Quoted from a piece by the Anchoress:
It’s time for the GOP and people on the right to realize that - for now - the rules have changed. There is a whole ‘nother rulebook being used, and sitting around flapping the old rule book and whining “c’mon, guys, c’mmmmmmon,” is not going to get the game back on track.
John McCain needs to realize it today. So does Palin. We need to recognise it and begin to compete under these new rules, or just concede the game. John McCain needs to stop trying to act like a referee and start acting like the quarterback.
By the way, we’re outnumbered. Team Mainstream has all the heavyweights, the guards, the tackles and the microphones, too - so they call the plays the way they see them, regardless of what is actually happening. The spectators are eating pretzels and wondering if they’ll win the office pool, but they’re busy listening to the color commentary rather than watching the game with their own eyes.
How do we win? Maybe we can’t. Maybe things are too far gone. But I’m thinking McCain needs to make a very aggressive play, here - right now - to do or die.
The steamroller media is about to sack McCain - to flatten him before he ever gets the ball out of his hand - and Palin, the wide receiver, has a whole pack running right along side of her; they’re effectively blocking her from all sides.
McCain needs to make a Hail Mary pass, if he can, if he has one up his sleeve.
He has already tried a few of them. It's difficult to get a fair hearing these days from the MSM. But what else is new? This election feels like American Idol (which I have heard about, but never seen).
