Yo McCain what's your prob baby?

The Republican National Convention ended on Thursday with presidential hopeful John McCain giving the final keynote speech--a speech in which some parts sounded oddly like this other guy I've heard of...the dude from Chicago who wants to tear down the White House bowling alley and make it a basketball court...oh yeah, Barack Obama. Maybe you've heard of him. Well, on September 4th McCain attempted to bring down the house in the Twin Cities with a speech that used more than one of Obama's campaign lines. Most notable was McCain's repeated request for "change in America," which is Obama's theme for his Democratic campaign. Another Obama phrase used by McCain was, "This election is not about me, it's about you." While Obama has been using these powerful statements since his run for the White House began, McCain has been flip-flopping on what direction he wants to take our country. When John McCain basically steals lines from his competitor to use in one of the biggest speeches of his career, it freaks me out. Does this guy have any plan of his own? Have any of his speeches had meaning, or are they all just buzzwords they think will play to a crowd? It reminds me of the historians we've been talking about in class, who omit certain facts to twist history into the way they think it should be. They are almost lying to us about what happened because critical points in the story are left out that could make us see the event differently. Does John McCain really agree with Obama's vision of change, or is he omitting from his speeches what he will truly do if he becomes president? It's weird he's suddenly echoing the exact words of his opponent. Is he for real? It's up to America to decide, but hopefully if McCain is elected president, we will see that he is not hiding anything and he stands by what he said in Minneapolis on Thursday.
Peace.