McCain Soars

It's been awhile since my last post, but now I really have an abundance of information to talk about with all of you. First of all, I cannot go any further until discussing the Eliot Spitzer scandal. So, Governor (or should I say Former Governor) Eliot Spitzer of New York was found to have been having sexual relations with a high-priced escort. The Justice Department found that Spitzer had been structuring his accounts in order to make it look as if large amounts of money were not missing. This, of course, did not work. A person in such a high position of power can never get away with that. A man who was once called "the crusader" and was the face of bringing down corruption was found to be involved with a prostitution ring, just like the ones he prosecuted. Ironic, isn't it? From the reports I've heard, Spitzer was not very well liked by many people on Wall Street and was said to have a huge amount of hubris. I guess it's true what they say that with pride comes before the fall. So, this man, (should I even call him that?) rather this monster of a human being, had to involve his beautiful wife and daughters in this whole fiasco. I feel very sorry that they had to be involved in this man's mistakes. He has been seeing these prostitutes for over 10 years now, according to some reports. His wife would have to know that something was going on, but I guess she could have just been ignorant. Now the hooker is receiving a $1 million deal to pose nude in a magazine. What a travesty. His replacement, Patterson, has now admitted that he had an affair with a woman during a separation between he and his wife. I guess it's probably pretty common with public officials, but one would assume that they would live rather honest lives being in public life.

McCain has been rising in the polls. Want to know why? The infighting between Obama and Hillary is bringing them both down. Mario Cuomo was right that this fighting between the two is 'ruinous' to the party as a whole. The Republicans have had time to accept McCain as the nominee, but it might be a very different story for Hillary or Obama. They may not know their nominee is until the Democratic Convention. That, in my opinion, is really unfortunate for the democrats out there. There are certainly going to be some democrats who won't even vote because it is either a white woman or a black man. I think that Obama still has a shot against McCain but Hillary has absolutely no chance of beating him. With the recent Ferraro comment about Obama's race and the Rev. Wright scandal surrounding Obama, race is a primary topic for him right now. I also think that is unfortunate because until this time race hasn't been discussed at all. That's how it should be. We shouldn't have to talk about race. I had a lot of respect for Obama because he tried not to pull the race card, but now my views have changed. I was thinking that if McCain wasn't doing so well, I would vote for Obama. I have since changed my mind and this race speech was a major reason why. It was great speech, don't get me wrong, but I don't think it was appropriate at this time in the race. He should have waited until after he secured the nomination. He's such an eloquent speaker that you just want to agree with everything he says, but if he continues to talk about race and how rich, white people are to blame for everything, then I will rule him out as an option. McCain has gained my support. Do I really like the three candidates? No I don't, but I will have to make some concessions it seems. I am not a fan of the Iraq War, but I do not want government mandated health insurance program. I don't agree with McCain on many issues yet I think he has shown that he can make concessions as well, which is the mark of a true leader. He can be involved on both sides of the aisle. If Obama scales down his rhetoric a bit, I might still look to him as an option, yet I can't help but notice that he is so inexperienced in the area of foreign policy. At any rate, I think the measure of how well any one of these three candidates does depends on the situations that arise during their presidency.