Here's Some Change For You

As Rush Limbaugh understands, but the Democrats apparently do not, a McCain administration would not be like a Bush administration. ~David Brooks

This is true enough–it would be much, much worse.  While Mr. Bush and his backers have often tended to portray their political opponents as freedom-hating goons and bigots (remember how doubting the “freedom agenda” was no better than racism?), McCain always portrays his political opponents as dishonorable cads who put their petty goals ahead of high and noble ideals, which McCain is invariably defending.  If McCain supports a given policy, opposition to it is ipso facto selfish and small-minded, because opposing the policy means opposing the great reforming crusader who only acts to serve the public, which must mean that his opponents persist in their opposition because they are self-serving, corrupt or possessed of some malevolence.  Bush is relatively much more reasonable and accommodating.  He merely thinks that God has appointed him liberator of the world; McCain’s hubris is much more powerful.  If you want an idea of what a McCain administration would be like, imagine the last eight years and then remove whatever common sense and competence there has been and you will be close.