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Washington -- On returning home from the Republican National Convention on Friday, I’ve been thinking about some conversations I had with delegates in St.

Jul 31, 202084.3K Shares1.3M Views
Washington — On returning home from the Republican National Convention on Friday, I’ve been thinking about some conversations I had with delegates in St. Paul.
Many comments not about Sen. John McCain’s acceptance speech — and so not in my piece — have stayed with me. Particularly as I had to turn my eyes away from the Bengals’ opening debacle yesterday in Baltimore.
On Thursday, McCain focused on national security, spending limited time on the nation’s economic struggles.
But the delegates I spoke with went further. Not only did many argue that without a strong national defense there would be no economy — a majority questioned the depths of the country’s financial woes.
“If you were in Billings, Mont., on July 4, you saw all kinds of fireworks in the sky,” said , a Montana delagate, “E.
Dave Johnson, an Ohio delegate from the northeastern part of the state, said, “We are not in a recession.”
Johnson then went on to define what an actual recession was. He disputed the Democrats’ gloomy forecasts of U.S. economic standing in the world.
One has to wonder how McCain will handle this.
With the base of his party “all fired up and ready to go!” (apologies to Sen. Barack Obama), over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, does the GOP nominee try more concretely to address the economy and mortgage crisis?
Or does he continue talking about how he is man of experience, protecting America from foreign enemies?
But if the economy gets worse, as many experts now predict, how can he avoid it?
Rhyley Carney

Rhyley Carney

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