Posted by
KWG on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:11:02 PM
Many people have seen on their TVs recently a rapid succession of ads assaulting your political senses. Here's a quick rundown of a few of them.
Divided We Fail- A mysterious and intriguing TV commercial that contains a logo that's an amalgam of an elephant and a donkey, obviously in an attempt to display a centrist outlook on 'the issues.'
Don't be fooled. This campaign is run by the AARP, whose mission, in case you didn't know, is to take money from working people to redistribute to their constituents. Their
platform is harmless enough ("We believe Americans should have access to affordable health care") but offers no real substance. This mystery group cannot be trusted.
Their new ad, "Better Off?", plays off of an attempt to link McCain to W.Bush by airing his debate comments about the economy that Bush has presided over. Most of the criticisms are fair. However, they seem to say that higher gas prices are Bush's fault (they're not), and claim that "unemployment is up." While you can pick over Bush's economy record (and his eight years average out to a 'pretty good,' despite rough recent times), unemployment was at almost historic lows during Bush's tenure.
We Can Solve It- Another purportedly moderate and centrist campaign about the environment, they're the group that is running environmental ads each featuring two supposed opposites (Newt/Pelosi and Sharpton/Robertson). While I'm not surprised at Pat Robertson's involvement, I'm disappointed by Newt's kowtowing to the enviros. The groups is fronted by Al Gore, whose views are radical even within the global warming community.
I accept that the world has been warming. I don't accept that it's caused primarily by human action, and I certainly don't think that enacting disasterous environmental policy that will cost lives, not to mention the livelihood of industrial economies around the world, is the right step to take. Shame on you, Newt.