Miller Monday – The Old Grey Mare

It isn’t hard to see why John McCain doesn’t have much of a chance to take possession of the white house.  As much as conservatives disagree with just about everything John McCain stands for (with the exception of his stance on Iraq) that will not be the reason he is unelectable.  In fact, issues have little to nothing to do with why I perceive him as unelectable.  Now I still think that John McCain will do his best to speak about issues.  He will try to paint himself as a champion of the military and a “true conservative” whatever that means.  And I have to admit that it will be funny to watch conservatives refuse to vote for a man who represents their party but who always refused to represent them.  It’s a high stakes game of pay-back that I don’t necessarily agree with, but it will not really matter in the long run.You see, in hindsight, it isn’t hard to see over the past 30 years why Reagan stomped Mondale, why Clinton beat Dole, and why Bush beat Albert Gore, for example.  It had nothing to do with policy.  It had everything to do with charisma.  In my humble opinion likability is worth more than substance in presidential election.  Forgive my gross estimation of numbers, but I would wager that 1/3 of all American voters vote Republican regardless of the candidate.  Another 1/3 will vote for the Democrat.  Those of you with a calculator in hand will notice that the vote of the first third will be negated by the second third.  What does this mean?  It means that the final third of voters will make a very large impact.  In my opinion the remaining 1/3 will vote for the guy that they would most like to sit down and drink a beer with.  In essence the Bud Light crew will select out next politician.Now, in all honesty, why would they want to knock back a few brewskis with the most crotchety of all candidates?  Seriously!  I may not know John McCain but I most certainly know his kind.  He is that obnoxious old man who saw his front yard as something of a temple.  When you accidentally kicked your ball onto his property he freaked out and refused to give it back.  He was the man who never bought Girl Scout cookies from you.  He was the neighbor who swept his leaves onto your lawn.  In short, John McCain is an old fart – not the funny kind, mind you, just the old grouchy kind!It will be funny to sit back and watch the Kentucky Derby with the Republican nominee – The Old Grey Mare, come November.  It says a lot when more Americans would like to sip a frosty Coors Light with Hillary Clinton than with John McCain, but can you blame them?  The image of John McCain slamming the door in their face wearing a Girl Scout uniform is still fresh in their minds.  Plus that son of a @%#$ still hasn’t given me my ball back!Seriously,Joe Miller