It is still 10 months before the first primaries and the campaign is already well underway. I have no favorite at this time and probably won't have for a long time. One person I don't think I can vote for is John McCain. He was my favorite in 2000 and I thought he was a victim of dirty politics from the supporters of Bush then. I still consider him an American hero for what he went through during Vietnam and all the work he did for bipartisanship. But I think he is not thinking clearly anymore. Maybe it is his age (70), although he still seems very vigorous. It is not just his kissing up to the conservatives, I understand his need to get support for the nomination. It is not just his idea of sending massive number of troops to Iraq, I have written in the past that it may be a sound political strategy, if not a good military one. It is his recent trip to Iraq that has made me feel that he may have gone over the edge.
He went to Baghdad to try to show that the surge is working and that the city is safer. After touring through Baghdad, he claimed that he felt safe to walk the street there. Of course he was wearing a bullet-proof jacket and was escorted by soldiers. There were snipers on roofs and helicopters overhead to protect him. He rode in an armored hummer. Those are not the advantages offered to the average Iraqi. McCain's proclamation that the city is safe now is similar to all those claims made by Cheney and Rumsfeld. If McCain credibility is similar to those two, how can he be consider a viable candidate?
Sunday, April 08, 2007
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My sentiments exactly!
ReplyDeleteWhat's your opinion of Giuliani? Also, any thoughts about UCLA's new "wholistic" (anti-Asian) approach to Admissions?
ReplyDeleteWatched a thing on McCain this weekend with Dan Rather following his campaign. Sounds to me that he's walking a fine line on his campaign and it's hurting him. I think his handlers are going to end up giving him the wrong direction on how his campaign goes. People liked the shoot from the hip and talk from the heart McCain, but all this calculated politics stuff is turning him into just another politician.
ReplyDeleteI can't see Romney getting the nomination, so it could be between Guiliani and McCain.
Both these guys could defeat any of the Democrat candidates unless Gore announces.
There have been rumors that Gore is seeking nomination through the Green Party which would take votes away from the Democrats.
What do you think?
LBOAYM