I guess this must be about McCain's speech at CPAC -- which I did not hear. Did anybody hear it?
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
#2. To: aristeides, *Iranian Conflict* (#0)(Edited)
They won't recognize and seriously address the threat posed by an Iran with nuclear ambitions to our ally, Israel, and the region.
I intend to make unmistakably clear to Iran we will not permit a government that espouses the destruction of the State of Israel as its fondest wish and pledges undying enmity to the United States to possess the weapons to advance their malevolent ambitions.
Senator Clinton and Senator Obama will concede to our critics that our own actions to defend against its threats are responsible for fomenting the terrible evil of radical Islamic extremism, and their resolve to combat it will be as flawed as their judgment.
I intend to defeat that threat by staying on offense and by marshaling every relevant agency of our government, and our allies, in the urgent necessity of defending the values, virtues and security of free people against those who despise all that is good about us.
McCain is Tel Aviv's favorite son in this election and Hillary is their favorite daughter, win win situation and the American voters will do as they are told.
Yeah, we don't get to vote, we just play with rubber stamps chosen for us to play with by those who control things.
Many Americans who have some savvy are already deciding whether to split their vote to make Congress Republican controlled again to tie the hands of a Democrat in the White House, or visa versa.
They've got to start more wars and then point to them as the reason the economy suddenly collapsed after limping along for several years since the previous wars were started.
I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man. - Sam Houston
Tasteless McCain Called Chelsea Ugly; Child of Lesbian Reno
During the Clinton Presidency, the Washington Post noted an apology from John McCain about his following joke:
"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Because her father is Janet Reno."
Regardless of opinions on personal lifestyles, U.S. Senator McCain apparently found it funny to mock lesbianism and a young woman's physical looks, especially in front of a Republican crowd. This is the same man that claims to champion pro-family values.
McCain's tasteless joke was reported in major newspapers, so was the vain attempt by his press secretary to initially deny that McCain had done anything wrong. Several major newspapers, kept the joke itself a secret. When McCain subsequently apologized to President Clinton, the Washington Post, noted the apology but said the joke "was too vicious to print."
When Maureen Dowd penned a column in the New York Times about the joke, she wrote that McCain "is so revered by the press that his disgusting jape was largely nudged under the rug." Source: Salon Newsreal
Editor's Note: This post points out the media's fascination with John McCain as a maverick when he demonstrates his true colors by his own admission.