From: *Travis* Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 Subject: A Great Idea!
Here's a novel and practical idea. I wonder if it'll come off, but it
sounds like a good idea to me.
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*by Fred J.
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The war hero senator who rescued America from accepting humiliating defeat
in Iraq -- by having the courage to put his country ahead of his own
presidential prospects -- is now himself in need of a rescue.
Is it too late for McCain?
No. The man who more than anyone else forced the highly successful surge
strategy in Iraq just might be able to pull victory from the jaws of defeat
once again by adopting a bold surge strategy for his own campaign.
The Obama campaign, the Democrats, and their cheerleading squad in the
mainstream media want us to believe that McCain has already lost, just as
they wanted us to believe that the Iraq War was lost. But a smart surge
strategy could turn McCain's campaign around, just as the surge turned
around the war in Iraq.
Obama is now attempting to convince us the November 4th election is a mere
formality and his success as inevitable as Harry Reid once said enemy
victory was in Iraq. Democrats seem to think that Obama can close the deal
on October 29th -- six days before Election Day, when he appears in prime
time for a half hour on at least two of the three major networks -- with a
good acting job. The man is, after all, a darn good talker -- and he can
count on an adoring media to gush over the performance and declare the
contest over.
McCain needs to really rain on this parade by making another bold stroke
like the Palin pick. That rejuvenated the McCain campaign, befuddled the
Obama campaign, excited the country and caused Obama's lead to shrink.
Here's a surge strategy for McCain that is easy to do, fun to do -- and
doesn't require any reallocation of the limited campaign resources:
As soon as possible, McCain should announce what he should bill as the three
most important appointments that he will make upon being sworn in as
president.
Promise to name Governor Mitt Romney Secretary of the Treasury. Hail Romney
as the man who took on a scandal-ridden Olympic Games mess and turned it
completely around. Tell the country that your instruction to Mitt is to do
the same with our financial markets.
Remind America that Romney took Bain Capital from $37 million to more than
$4 billion. Tout him as an accomplished governor of a large state. Say this
is one very smart, very talented man who knows how to find real solutions
that really fix problems. Say you will give him full rein to build a team of
professionals who will not just solve our current financial problems but
also develop plans for preventing future ones, including the looming crisis
in Social Security and Medicare.
Let Romney explain what Democrats did with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and
just how culpable Obama and the Democrats are. Mitt knows how to pin the
tail on the donkey.
Promise to name Mayor Rudy Giuliani Attorney General. Remind the country how
Rudy vigorously prosecuted and sent to jail plenty of mobsters and Wall
Street financiers as a U.S. Attorney. Tell the country that your instruction
to the man who turned New York City around, this hero of 9/11, is to
aggressively prosecute and send to jail anyone guilty of any crime that
contributed to the collapse of the credit markets that has caused such harm
to our country.
Make it crystal clear that you fully expect Rudy will be summoning a fair
number of Members of Congress and placing them under oath and just maybe
send some to jail. Let Rudy explain Sen. Chris Dodd's sweetheart mortgage
deal and Congressman Barney Frank's clear conflict of interest. Imagine the
headlines if someone who might be Attorney General was spending the days
before Election Day naming names of people on Wall Street and in Congress
who might find themselves facing a special prosecutor. The American people
feel betrayed by both Wall Street and Washington. And letting the people
know that McCain will let Rudy loose with a lot of nooses in his hand could
be a game changer -- all the more so when Obama dodges questions about Dodd
and Frank.
Promise to appoint Sen. Joe Lieberman Secretary of State. Say that while you
disagree with your good friend on many domestic issues, he is a great
patriot who shares your foreign policy and defense views. Call him what he
calls himself -- an independent Democrat. And turn Lieberman loose in south
Florida explaining Obama's questionable links and conflicting statement
regarding Israel while ripping into Jessie Jackson's recent tirade against
the Jews.
Such a surge strategy could rescue the faltering McCain campaign.
First, it's a bold, rejuvenating step -- like the "Sarah Barracuda"
selection. This is something the mainstream media could neither ignore nor
effectively diminish. Before Obama gets to do his "presidential" act on
October 29th, McCain will have beaten him to the punch for a change. He will
be the one acting like he is already president; Obama will look like a copy
cat. Out goes the wind from that Obama sail.
Second, it also ruins Obama's October 29th prime time speech idea because it
forces Obama to either say or refuse to say whom he would pick for these key
positions. McCain could badger him and keep badgering him about it,
demanding that Obama "be specific" about his key cabinet choices during his
prime time address. If he doesn't, it helps McCain. If he does, so what? No
way can Obama field a better Treasury/Justice/State team than
Mitt//Rudy/Joe.
Third, by taking such a stunning step, McCain can offset some of the huge
paid media advantage Obama enjoys by countering it with free media
coverage..
Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Joe Lieberman are figures who command
attention. Difficult for the media to ignore any one of them, let alone all
of them. McCain would be wise to simply send them out and let each of them
do it his own way, free of McCain handlers, who have fumbled so often.
The simple truth is that each of these stars does a far better job of
presenting McCain's views than McCain does. They could save him. And if they
do, America will have three outstanding leaders in three very critical areas
in the years ahead. The rest will fall in place.
Fred J. Eckert is a former conservative Republican Congressman from New York
and twice served as a US Ambassador under President Reagan, who called him
"a good friend and valuable advisor".
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