Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

September 7th, 2008 at 06:38pm Chuck Sweeny

Barack Obama is running on Change. McCain is running on Change. But as the above headline says, the more things change, the more they remain the same.

Actually, this presidential election is the most traditional I’ve seen in years. Republicans are running on a platform of less government, lower taxes, privatization, less regulation of the economy, free trade, education vouchers, an end to most environmental protection — it’s no accident that veep nominee Sarah Palin hunts wolves from a helicopter. There’s a message there. Take that you tree huggers! And on the foreign front, the United States will build a massive global force to protect global corporate markets — all the while saying we’re building a stronger military to fight international terrorism.

Democrats, though they’re loathe to admit it, are running on a platform of more government, lots more; higher taxes on businesses and the top tier of taxpayers, the very entities that create jobs; mind-numbing regulation of every aspect of our daily lives — except for  abortion, of course; more money for public school teachers, read teacher unions; trade protectionism.

Is this change we can believe in? No, this is the same-old same-old. Barack Obama is Franklin Roosevelt; John McCain is Ronald Reagan.

The slogan for 2008, on both sides should be, “Back to the Future with McBama.”

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