Random Thought #4
Maybe this one will actually be as short as I have intended all of these to be. Is it just me, or is everyone getting sick of McCain spinning everything about Obama into something negative? He must have a thousand people in a sweatshop monitoring everything Obama says, does, feels, touches, looks at, thinks about, etc… just so that within the hour he can attack Obama and say something negative about him. McCain you should try formulating and promoting your own beliefs and opinions. The news about the NY Times rejecting a McCain Op-Ed letter really sums up the approach I think more media outlets should take:
I’d be very eager to publish the Senator on the Op-Ed page. However, I’m not going to be able to accept this piece as currently written.I’d be pleased, though, to look at another draft. Let me suggest an approach. The Obama piece worked for me because it offered new information (it appeared before his speech); while Senator Obama discussed Senator McCain, he also went into detail about his own plans.
It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama’s piece. To that end, the article would have to articulate, in concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in Iraq. It would also have to lay out a clear plan for achieving victory — with troops levels, timetables and measures for compelling the Iraqis to cooperate.
Edit: After I wrote this, I found this Cap Times article which perfectly summarizes my thoughts.
