Or The Fantasy Theory of a 'used to be' McCain Fan
I want know what happened to John McCain. The America Hero John McCain: the rebel, the POW, the romantic fighter pilot (you have to admit he was kinda cute in his flight suit (gasp, sexist!), that darling of the press corps all American John McCain. So, I worked up a theory as to what could have changed an honorable man into well, into this 2008 presidential candidate Senator John McCain.
The theory and 'proof' below the fold
To develop this theory I felt I should know when the change happened. He's always been republican so there were always things he was for and I was against but when did he become this McMonster? I mean once upon a time he disagreed with Bush intermittently, he showed some sense once in awhile, and he was moderate and reasonable occasionally. I could, like Senator Biden, believe he was basically a good man with opinions that just differed from mine - once upon a time.
During the 2000 primary he seemed deeply offended and shocked at the lies being spread about him and his family and after that election he was opposing issues of Bush and Cheney and Rove. Oh, wait, duh! I know it's when he got tapped to be the republican candidate, actually, a little before that, during the primaries. All of a sudden he was for torture and for Bush's tax cuts and for offshore drilling. Then he wasn't against slimy campaigning and lying and liars. And he picked Palin, Palin? Obviously for political reasons, certainly not 'country first' and he was for repealing Roe and Wade, and was lying and supporting liars on his staff. Everything that was upstanding about him became dirty and frankly there are some who still won't believe it. The consensus is he had sold his soul for the win.
But McCain isn't going to win. Don't you get what you want when you sell your soul - at least for a time? Until it all goes to hell? And he's not going to win for exactly the reasons that everyone believes he must have sold his soul - you know the lying? Rick Davis was right about one thing, people vote for people they trust. McCain has destroyed his own reputation. Which is why my theory of the McChange is this...
He hasn't. I guess I know what you are thinking, that I'm saying he was always evil, that he hasn't changed at all just finally showing his true self. But remember this is a fantasy theory so no, that's not what I am theorizing.
I'm saying that he is still that all American John McCain. Wait, here's why. He believed he would have been a better president that GW, and he was probably right but was cheated out of it by Bush and Rove. He hates them. He watched as Rove and Cheney ran Bush and realized that to be the republican president you had to be their puppet. He hates puppets. His republican party was being destroyed by these neo-con vultures. He hates neo-con vultures. His country was being destroyed. He loves his country. Here in my theory he met Joe Lieberman and a plan was born.
My fantasy theory is John McCain is sacrificing himself for his country and for his party. His convention speech was a clue, this is who I am: a rebel, and a hero. Lieberman's speech was a clue, "What's a democrat doing at a republican convention" answer: infiltrating. McCain challenges; Look into my advisors records. Another clue; he really wants us to look at the records. He keeps his handlers busy chasing after each of his lies or 'flip'. And with the chasing and desperation comes the true colors of the neo-cons. That nothing is beneath them. He is a fighter but today he is running away from the debates - a clue? Even when you are willing to give your life it's hard to actually take the bullet.
And finally here is my alternative ending which will prove my alternative theorem: at one of the debates, when he's ready for that bullet, McCain will pronounce that he plans to vote for Obama, everyone should. That he never meant to be the president, and that Palin isn't ready to be Vice President. That the whole run for office was his way of 'outing' the neo-cons who have taken over the country and the his grand old party, who have despoiled American with their greed and ideology. He will instigate a full-fledged investigation into their nefarious deeds, the bribery, corruption, and stealing elections, naming names and giving testimony. He will throw Palin to the wolves of troopergate. And withdraw from the campaign stating that he has done this to save his Country and his party. The press will go crazy, Bush, Cheney and Rove will be jailed, Obama will win and John McCain will once again be an American hero. Well, that's the fantasy at any rate.
I'm a first time diarist and obviously still believe in fairy tales - be kind.