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Yes We Can, Too: McCain and the Politics of Imitation

By Michael from San Francisco, CA - Sep 23rd, 2008 at 3:51 pm EDT

In light of the recent financial crisis, McCain's campaign released an ad with the slogan "enough is enough." Amid all the turmoil, the word choice seems unremarkable, but I couldn't help noticing that this is the same phrase Obama used a week before in his frequently quoted response to ads alleging sexism.

Then again, last Sunday, an article on Bloomberg.com quoted McCain saying "Obama offers 'absolutely no new ideas...'" A phrase that both Obama and his democratic allies have practically turned into a rallying cry against the GOP.

As isolated incidents, these little echoes could be written off as coincidence. After all, it's not like either side is coining new phrases. But they come at a time when McCain is busy reversing his economic philosophy and forgetting his anti-regulation history with an Orwellian vigor. And they come on the heels of a Republican National Convention that pitched their nominee as the (new) Candidate of Change, complete with a not-old, not-male vice presidential nominee to prove it. Read More »

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Leaders and Followers

By Karoli - Feb 15th, 2008 at 5:08 pm EST

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Hillary Clinton says, "I have experience." Barack Obama says, "I have vision."

Both of them have similar policy ideas.

But where they differ is on the question of leadership. As I've been watching the campaigns unfold over the past months, what I see is a consistent pattern of one leading and the other following by imitation. I've taught my kids for years that they shouldn't be offended by imitation but instead count it as flattery and an affirmation that they are thinking creatively and constructively. Read More »

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