John McCain's belicosity and petulance doesnot have a place in a 21st century world. The truth is, he doesnt get it. And this is nothing against John McCain the person, he just wasn't trained for this kind of threat. In this new century, America run the risk of been relegated to a second rate power if the new hegemonies that are springing up in Russia and the far east are not challenged tactfully.
I know this is an unlikely venue to address you but nonetheless, I will. I know you are there lurking around in cyberspace and this will get to you soon.
I must say as the architect of G.W. Bush's presidency that you are, I see your handwriting in the recent excitement generated within the McCain campaign, however I am prepared to converse with you believing that at this critical junction in American life we ought to truly put country first! This is no time for partisanship, the reasons are legion but I will only discuss with you two critical areas that will ultimately decide the pattern of this new century.
- Energy
- Foreign policy
The republican nominee and his Vice presidential pick are clueless about both. Forget Sarah's so called experience on energy, it is not more than rent collecting activity on her part as governor of Alaska. The fundamentals of a cohesive energy policy is beyond Sarah, and this leads me to foreign policy, John McCain's belicosity and petulance doesnot have a place in a 21st century world. The truth is, he doesnt get it. And this is nothing against John McCain the person, he just wasn't trained for this kind of threat. In this new century, America run the risk of been relegated to a second rate power if the new hegemonies that are springing up in Russia and the far east are not challenged tactfully. We can call Russia and China names all we want, but the truth is, Russian future under Putin is more secure because here you have a strategic thinker that is bent on repositioning his nation, American future under a president McCain is uncertain and you will agree he doesnt have the temperament and the judgement (displayed so far in his choice of Sarah) in tackling these two issues. The nation that is able to emerge a clear leader in energy technology and one that combines this leverage in the international arena is the one that will set the tone for this century.
Karl, the underlining rationale for this letter is simple, drop your support for John McCain and help elect Barack Obama as president of the United States. He has the temperament, the judgement and above all he gets the big picture of where we need to go and the task ahead of us as Americans.
You can redeem yourself among the larger American people and for once put your country first, you owe America that.