http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102302786.html

NEW YORK—Scott McClellan, President Bush’s former press secretary, says he is backing Barack Obama for president.

McClellan made the endorsement during a taping of Comedian D.L. Hughley’s new show that is premiering on CNN this weekend. The former Bush administration official said he wanted to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done.

He’s the second former Bush administration figure this week to publicly back Obama, following former Secretary of State Colin Powell. McClellan caused bitterness among his former co-workers with a tell-all book that criticized Bush.

President Bush has the lowest approval rating in history.  It is pure strategy for Bush to have as little association with McCain as possible, and I’m sure you’re aware of that.  If Obama wins he should throw a big thank-you party for Bush, because under any other circumstances than the unique combination of war, economy and presidential dislike we have right this moment, Obama would not be able to win because he simply has next to nothing to offer of his own merit.

I think if Obama wins it will be because the only thing McCain has to offer is more of Bush’s last 8 years and the last 8 years has been a total disaster.

Sheesh, I’ll just quote myself I guess.

President Bush has the lowest approval rating in history.  It is pure strategy for Bush to have as little association with McCain as possible, and I’m sure you’re aware of that.  If Obama wins he should throw a big thank-you party for Bush, because under any other circumstances than the unique combination of war, economy and presidential dislike we have right this moment, Obama would not be able to win because he simply has next to nothing to offer of his own merit.

fromtheslide - 24 October 2008 09:13 AM

I think if Obama wins it will be because the only thing McCain has to offer is more of Bush’s last 8 years and the last 8 years has been a total disaster.

I really appreciate you making my points for me.  You’re exactly right!  Obama would not win because of anything good or positive about Obama, but because enough people, yourself included, think that all Republicans are George Bush.

I think it is time for you Republicans to tell all of us what McCain has to offer.  All you do is bash Obama.  So why don’t you start telling us why we should vote for John McCain and leave Obama out of the post for once.  An undecided might decide on your candidate.  We are all tired of the negative campaigning.

McCain has been clear to tell us he is not Bush…...now.  He has voted with him and his party line more than 90% of the time.  He is “Johnny come lately” to the idea of not supporting Bush.
He also wants to overturn a supreme court ruling and will not consider an appointment to that court without assurance that he/she would vote to overturn Roe v Wade.

If for no other reason, his choice of VP (flashy though she may be), shows his poor judgment.  She did, in fact, energize her party in the short run….but the more we learn about her and her unethical dealings in Alaska, the more we become concerned about McCain’s view of the long term.