March 27, 2008
No McCain T-Shirt For Us
Ever since John McCain's questionable slip of the tongue -- you know, the one about Shiite Iran training Sunni al Qaida, which required a whispered correction to the left ear by the Democrat's most famous Republican, Joe Lieberman -- all of us here at Dakota have been a little worried about what's really going on with respect to Iran. We smell something cooking, and it isn't cinnamon buns, and so does Keith, particularly since Dick Cheney felt the need to drop by the Middle East just after Admiral Fallon's abrupt resignation last week, while the nation was transfixed by the Eliot and Silda Show.
McCain gave his foreign policy speech yesterday which was recycled but thankfully not plagiarized. In response,former Ambassador Marc Ginsberg warns Democrats:
To remain impervious to McCain's attempted act at presidential statesmanship risks cementing in the minds of voters a dangerous perception that McCain will chart a new, more responsible and appealing foreign policy course that represents a break with neoconservatism orthodoxy.Caveat Emptor: read between the lines!
It's hard to keep up with the old boy, lately he's changed his mind a couple of times. John Perr traced McCain's development from maverick to prostitute to spare us all that tedius research..
All of us here at Dakota join military leaders who worry about McCain's temperament which they feel is ill suited for a man with nuclear capacities:
It is not difficult in Washington to find high-level military officials who have had close encounters with John McCain's temper, and who find it worrisome. Politicians sometimes scream for effect, but the concern is that McCain has, at times, come across as out of control. It is difficult to find current or former officers willing to describe those encounters in detail on the record. That's because, by and large, those officers admire McCain. But that doesn't mean they want his finger on the proverbial button, and they are supporting Clinton or Obama instead.
It seems risky to elect a man with a bad temper, especially when the system of checks and balances is completely out of commission, and the person who will be lying next to him in bed when the red phone rings at 3 AM has a few problems of her own.
Photo note: A nifty bumper sticker. I'd buy a dozen if I could find them, as well as the red white and blue magnetic bumper ribbon that says "Let's pretend everything is okay"
Addendum: Megs McCain has a blog
Addendum #2: Glenn Greenwald says it better