Clarence Page writes an eloquent tribute to the losers of the primary in “Learning from the big losers” (Commentary, March 12). But I drew the opposite conclusion. The business-as-usual establishment is the winner and the people are the losers.
The McMania magic that surrounded McCain can’t be bottled up and sprinkled on Mr. Bush to make him likeable. Mr. McCain’s message falls flat when spoken from the lips of the “I will give you a big tax cut, so help me God” candidate.
The McCainiacs were drawn to the whole McCain, not just his reform message. The reform crusade is meaningless without the real reformer. Phony adoption of this message is nothing more than a desperate “we’ll adopt any message that ignited the electorate” ploy in an attempt to attract the McCain vote.
