McCain--Palin: A Great Ventriloquist Act

I don't mean to imply that Sarah Palin is a "dummy" but when you see their act one can't help but conjure up an image of a ventriloquist at work. McCain stands next to Palin with a slight smile on his lips while she heaps accolade after accolade on him. I guess he got tired of telling everyone what a great hero he was, so now his story is given more authority when someone else tells it.
Somehow his agenda doesn't smack true; you know the one where everyone will get a tax cut, that he will not leave Iraq before we attain "victory", where "corruption" will be eliminated, and all the other promises he has been making. He has made a great commotion about some legislation and policies in the past but his efforts do not ring true when you look at his fundamental philosophy of promoting the welfare of corporations over the welfare of the Middle Class. He hob nobs around too much with rich friends--what is that saying "birds of a feather flock together"? You can't be much of a "maverick" when you don't even consider leaving "the Grand Ol' Party"--the Republican Party. A real maverick would mention doing so--like Lieberman, who actually did break with the Democratic party; though that was brought on by political expediency like losing a primary.
I have to question McCain's ethics. He and Palin are using smear tactics much as Bush did. Anyone doing that lacks moral fiber and I have to question his credibility about other things.