tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219610262690146214.post3819886107898545680..comments2022-04-14T20:55:52.314-04:00Comments on Freddy's Open Mind: It Is Time For A Change.....again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219610262690146214.post-55617732086793616882010-10-25T18:17:36.822-04:002010-10-25T18:17:36.822-04:00Great post! I agreed w/ all of it with the except...Great post! I agreed w/ all of it with the exception of the stuff on McCain. Of anyone categorized "Republican" that could be nominated for president, McCain should have been the Dem's dream scenario! Because of his criticisms of the Bush regime and opposition to the far right, Washington Monthly suggested in 2002 that the Dem's best hope of a Democratic president in '04 was if McCain would switch parties (http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0205.green.html). Of course that didn't happen, and by 2008, nobody with an "-R" after their name stood a chance. His record of leadership and cooperation on moderate Democrat issues such as human rights, fighting corporate welfare, climate change, campain finance reform, fighting Big Tobacco, background checks at gun shows, fuel-efficiency standards, and even expanding national service programs were no match for the melodic "Yes We Can" soundbites from the other side.Troy Pnoreply@blogger.com