{"id":1110,"date":"2008-10-29T13:50:36","date_gmt":"2008-10-29T20:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2008-10-29T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2008-10-29T20:50:36","slug":"the-fox-frame-october-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1110","title":{"rendered":"The Fox Frame: October Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is obvious to most honest observers that this is going to be a harsh year for Republicans. At the top of the list of victims, of course, is John McCain. His floundering campaign just gets more off track everyday. His aides are sending out resumes and looking to assign blame for their failure. Some have resorted to targeting Sarah Palin, who they have called a “diva”<\/em> and a “whack job.”<\/em><\/p>\n

But now they have adopted a more insidious strategic path that amounts to an “If you can’t beat ’em join ’em.”<\/em> tactic. Talk about an October Surprise! With the help of Fox News, the McCain camp is now attempting to pass off their loser as a Democrat. They must believe that they can squeeze out a few extra votes by associating themselves with the party that is poised to sweep this year’s electoral contests.<\/p>\n

It’s not really that surprising that McCain wants to realign himself with the Kool Kidz. From the beginning his campaign seemed jinxed. In the primary, he ran out of money and had to continue with a skeleton staff that worked for free. Then the Republican convention in St. Paul was delayed due to Hurricane Gustav. Then he announces Caribou Barbie as his running mate. Then he is blind-sided by an economic crisis after admitting that he doesn’t understand economics. Then he says he’ll suspend his campaign (which he doesn’t really do) to work on a resolution to the crisis (which he doesn’t resolve) and won’t participate in a debate with Barack Obama until the crisis is over (but he debates anyway).<\/p>\n

Every issue with which McCain sought to identify fell flat. In the beginning it was his vaunted national security and foreign policy experience that would propel him to victory, but that never took hold. Then it was energy independence. This was anchored by a proposal for a gas tax holiday and the ubiquitous and ignorant chant of “Drill, baby drill.”<\/em> But oil and gas prices have come down on their own, without his phony initiatives. Now he is desperately ranting about Bill Ayers, Joe the Plumber, false allegations of voter fraud, and Socialism – even Marxism!<\/p>\n

These are the wails of an expiring beast in the wilderness. It’s almost sad. At least we all have the prospect of Obama’s victory next week to cheer us up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is obvious to most honest observers that this is going to be a harsh year for Republicans. At the top of the list of victims, of course, is John McCain. His floundering campaign just gets more off track everyday. His aides are sending out resumes and looking to assign blame for their failure. 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