(Danville, California...Oh how I wish the byline said Unity, New Hampshire!)
They couldn't write this kind of script in Hollywood. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama hold their first "unity rally" in Unity, New Hampshire. Not only that, but they tied there in January, each getting 107 votes! So, Friday it was a great place for a photo op! It was a cute story, nothing more!
But now what? Do they become running mates? Does he help pay off her campaign debt? Where does Bill Clinton fit in? Do her angry supporters back McCain? So many questions! The big question is how long the political lovefest will last! That's because there are many other questions to ask, of Obama and McCain: 1) What can you do (if anything) to boost a sagging U.S. economy?
2) How will you deal with radical Islam?
3) Whom might you appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court, and why?
4) What's your environmental policy (including domestic drilling)?
5) How can you deal with a divided Congress? A divided country?
Those are just for starters! Instead, we have been treated to Obama being quizzed on calling a female reporter "Sweetie" in a meaningless off-the-cuff remark; and we've been treated to McCain being grilled about singing a parody, "Bomb, bomb Iran" to the melody of the Beach Boys' classic "Barbara Ann!" These are big media issues? Come on!
I remember back in 1984, when Gary Hart challenged Walter Mondale for the Democratic nomination, running on the platform of "new ideas." He beat Mondale in several primaries and was gaining momentum, when Mondale simply quizzed him about just what those new ideas were. 
He could not answer! Mondale taunted him with the quote from Clara Peller in the old Wendy's TV ad, "Where's the Beef?" There wasn't any, and Hart lost!
He could not answer! Mondale taunted him with the quote from Clara Peller in the old Wendy's TV ad, "Where's the Beef?" There wasn't any, and Hart lost! The candidates have to give us more. The press has to give us more. The public has to demand more. This is not "Burger King," where you can simply customize your order and "have it your way!" This is not "American Idol," where we chose our favorite singer. This vote MATTERS! Demand tough questions; demand specific answers!
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