressive comeback.
Whats significant about this isn't the fact that he was so far behind and made a comeback. Impressive as it is, this happens a decent amount in politics. What's impressive is that John McCain is one of the few people out there running for president who's willing to tell the truth. When he says that some jobs just aren't going to come back to Michigan, he's probably right. When the man talks about immigration and the fact that this country isn't going to deport 12 million illegals, he's probably right. Again, this isn't notable because he's right, its notable because he's willing to tell the American people the truth and not pander for votes with draconian threats on immigration or unrealistically promising all manufacturing jobs are going to come back to the U.S. That type of honesty is exactly what this country needs, and frankly wants right now. As smooth as Mitt Romney speaks, or as inspiring as Obama can be, they both give unrealistic assessments of the future. Obama will not get free health care for all who need it, he may try, but he won't. Mitt Romney will talk tough on immigration, but he won't build a fence, nobody could. So often in politics, someone can be overhead reflecting that he or she just wishes this country could have a little common sense. Well, the country is seeing it in John McCain right now, and common sense is winning.
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