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McCain Gears Up

By SusanUnPC on February 20, 2008 at 12:58 AM in Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Joseph Wilson

Taylor Marsh has a wonderful post tonight on the primary results, titled “Is he still talking?” You must read it all.

That title made me laugh out loud. The second I saw her title I knew what she was talking about. Earlier, I had been flipping channels and landed on Fox where Hume et al. were wondering WHY Obama talked for at least 45 minutes.

Obama interrupted Hillary Clinton’s speech, early in — which I don’t recall ever seeing before (rival candidates have always been courteous that way, at least until now). Is that “audacity” in action? Talk about seizing the moment. I guess there’s a new etiquette style these days, and it doesn’t have much to do with good manners. Taylor adds, “To the winner goes the tv coverage. He earned it. I just wish he hadn’t punished those of us watching it with such a stinker (though I confess to muting him half way through).” I turned off my TV. I didn’t want to faint.

Then Taylor quoted John McCain, noting first that he’s not a great speaker, but that he sure landed this one:

“… I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change that promises no more than a holiday from history and a return to the false promises and failed policies of a tired philosophy that trusts in government more than people. … ..”

Then I wandered over to MyDD and noticed that Todd Beeton, one of the front-pagers who’s always reporting from events and analyzing the latest in politics, had a McCain quote up too:

Todd Beeton posted this quote in “McCain Using WI Victory Speech To Frame General Election Against Obama“:

Will we risk the confused leadership of an inexperienced candidate who once suggested bombing our ally Pakistan and suggested sitting down without pre-conditions or clear purpose with enemies who support terrorists and are intent on destabilizing the world by acquiring nuclear weapons.

It’s just what I’ve been predicting. If Hillary were the likely nominee, McCain would have a tougher road since she has seven years on the Armed Services Committee, has traveled to Iraq and elsewhere with McCain numerous times, and they like and respect each other. Then there are intelligent experts like Larry Johnson who can testify to Clinton’s knowledge about global politics, the military, intelligence, and more.

But Obama? He has no foreign policy credentials. He has served a couple years on the Veteran’s committee. He’s on the Foreign Relations committee, but pretty much has done zilch. (I hear Joe Biden reads the newspaper when Obama is asking questions during full committee hearings.) He has made ill-advised statements, like John McCain mentioned.

McCain and the GOP can simply paint Obama as an inexperienced amateur on a dangerous world stage. That’s all they really need to do.

Oh, they can get into his shady associations with indicted Tony Rezko, and more. But that’ll probably be handled in a more subterranean manner, unless U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald comes out with some provocative evidence when Rezko goes on trial in Chicago on February 25h.

And they can get wonky. Joe Wilson wrote an excellent piece here recently on Obama’s failure to fulfill the obligations of his subchairmanship of the European Affairs subcommittee for the Senate Foreign Relations committee:

Yesterday the London Times reported central questions about Senator Obama’s shocking dearth of international experience: “Fresh doubts over Barack Obama’s foreign policy credentials were expressed on both sides of the Atlantic last night, after it emerged that he had made only one brief official visit to London – and none elsewhere in Western Europe or Latin America.” It also reported: “Mr. Obama had failed to convene a single policy meeting of the Senate European subcommittee, of which he is chairman.”

– Read all of Joe Wilson’s “The Real Hillary I Know — and the Unreal Obama.”

But the threat of a president who doesn’t know what he’s doing will probably be sufficient to scare the s–t out of voters, who’ll want a war-tested, world-traveled, highly-experienced expert on world affairs.

Kathleen

McCain is gearing up with Lieberman at his side…to attack Iran.

Obamas voice Edwards message
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?
article=obamas_voice_edwards_message

Fred C. Dobbs

>>> “…to attack Iran.”

To quote my grandfather: “WANTIN’ Some and GETTIN’ Some are two different things.”
Victor

I have to question the “attack Iran” comments McCain has made. Assuming he’s sane he must know that the military is stretched as is. So I wonder if his Iran rhetoric is merely red meat to gain right wing support.

It will be interesting if Obama is the nominee. McCain won’t necessarily need right wing support to win now. He can draw more from independents and conservative democrats to get a majority. If thats the case, then I think his message will change in the next couple of months.

justsomeone

Susan, but you must admit he’s got the Big Mo. Hillary might win Texas but Obama is scoring big in Ohio by reminding them what NAFTA did to their economy. I don’t think you understand how bad it really is. If Obama wins Ohio then he’s going all the way. While I admire your loyalty & tenacity at some point you may have to come to the realization you’re just cranking soundbites for McCain.

susanunpc

i have zero worries about abetting McCain. Trust me on this: ALL the conservative thinktanks, pundits, and the GOP itself have a TREASURE TROVE on Barack Obama… far more than little ol’ me can come up with.

Karl Rove is now an expert on FOX. He brought up one very provocative instance — that I took notes on and am wanting to verify. I need to prove only point that Rove made, and then I can put it up. No, I don’t like quoting Karl Rove…. but “if the shoe fits,” …

What I am TRYING to say is that Rove and all of them have details on Obama already that YOU haven’t heard yet. And that I haven’t heard yet. He is their DREAM candidate.

Oh sure, he has big ‘mo. Now. John Kerry had BIG MO in 2004. And look what a yawner he turned out to be. Al Gore stormed the Democratic voters — and look where he got.

You have to factor in a BIG problem: Democrats don’t especially vote with their brains. Most of them. They vote out of FEAR and EMOTION — just like the ‘wingers do.

The Dems were SO fearful of another four years of Bush — “Anybody But Bush” — that they picked up the MSM meme that “Kerry is electable” — and their fear drove them to vote for him, even though he wasn’t the best general election candidate.

Now they’ve gone bananas over some guy because they believe his made-up baloney about change and hope. Ugh.

Democrats are no more thoughtful or intelligent in their voting habits than the freepers. They just like to pontificate as if they are.

Simon

I have a relative, a Fox viewer, we are politically opposite, who is convinced Obama sold drugs, was a crack user in the 80′s.

Probably picked it up from Fox, but, you know, they’re convinced this is true, and this went out on Fox months ago.

I don’t know if it’s true, but the well is poisoned.
kenoshaMarge

And they don’t really want a level playing field either. They like to talk a good game but what they want is the field tilted their way. I used to think that “we” were better than “they”. Now, now so much.

Simon

The Republicans?

They’ve used this technique for ages.

Conversely, if Obama DID use drugs, and heavily, like Bush, I want to know, too.

Word from that Fox viewer was Obama SOLD drugs, too.

A drug addict, possibly a pusher, an untreated drug addict, is not qualified to lead this country, what the hell is wrong with people? Untreated dry drug addiction is not permissible when one chooses to be President, make better choices, there are consequences. Being president is all fun and games, cool?

Look at Bush, for god’s sake.

WHY are Obama’s ties to Rezko left unquestioned or ignored, by Obamabots? Denial?

WTF?

Obamabots spent the last 8 years blogging, complaining about Bush, and here they are, embracing the same Rovian tactics, embracing their OWN manipulation in the exact same way Bush’s supporters did, because their reaction to Obama is emotional, he makes them feel powerful, something sorely lacking in their lives. Look at me! as opposed to Fired it UP!
(We knew a little girl who would say that exact same thing every time her father would lie down on the sofa, and fart, as men are apt to do. She would say “boy he really fired it up!” So, well, the association is priceless every time Obama opens his mouth…)

They’re supposed to be Democrats.

And McCain, if he’s dirty, he should be excoriated, too.

Again, they may all be unclean, but of that group, the Clinton’s are the best.

Oh, the irony.

http://OUTRAGEDBUTNOTSURPRISED bama_barrron

wasnt it bill clinton who made the pity comment “democrats fall in love with their candidates while the republicans fall in line.” much as i disagree with bubba on many things … i cant find fault with this analysis.

justsomeone

BTW McCain has already issued a statement to explain his 100 yrs in Iraq comment; he likens it to the 50+ yrs we have had a presence in Germany etc. Got it? Presence as opposed to combat.

susanunpc

I’m not stressing about it. I doubt the future presence in Iraq is up to ANY U.S. president. It’s up to the oil companies. As are most wars — up to the corporations. (And I’ll wager a bet that a president Obama would have just as much difficulty extricating us from Iraq… the pressure on him will be unbelievable, and he doesn’t have that much backbone.)

All I was saying was that he’s not some Pat Robertson nutjob who’d bomb just for the sake of bombing.

Otherwise, I agree with ALL criticisms here of McCain. Then there’s his fearsome temper problem. And I still cannot believe that he let Bush/Rove eviscerate him and his family in South Carolina in 2000, and ever have a single thing to do with them again — but that’s politics for you.

He’s also reversed on torture. Anything to win. Disgusting.

rjj

Then there’s his fearsome temper problem.

I like bad tempered folk.

And I still cannot believe that he let Bush/Rove eviscerate him and his family in South Carolina in 2000, and ever have a single thing to do with them again — but that’s politics for you.

His North Vietnam experience may have taught him to play the long game. Or it may only have taught him to master vindictiveness.

What I don’t like is that he was a pilot. Pilots are divas [divi = masculine plural??]. Presidents should be more like conductors.

Joey (bjobotts)

This I refuse to accept nor will I get in the least paranoid. Whoever the democratic nominee is will be the next president…period. McBush is an idiot and it’s for sure that he didn’t write any of that speech…he must be told what to say and do. Just put a microphone in his hand, question him on any issue, challenge him on it and watch him bury himself.
Are you kidding me…McBush wants more wars, Iraq forever, permanent tax cuts for the wealthy, no national healthcare plan, he’s backpedaled so often he doesn’t know which direction he’s going in…and he’s stupid when it comes to responding in an interview. No republican will win the WH this election especially not McBush. The republican disaster is coming to an end, the voters will see to that. What you say about Obama is true but he would easily defeat McCain just like Hillary would. Thank god I will never have to worry about this man ever being president. And yeah you’re right, that is probably what he would say about Obama but it won’t get him in the WH.
Montag

Hillary voted to KILL CHILDREN on the cluster bomb bill because she wanted to LOOK TOUGH. Obama voted NOT to kill children. Yeah, his inexperience shows, alright–it’s ALWAYS good policy to kill children, isn’t it? But you say that killing children is the way to GET ELECTED, so we must ALL support killing children, so that Hillary can do GOOD things, like killing MORE children so she can get re-elected. Just as long as they’re foreign children. Of course Hillary wouldn’t support dropping cluster bombs on American children–unless she had to preserve her political viability of course.

TeakWoodKite

KILL CHILDREN
LOOK TOUGH
GET ELECTED
ALL
GOOD.
MORE.

Have you asked Senator Clinton about this or your just channeling?
Of course Hillary wouldn’t support dropping cluster bombs on American children–unless she had to preserve her political viability of course.

so she can get re-elected…wow. Brillant!
Professor Trelawney: [in a deep, raspy voice]

He will return tonight! He who betrayed his friends – whose heart rots with murder! Innocent blood shall be shed and servant and master shall be reunited once moooooooore!

A

4 out of 5 dentists recommend it!

http://papertigertail.blogspot.com otherlisa

Oh good lord.

I asked somebody working for Clinton about the whole cluster bomb issue and he had a great paper summarizing what had actually happened, and of course, it’s not straightforward, I think it had to do with what this bill was attached to, and trying to get a better bill, etc. and his conclusion was that basically neither Clinton or Obama covered themselves with glory on this issue, but to say that HRC supports cluster bombs to maim children is simply not accurate.

TeakWoodKite

Emotionalism cares not for details.
CK

I suspect she only supports them if they maim adults.

jdogg333

“Earlier, I had been flipping channels and landed on Fox where Hume et al. were wondering WHY Obama talked for at least 45 minutes.”

You mean the very same Fox news that promotes THIS kind of behavior?

Nice huh? Has this been brought to Senator Clinton’s attention? Looks like they’re teaming up with those idiots at MSNBC.
The Moderate Democrat

Here’s the thing:

Why do the Obama supporters openly attack HRC and HRC supporters? Seriously. If the Obama supporters are certain that their guy will be the Dem. nominee, shouldn’t they be trying to win over our votes?

We like Hillary for a reason. Your attacks insult our intelligence. If he does win the nomination and you think you can win without us, good luck with those indepenents that you are currently pulling. We may not vote for your guy. But, we will wish him luck if he were to win and wish the best for our country.

We are also mostly moderates.

We don’t think you should be put out to pasture at a certain age.

McCain doesn’t scare us, that much. We like his experience. We like a lot of his ethical stances even if we disagree with him.

We held our nose for Kerry. We learned a lesson from that. The lesson is that we can hold our nose and still lose. This election we will vote our conscious.

Why do you still insult us? Seriously.

Simon

Why do you still insult us? Seriously

It’s such a puzzle isn’t it?

So hard to figure the final goal.

Be careful what you wish for…

Fred C. Dobbs

Yeah, after three wars and forty one years of paying taxes to this government, I am certain that I speak for several million other Baby Boomers when I express deep disdain for the Empty Suit, who dismisses an entire generation with the phrase, “Turn a page.”

It’s a precursor to the sort of snottiness that characterizes the gaggle of loons who have been running the show since 2001.

Northwest rain

Good questions The Moderate Democrat

The Obama folks really don’t want the votes of Hillary supporters and moderates.

Obama comes out insulting Baby boomers and feminists and he continues to insult women.

I will NOT vote for Obama if he manages to pull out a win. I will vote for all other democrats — leaving no check beside an Obama or McCain.

Obama is not ready — he also must hate the military — because he hasn’t bothered to get to know the military culture.

http://www.skullduggery.com.au Douglasbot

He hates the military so much he put through legislation to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans, a bill to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, A bill providing certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty. Another to prevent at risk veterans and their families from falling into homelessness.
Another to appropriate an additional $58,000,000 for Defense Health Programs for additional mental health and related personnel, an additional $10,000,000 for operations and maintenance for each of the military departments for improved physical disability evaluations of members of the Armed Forces, and an additional $15,000,000 for Defense Health Program for women’s mental health services (he sure hates those women).
And yet another to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.

Should i keep going?

“Obama comes out insulting Baby boomers and feminists and he continues to insult women.”

How so?

Blue State Girl

Did any of those bills pass and become law? If not, they’re not helping anyone.

http://www.skullduggery.com.au Douglasbot

Actually i’m not sure. I should go and check that out.

Regardless, whether or not the legislation was passed into law or not isn’t the point. The ridiculous assertion was made by Simon that “…he also must hate the military…”

Clearly, having his name attached to legislation (pending, failed or successful) that is for the betterment of veteran’s services, healthcare, their families and the protection of their futures proves the opposite.

Lets not play Republican Fox talking points tactics here. We should be better than that.

d.

Simon

Is it considered over for Clinton?

I don’t count her out, am I wrong, here?

Taylor Marsh said Feb. was already pretty much written off by Clinton, so there were no surprises, here, this is part and parcel of the campaign.

She is by far the superior candidate.

I keep getting the feeling Obama’s campaign is facing a problem, as if they have a HUGE monkey on their backs, maybe Rezko, maybe not.

Maybe he’s afraid of McCain. Both the sexism, and the ageism mask fear.
Simon

“Obama comes out insulting Baby boomers and feminists and he continues to insult women

Again like taking bribes at a poker game, you know, OBama WON the money, Rezko FINANCED the house, Auchi is an HONEST businessman, Obama attacks in a passive agressive manner, being the minor wannabe he is, the indirect attack.

Read the archives, for one.

But off the top of my head, he has insinuated Clinton is only qualified because she is married to Bill, what has she achieved on her OWN, and my goodness, once a month, her moods will be unpredicatable, an old chestnut, worthy of McCain. Obama really is bereft of ideas, the moron.

Secondly, his focus on the kids, already Obamabots are calling McCain old, stressing the age divide, and the code language, like the code kickback, will become more and more apparent.

How can anyone listen to that empty tripe? The lightweight, gullible Obama supporter falls victim to it, like the Bush people did, and next thing you know, someone else is creating Obama’s reality for him, and someone like Kos assumes the Sara Taylor role…

You buy that shit Obama sells?

Wow.

Simon

Douglasbot asked:

How so?

This, in regard to Obama’s passive agressive attacks on Clinton and McCain, regarding sexism, and ageism.

What, was your mind erased, while you were asleep?
Fred C. Dobbs

>>> “…and my goodness, once a month, her moods will be unpredicatable, an old chestnut, worthy of McCain. Obama really is bereft of ideas, the moron.”

At 60?

So, let’s see…Margaret Thatcher started that whole Falklands thing because the Argentinians seized the islands when she was retaining water?

Simon

At 60?

So, let’s see…Margaret Thatcher started that whole Falklands thing because the Argentinians seized the islands when she was retaining water?

That’s what I thought too, but they are stupid.

Either that, or the more subtle point was to remind people she is a chick, and chicks just can’t fight in a men’s world, right?

Don’t underestimate their stupidity.

Fred C. Dobbs

>>> “Either that, or the more subtle point was to remind people she is a chick, and chicks just can’t fight in a men’s world, right?”

My daughter, a full Commander (USN), might take umbrage at that idea.

http://www.skullduggery.com.au Douglasbot

In Defense of Barack Obama (and John Edwards).

Wow indeed.

So there are two points here.
Point #1 – “…and my goodness, once a month, her moods will be unpredictable, an old chestnut, worthy of McCain.”

The actual ENTIRE Barack Obama quote that i believe you’re referring too (correct me if i’m wrong…i had to google “Obama and sexism” to work out what you were actually talking about).

“I understand that Senator Clinton periodically, when she’s feeling down, launches attacks as a way of trying to boost her appeal,” Obama said. “But I think this kind of gamesmanship is not what the American people are looking for.”

Since when does “gamesmanship”, clearly a reference to being down in the polls have anything to do with her menstrual cycle?

Point #2 – “…he has insinuated Clinton is only qualified because she is married to Bill, what has she achieved on her OWN”

Actually that was Chris Mathews. Not Obama.
“…the reason she’s a US Senator, the reason she’s a candidate for President, the reason she may be a front runner, is that her husband messed around.”

Interestingly enough when i did a search for the Matthews quote i found references to John Edwards supposedly making sexist remarks about Hillary too.

“I think what we need in a commander-in-chief is strength and resolve, and presidential campaigns are tough business, but being president of the United States is also tough business,” Edwards told reporters Laconia, New Hampshire.”

How is this sexist? If Edwards had said it about Barack Obama would it be racist? If John Mcain says it about Mike Huckabee is it just politics as usual?

There is real sexism in the world as evidenced by Chris Matthews ridiculous comments. And sexism is indeed unfortunately still a prevalent issue in our society. However pinning the “sexist” label on Barack (And John) over something as trivial as these otherwise innocuous comments does nothing but undermine and devalue REAL affronts to women.
(Shall we discuss rape statistics? Domestic violence statistics? Wage parity etc?).

The defunct stereotype of the shrill, hysterical female isn’t being revived by the likes of Obama. It’s being revived by those who see offense where there is none.

d.

TeakWoodKite

he hasn’t bothered to get to know the military culture.

Northwest Rain

I am concerned about this point. It’s not difficult to see a “political shift” in the officer core will have winners and losers. The pressure that appears pent up in the military culture, the “interagency” disfunction, all of this will be expressed. I just worry about the “tell POTUS what he wants to hear” crowd vs “tell POTUS what he needs to hear” crowd.
In Obama’s case, he won’t know the difference and will be motivated to go “3rd party” . He has a proclivity for bad judgement and will be open to manipulation of the kind that is motivated by agenda rather than sound military principles.

I am I wrong in this construct?

http://makethemaccountable.com Carolyn Kay

The Rezko trial has been postponed a week, and won’t start until March 3, at which time jury selection will start. That means there’s no chance at all for any kind of bombshell to come out before the March 4 primaries.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-tony-rezko_webfeb01,0,4927144.story

The judge was appointed by George W. Bush. I’m not sure if that means anything, except that I suspect Bush has had McCain’s back all along. The Republicans definitely want a McCain/Obama race. The resume differential is just insurmountable.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.

zor2000

The Chicago Tribune just reported that Obama asked Toni Rezko to tour the house he and Michelle bought before he made the purchase. However, Obama forgot that the event ever happened. There is a real disconnect between what Obama says about his relationship with Rezko and the facts that continue to be exposed.

Read it at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-obama-rezko-home-feb19,1,1896263.story

Fred C. Dobbs

Can we call the Obama manse the “Whitewater Mansion?”

And, do we know where Scaiffe’s minions are staying (he must have a “Chicago Project” team in place already) and which Chicago paper they’re using for a stalking horse?

Could it be the paper that Sam Zell controls?
TeakWoodKite

The campaign declined to share the sellers’ e-mails with the Tribune or elaborate on the Bloomberg story

Wonder why they won’t share?

According to the campaign, the sellers confirmed they “did not offer or give the Obamas a ‘discount’ on the house price on the basis of or in relation to the price offered and accepted on the lot.”

Why does the above comment sound like it just lawyered up?

Simon

The Rezko trial has been postponed a week, and won’t start until March 3, at which time jury selection will start. That means there’s no chance at all for any kind of bombshell to come out before the March 4 primaries.

At certain point, I wonder if the democratic PTB will view Obama as a liabilty, the Rezko issues, and such, being too hard to overcome.

S. Markom

For Hillary “the Fat Lady is Singing.”

Unless, of course, the Clintons find a way of stealing this away.

Apparently Obama decided to start his speech in the middle of Hillary’s because, once again, she refused to acknowledge his victory and congratulate him.

McCain will beat either candidate. With Hillary it just may have been a bit closer. It is a matter of which empty suit he competes with.

If the issue is about the economy Americans will be told how dramatically their taxes will go up with Obama or Hillary’s program. If Hillary is the nominee Americans will be reminded about the disaster of an economy that was left by the Clintons and all the corporate scandals.

If the issue is national security then Obama will be exposed for his naive rhetoric. If it is Hillary then we will be reminded about just how many times bin Laden was in the scope and Clinton was afraid to pull the trigger. Also just how vulnerable the Clinton administration policies made us in the lead up to 9/11.

Blue State Girl

Apparently Obama decided to start his speech in the middle of Hillary’s because, once again, she refused to acknowledge his victory and congratulate him.

So we know he’s a sore winner and a sore loser.

http://makethemaccountable.com Carolyn Kay

She didn’t bow down and kiss his ring?

I wonder why.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com
Victor

Well we’ve known he doesn’t have any class for some time now. How many times did he forget to congratulate her on her victories? In fact, I seem to recall an angry Obama high-tailing it out of Nevada, and then claiming that he had won the state even though no national delegates had been allocated yet.

Mike Howell

I can’t stand to listen to Barack Hussein Obama mindlessly blab on, but I suspect that he went seemingly endlessly for th first time this time to try to say things first! Change, hope, I’m not a crook…

Fred C. Dobbs

>>> “Change, hope, I’m not a crook…”

“My kids don’t have a dog, and my wife wears a good, Republican cloth coat.”

Ooops. Does anyone think Mrs. Obama has worn a cloth coat since six months after passing the Bar? Or that her feet have been in a pair of inexpensive shoes or through the door of a K-Mart this century?

Half the Democrats in the country seem to have become Kansans…

Simon

Like roc’em, soc’em robots, Obama and McCain supporters acutually have a lot in common.

Should be funny.

Who would DO such a thing?

fribbles

The key to the election is winning the Independents. McCain is hated by the hard rightwing because he’s bucked them on issues that appeal to moderates. Clinton appealed to the same swath of voters. Obama cannot. When the GOP dirt-diggers get done, he’ll be a terrorist-loving crook from Chicago who has no legislative accomplishments, a lightweight.

What’s so hard to understand about that, Obamatrons?

I predict a big movement of independents to McCain. Thanks, MSM and MoveOn. Way to elect another destructive Repub!

Simon

When the GOP dirt-diggers get done, he’ll be a terrorist-loving crook from Chicago who has no legislative accomplishments, a lightweight.

He is a terrorist loving crook from Chicago who has no legislative accomlishments, a lightweight.

And he has no capacity for critical thought, either.

McCain is smarter.

Fred C. Dobbs

>>> McCain is smarter.

Now THAT’s a scary thought!!!

rjj

McCain is hated by the hard rightwing because he’s bucked them on issues that appeal to moderates.

I think this is a tactical illusion – along with mythifying McCain as outsider, i.e., political air-wick to counteract the taint of the Regime.

Cee

McCain needs to worry about his wife.
Cee

Rather than firing on each other…

John McCain follows the usual “family values” profile of Republican social climbers. He divorced first wife Carol in April 1980 and married Cindy one month later. Infidelity? Hell no!… they were just “friends.”

Cindy who is 18 years younger than Gramps McCain and she paid for McCain’s first campaign for Congress in 1982 with loans from her well endowed trust fund. Her father’s business and political contacts helped gain her husband a foothold into Arizona politics.

Cindy’s biggest claim to fame is in 1989 she developed an addiction to perocet and vicodin, two powerful morphine based pain killers. In 1993 she was caught stealing percocet from supply of the American Voluntary Medical Team, a charity she founded to provide health care and medications to war victims in underdeveloped nations. The DEA was investigated her and with the intervention of her well connected parents and McCain himself, Cindy got off the hook with the usual 90 day trip to the posh rehab. The American Voluntary Medical Team folded shortly after it ceased to be a supply point for Cindy’s opiate habit.

The DEA agreed to keep Cindy’s little misadventure in Lala Land from the public, but then Cindy went and terminated the guy who reported her to the DEA and the details of Cindy’s sordid past as a suburban trophy wife junkie all came out when the fired guy filed a wrongful termination suit against Cindy.

A few weeks after Cindy came clean about her addiction the Variety Club cancelled her Humanitarian of the Year Award. Boo hoo!… Another respectable Republican mother of the Harper Valley PTA goes down. This is just a little Peyton Place of Republican family values and Cindy’s a Harper Valley hypocrite.

John McCain kept Cindy under wraps during his bid for the presidency but now that she’s out there telling us she’s way prouder of America than Michelle Obama, So I’m doing America a service by telling the truth, and nothing but the whole truth about Cindy.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/20/64612/4690/438/460265

kenoshaMarge

Well in the first place anything that comes from kos is suspect and in the second place what is it with you and your attacks on women?

There is more than enough POLITICS on John McCain to argue about and to show that he is not fit to sit in the Oval Office. Attacking a candidate’s wife is so Republican. Or it used to be.
Victor

Is that it? Cindy McCain was addicted to prescription pain killers almost 20 years ago? I’m stunned! She has the same frailties that many Americans do. Now she’s a sympathetic character, not a liability.

CK

Republican morality is the jumbo shrimp of political dogwhistles. A beautiful contradiction in terms.

Fred C. Dobbs

>>> “Republican morality is the jumbo shrimp of political dogwhistles.”

Quote of the YEAR!!!

votermom

I notice that McCain is using the word “humble” & “humility” a lot to describe himself lately.
FWIW.
http://lesstalkmoreactivism.blogspot.com whoframedrudy

“If the issue is national security then Obama will be exposed for his naive rhetoric.”

If the issue is American superpower, Obama and his wife will be on the spot. I don’t believe either are committed to preserving America’s superpower status. Michelle does not identify with American power. (Those F-18′s aren’t her F-18′s. Those carriers aren’t her carriers. They’re sent to hurt the people she identifies with.) What about Obama?

Now we can debate the smartest/most moral way to use American power. That’s a different question from whether a candidate identifies with American power, is proud of that power, and is committed to preserving American power. That’s not just an issue of security, terror or fear.

You don’t have to be a neocon to believe America should remain the most powerful nation. We’ll see if Obama can fake it. He’s good, but I’m not sure you can fake that–though Denzel does a prettty good Colin Powell imitation. Of course, we never see Denzel’s outtakes.