That “someone” may be the millions of Americans who voted for President Eisenhower but balk at his would-be, self-appointed successor. For just as historians tell us that Richard I was not fit to fill the shoes of bold Henry II – and that Richard Cromwell was not fit to wear the mantle of his uncle – they might add in future years that Richard Nixon did not measure to the footsteps of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Perhaps he could carry on the party policies – the policies of Nixon, Benson, Dirksen and Goldwater. But this Nation cannot afford such a luxury. Perhaps we could better afford a Coolidge following Harding. And perhaps we could afford a Pierce following Fillmore.
But after Buchanan, this nation needed a Lincoln – after Taft, we needed a Wilson – after Hoover we needed Franklin Roosevelt . . . And after eight years of drugged and fitful sleep, this nation needs strong, creative Democratic leadership in the White House.”
Second, can you guess which of these Wordles is McCain’s acceptance speech and which is Obama’s?
The top one is Obama, and the bottom McCain. If I’m right, I’ll share my genius logic.
Dan – it’s actually the opposite – if you tell me your thinking anyway, I’ll tell you what the giveaway is…
Well … I’m assuming that the size of the words has something to do with their frequency of use.
And what I *thought* the giveaway was the relative weight given to the names “John,” “McCain,” and “Obama.” The, er, I goofed, BOTTOM one includes a lot of McCain and John … and that has to be Obama speaking. The TOP one contains a small Obama, and that has to be McCain speaking. (That’s the superficial reasoning; on a slightly deeper level, my feeling was that Obama’s speech was a lot more about identifying McCain as the heir of the Bush legacy, so he was mentioned more; I believe McCain’s speech went light on the Obama references to both discount Obama as an opponent and to play up his own “strengths.” See? Isn’t that simple?)