Senator McCain
I've constantly been amazed and amused how some on the left have, for the past few years, thought Senator McCain was preferable to President Bush. They bought the media hype. The believed the delusion. They were so blinded by their irrational hatred of the president that they thought anyone who criticized hum must be their ally, and not some media-whoring opportunist desiring of more press coverage. Now, it appears, some are waking up from the delusion. Today, Paul Krugman has declared war on Arizona's senior senator:
http://select.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/opinion/13krugman.html?hp
So here's what you need to know about John McCain.
He isn't a straight talker. His flip-flopping on tax cuts, his call to send troops we don't have to Iraq and his endorsement of the South Dakota anti-abortion legislation even while claiming that he would find a way around that legislation's central provision show that he's a politician as slippery and evasive as, well, George W. Bush.
He isn't a moderate. Mr. McCain's policy positions and Senate votes don't just place him at the right end of America's political spectrum; they place him in the right wing of the Republican Party.
And he isn't a maverick, at least not when it counts. When the cameras are rolling, Mr. McCain can sometimes be seen striking a brave pose of opposition to the White House. But when it matters, when the Bush administration's ability to do whatever it wants is at stake, Mr. McCain always toes the party line.
It's worth recalling that during the 2000 election campaign George W. Bush was widely portrayed by the news media both as a moderate and as a straight-shooter. As Mr. Bush has said, "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
http://select.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/opinion/13krugman.html?hp
Those darn Persians!
Senator Clinton thinks we should impose sanctions on Iran
But Charles Krauthammer thinks they won't be effective
However, both of them think the Europeans fucked up.
But Charles Krauthammer thinks they won't be effective
However, both of them think the Europeans fucked up.