Yeah. John McCain's having a bad week. No one likes him. People are questioning what they ever saw in him. His legacy is being seriously damaged.
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Showing posts with label McCain. Show all posts
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
That One and the Other One
Check out Rolling Stone magazine this month
The October 16th Rolling Stone has a couple of great articles on John McCain - one dealing with his use of Karl Rove acolytes and the one dealing with his image as a maverick. Pretty harsh.
I've been telling people that John McCain seemed like an OK guy to me, not that I thought we shared many views or had anything in common. But he didn't seem like a hateful man. At least not back in 2000 when he was running for the Republican nomination.
Has he always been the jerk we're seeing now? Or does he want the presidency so bad that he's willing to sacrifice his principles and make amends later?
Check out Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com
I've been telling people that John McCain seemed like an OK guy to me, not that I thought we shared many views or had anything in common. But he didn't seem like a hateful man. At least not back in 2000 when he was running for the Republican nomination.
Has he always been the jerk we're seeing now? Or does he want the presidency so bad that he's willing to sacrifice his principles and make amends later?
Check out Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com
The VP Debate
Yea, I know. I'm a little late on this one. Been working like a one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest. Blah, blah, blah.
One word sums up my reaction to the Biden-Palin "debate": Ugh.
I mean, really. Really, John McCain? Out of the 299,999,997 remaining Americans you could have chosen to be your VP and you choose "that one"? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!
Actually, it's not funny. He's lost his mind. And she babbles. Thank goodness conservatives and decent Republicans recognize it and are calling her out.
Destiny is speaking. Game over.
One word sums up my reaction to the Biden-Palin "debate": Ugh.
I mean, really. Really, John McCain? Out of the 299,999,997 remaining Americans you could have chosen to be your VP and you choose "that one"? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!
Actually, it's not funny. He's lost his mind. And she babbles. Thank goodness conservatives and decent Republicans recognize it and are calling her out.
Destiny is speaking. Game over.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Get him, Roger!
This is Roger Ebert's response to John McCain's debate behavior:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809289997
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809289997
Sunday, September 28, 2008
John McCain's Judgment on VP Pick
Thinking about Senator McCain's vice presidential pick reminds me of a scene from the movie Philadelphia.
Near the end of the movie, after the case has gone to the jury, someone asks the jury foreman, a former marine, to tell them what he thinks. This is his reply:
I feel the same way. Seriously, all joking aside. What is McCain thinking? His motto is Country First, but his actions say something entirely different.
The GOP says it's rain, but it looks a little yellow to me.
Near the end of the movie, after the case has gone to the jury, someone asks the jury foreman, a former marine, to tell them what he thinks. This is his reply:
Say I've got to send a pilot into enemy territory, and he's gonna be flying a
plane that cost 350 million dollars... Who am I going to put into that plane? A
rookie who can't cut the grade, because I want to see if he'll rise to the
challenge? Or am I going to give that assignment to my best pilot, my most
experienced, my sharpest, my top gun... The very best I've got? Could
somebody please explain that to me... like I'm a six year old?
I feel the same way. Seriously, all joking aside. What is McCain thinking? His motto is Country First, but his actions say something entirely different.
The GOP says it's rain, but it looks a little yellow to me.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Not Ready on Day 1
I don't find any of the candidates scary. What I find scary is the large number of people who, if we are to believe the polls and the MSM talking points, care more about a candidate being like them than about whether or not a candidate has an effective, modern grasp of the issues. In these unbelievably challenging times, how could anyone care about anything other than who will be the best executive?
During the primary, there was a legitimate argument to be made concerning Senator Obama's inexperience. But the way he's handled himself over the past 19 months has shown, at least for me, that he has the judgment and temperment to be a thoughtful president, and that he has the ability to put together an effective team. After the colossal disappointments of the Bush administration, the potential of Senator Obama's executive leadership is refreshing.
Some would also argue that Senator Obama is largely a personality candidate. I would not disagree; but he's shown himself to be a personality candidate who is also highly intelligent and has devoted much of his life to thinking about the serious issues that this country, and the world, face.
Watching the news these past two weeks I am sure of two things: John McCain is fighting old battles, and Sarah Palin is absolutely not ready to be commander-in-chief if she is called upon. On July 31st of this year, she did not fully understand the vice president's job. Now she's cramming? No, thank you. The judgment of the next president is crucial. Senator McCain's judgment has been called into serious question by his pick of Ms. Palin.
During the primary, there was a legitimate argument to be made concerning Senator Obama's inexperience. But the way he's handled himself over the past 19 months has shown, at least for me, that he has the judgment and temperment to be a thoughtful president, and that he has the ability to put together an effective team. After the colossal disappointments of the Bush administration, the potential of Senator Obama's executive leadership is refreshing.
Some would also argue that Senator Obama is largely a personality candidate. I would not disagree; but he's shown himself to be a personality candidate who is also highly intelligent and has devoted much of his life to thinking about the serious issues that this country, and the world, face.
Watching the news these past two weeks I am sure of two things: John McCain is fighting old battles, and Sarah Palin is absolutely not ready to be commander-in-chief if she is called upon. On July 31st of this year, she did not fully understand the vice president's job. Now she's cramming? No, thank you. The judgment of the next president is crucial. Senator McCain's judgment has been called into serious question by his pick of Ms. Palin.
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