After McCain loses there will probably be no reason for Cindy to ever come out in public again, will there?
I really hate seeing her. She seems so empty, vacuous. But it's just a few weeks. McCain loses, then whatever reason Cindy would ever have for appearing goes away.
The best of both worlds.
Michelle Obama did great, fantastic, in her speech. At my place, we were amazed not just at the speech as a speech but with the life story she has. There would be a hundred places in her life where it might have all broken down, but somehow, with great character, parents, all that, she came out on top.
One thing about this, if Obama wins, and maybe if he doesn't, they'll be an inspiration to millions of kids. Preferably he wins!
On the other hand, think of the "inspiration" the McCains would be to millions of kids -- let me rephrase that, probably hundreds of kids. Right-wingers whose whole mission in life is to lord it over others, leaving the rest of the world in the dirt.
Daddy, can I too grow up to be an heiress and do a few acts of compassion for show? Mommy, can I too cheat on my wife, be a temperamental old fool, use my biography to show myself a professional victim, and thereby become a big success?
It's not even close. The McCains may be worth a lot, but essentially they're worthless. Michelle showed the true worth, what results from a life of integrity.
Here's something they'll have footage of at the Republican convention to exploit. The sweet, caring, concerned heiress, Cindy McCain, in Georgia, no doubt giving a bottle of hot water to a thirsting baby.
SACRAMENTO -- Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, is headed to the Republic of Georgia, where tensions between the government and Russia have sparked international concern and have become an issue on the presidential campaign trail.It's impossible not to be cynical about John McCain, whose hotheadedness inflamed international tensions a couple weeks ago. Now he's sending Cindy -- through nothing but compassion, of course -- to tenderly minister to the suffering Georgians.
McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker confirmed Cindy McCain is enroute to the nation and said she is visiting as part of the World Food Program. She said she will meet with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and visit with wounded Georgian soldiers.We can assume the TV cameras will be rolling, humming along. And that there'll be a lot of expert stagecraft: Make sure you get her good side as she shakes the hand of Wounded Georgian Soldier #1 and, over there, #2. Hopefully one of them will shed a tear, we'll get it on tape, put a little soft music to it, run it in slow mo, and that'll be a great film for the convention. Not a dry eye in the place.
