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It's Time to Frame The Debate

We have the most crucial election in American History and the American People are getting a slick package that has no contents to it. It's much like a shinny bag of potato chips, all nice on the outside but when you open it up - there's really nothing there but a bunch of crumbs. This election is coming down to two very distinct views on taxatation, our security since 9/11, and the size and scope of Government...and the mainstream media in this country's desire and actions to determine the outcome of the election. As this the title says, It's time, in fact beyond the time, to frame the debate to the American People.

During the first televised debate in American History, Senator John F. Kennedy turned to Richard Nixon and basically said "Mr. Nixon is the nominee of the Republican Party and the Republican Party stands for this..." and layed out all that he felt was wrong with the GOP. Now is the time, with the opportunities missed last night, to lay out to the American people the case much like JFK did in 1960.

Taxation: Barack Obama believes in wealth redistribution, plain and simple. He says under his oplan 95% of Americans will see a tax cut. Plainly put, IMPOSSIBLE. 40% of Americans do not pay taxes, so that means you will be getting in essence a welfare check in the mail. Senator McCain needs to look squarely at Barack Obama and say, "With all due respect, It's time to educate the American People about your policies and bottom line - you are for wealth redistribution. You want to take from those that create jobs and give it to those that don't have jobs. You quote President Kennedy a lot in these debates, well Senator Obama, let me quote Senaator Kennedy on taxation..." and then tell him how JFK advocated the same taxation policies of Ronald Reagan...and close it with "it's not a blame game, Senator Obama, it's matter of fact."

Broken Promises: Barack Obama has made a cornerstone of his campaign "Promises" but has a record of breaking them...much like Bill Clinton did when running in 1992. He said he would push for tax cuts while running for Senate and has not made one effort since for them. Remember in 1992, Bill Clinton ran on tax cuts but once in office said the dynamics had changed and he could no longer afford to push for them. The Democrats have a strategy of promising one thing, and then going back on those promises. Once you're in office, it's harder to get you out - so simply promise the moon. There are no main street media check's and balances when it comes to Democrats, so why tell the truth? The line used by Senator McCain of "Rhetoric vs Record" should be front and center, the backdrop of campaign stops, signs printed and used...the focal point of this campaign for the next 20+ days. 

America since 9/11: Remind the American People of the doom and gloom the main stream media forecasted in the weeks and months following the attacks on our country, how they continued to tell everyone "get ready for more, life as we know it is different." This is a risky strategy, but hear me out, tie yourself to President Bush to some extent. When Barack Obama uses the line of Just another Four Years of President Bush, turn and look Senator Obama straight and say "Yes Senator, I do agree with you that I want another four more years of something President Bush accomplished for America. No one in America, in the months after 9/11, believed another attack against us here wouldn't happen. We were all told "it's only a matter of time." We were told the economy would be devestated for the next decade. We were told all kinds of gloom and oom from the main stream media and one person stood up for America and that was President Bush. His targeted tax cuts kept us from going into a recession in 2001 and led to unemployment figures being lower than President Clinton. We had unprecedented job growth following the most horrific attack on our shores. And, while I disagreed with the President on how we should have fought this war in Iraq, that's right Senator Obama President Bush and I disagreed fundamentally on the execution of the war and I fought for the surge. A surge that to this day have yet to say worked when in fact it did. Where I don't disagree with him on is his desire to keep America safe and My Friends, those gloom and doomers were wrong and we haven't been attacked again in this country and so yes, I would love to see four more years of America being safe." Now, you continue to tell the American public it was the failed policies of President Bush, but Senator, you're wrong. What has us in this economic crisis is the actions of the Party you are here representing. You want to criticize me for being a de-regulator, when it was forced regulations that got us where we're at. Your partners at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with the help of radical organizations like ACORN, forced regulations to give loans to those who economically didn't qualify. When the balloon burst, after all the contributions they gave to your campaign, we had a bust that America is paying deeply for." This would effectively tie national security to economic security.

Size and Scope of America: Ronald Reagan once said that Government isn't the solution, Government is the Problem. As companies face economic challenges, they have to make tough decisions and unfortunately workers lose their jobs...but not in Washington DC. Ther e has never been a layoff at one government agency in America. Why, you see, Democrats want to grow the size of government. All the new spending Senator Obama has pushed for will grow the size of government and scope of it's role in your lifes. They already did this by forcing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into over regulation on the American people that caused us to have the worst financial crises we've seen in decades. My Friends, when we grow government - we grow problems that we can't fix overnight. These problems, created by the Democrats, have made live on Main Street tougher. You see, you can't force Government to do what people can do for themselves.

Bottom Line, McCain must use the last debate to be a game changer. He must use phrases like, "Senator Obama this isn't about blame as you like to blame everything on President Bush but about education, educating the American Public as to the direction you want to take it. You have a track record of offering something to get elected, and then not living up to that promise. You want Goverment to force regulations on America, force fairness on America with wealth redistribution tax policies, and surrender in Iraq.  You want to blame President Bush for every problem in America without offering one solution to move America Forward. My Friends, this election isn't President Bush and the past but about America and it's future. A future, that unlike Senator Obama, I believe is strong. I don't believe we are bitter, tied to our guns and Religion. I don't say one thing to K Street and another to Main Street. In this election, we can vote for the failed liberal policies of the past put forth by Senator Obama or we can move America Forward with tax cuts, smaller government, less regulation, and more freedom. It's just a choice, more liberalism or more American Freedom."
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