Someone on Air America called it John McCain's "asterisk" of evil ...
McCain has this week added China, Myanmar, Sudan and Saudi Arabia to George W. Bush's now famous "axis of evil" (a.k.a. Iraq, Iran and North Korea). GWB was syntactically wrong to use the word "axis" to refer to three nations as an "axis," but McCain has a virtual asterisk (*) of evil with his seven-pronged Evil Empire.
I honestly knew very little of John McCain's foreign policy or even his knowledge of foreign affairs since that was declared by friends and foes alike as his "strong suit." But as I begin to look back at his voting record and statements while in the Senate, I believe we have a genuine maverick on the loose and one who could easily become our next President (a.k.a. Commander-in-Chief of US Forces worldwide).
Recall that he criticized President Clinton for our intervention in Bosnia because it wasn't in our "national interest" and is now listing nations who exude evil intentions (primarily on their own populations) as "enemies."
I can look ahead only enough to worry that he might be willing to add to President Bush's serious-enough-to-go-to-war concerns (a.k.a. "oil") to the point where a real possibility of a World war III is emerging.
Whereas Bush's foreign policy is embodied in the country's need for cheap [sic] oil and Clinton's foreign policy was willy-nilly at best, John McCain's might be a hair-trigger policy that would be the most dangerous of all.
posted by Dr. Joe @ 9:22 PM
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How true! The more information that we learn about McCain, the more frightening a McCain presidency becomes.
McCain has been given a relative "free pass" since becoming the presumptive GOP candidate. But even the few McCain stories that *do* squeak out are becoming detrimental to his campaign.
It is interesting to note that despite all the negative press Hillary and Barack have received during the primary season--combined with McCain's free pass--*both* Democrat contenders are still beating McCain in the polls. This bodes well for the Democrats in November (unless, of course, there is another October surprise). One has to think that the Democrats have been waiting to dump any and all dirt they may have on McCain until after their primary is over, which will further deteriorate McCain's support. Even still, McCain continues to shoot himself in the foot. The recent Doug Goodyear debacle is evidence of McCain's lack of foresight.
The recent Pennsylvania primary sheds further light upon McCain's impending problems. Even though McCain has virtually sewn-up the GOP nomination, and in spite of the fact that gas was $3.50 a gallon, 28% of those voting in the Republican primary voted *against* McCain. No apathy--just Republicans (or maybe conservatives) saying "we don't want McCain." That's huge, especially in a state that McCain will need to win in November.
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