Why Are Senators Worried About Hurting John McCain's Feelings? To Heck With John McCain's Feelings
I keep hearing that Democratic senators have to hold back on blasting John McCain because "they have to work with him." I even hear it from some Democratic nattering-nabobs. What? Let John McCain worry about that. Which is preferable? Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama -- among others -- walk into the Senate chambers and feel bad because they've insulted McCain - or McCain walks into the Senate chambers and feels bad because he has been exposed as the pseudo-"Maverick," out of touch, corrupt, lapsed idealist -- to the extent that he ever was one in the first place, filthy rich, pseudo-regular guy, bellicose, dangerous, shortsighted, warmongering, ... I'll stop -- I'm preaching to the converted.
But the Democrats aren't.
Ratings win by "Deal or No Deal" aside -- they are preaching to a big, confused, suckered audience of Americans who might vote for McCain.
Which brings up an even worse scenario than McCain getting his feelings hurt: He feels just fine and doesn't have to worry about walking into the Senate chamber ever again except to cheers and back-slaps -- when he gives the State of the Union.
Did the Republican worry about that John Kerry's feelings would get hurt? I seem to remember more than a few Senators slamming him in New York in 2004 -- not to mention that they never spoke up when he got swiftboated. And, Kerry had to walk into the Senate chamber after the election and hold his head high. Be a grown-up. Let bygones be bygones. Are the Democrats afraid that because McCain has a legendary off-the-hook temper, he'll clock them? You can bet the Republicans are going to go for the gusto next week in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. They'll go after Obama for being elitist, they'll go after Obama for not knowing foreign policy -- when it is McCain who keeps adopting the Obama playbook, they'll say he's a Muslim - someone will, if only in code. I'll stop. But maybe that's the foul-up: the Democrats should have had their convention second so they'd be a little riled up.
Hillary got about two-thirds of the way there. And, Barack shouldn't go thoroughly negative. He says he's running a positive campaign. And, to a great degree, he is. Good for him. Except, he's mostly in a dead heat with all the other Democratic presidential candidates since Kennedy faked the missile gap. Really, I'm scratching my head -- when was the last time a Democrat got down in the mud? Oh yeah, that Dukakis guy. He was a regular Sonny Liston. And the thing is, the Democrats this time around have endless, endless, bad things to say about McCain if they'd only say them. George Sr. was a "wimp." Ronald Reagan was the star of "Bedtime for Bonzo." Jerry Ford fell down the stairs. Dick Nixon was well... Dick Nixon. But McCain tops all that. If only.. if only... this alone... because he'd continue the policies of George Jr. It's like someone saying, "that Benito Hoover guy was a top-notch fellow!" I'll stop. I'm preaching to the converted.
But the Democrats aren't.
If Bill Clinton is right and Obama has "the political instincts of a Chicago thug," let's see it! Give these surrogate senators marching orders... "cut 'em off at the pass" - "and while you are at it, cut 'em off at the knees."
And, PS: If anyone needs to get riled up, here's some help.
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Excellent work. Paul Abrams' piece on the paranoid surviving gives reason enough to swing a fist, and this article well illustrates the fist that needs swinging.
The tragic fact of 2008's political humor is that the people want blood for the pain of the last eight years. If they don't get it from the GOP, they'll go for the Left.
I believe it's the duty of the Democrats to dismember McCain. They need to choose a limb - his flip-flopping, his greedy selfishness, his age, his radical right politics - and get pulling. The media will wail with joy and the people, given some true catharsis, will thank them for it.
They can be ashamed about it after they've saved the world.
Hurting his what?
Is he JMC planning on leaving America in 4 months time? or else why isnt he worried about telling lies against his next president? Respect is mean t to be mutual.
If the truth hurts, too bad.
"a noun, a verb and POW" is his mantra. Time to say so what.
The P.O.W. card has been soooo overplayed; as someone close to me said ..'ya' know, good for McCain, great that he made it home after his capture, but when are they (Repubs) going to acknowlege all the men and women who didn't get home from 'that other' costly ($$, personnel) l-o-o-o-ong war.
and when is it going to be said outloud how disgustingly McCain acted when he returned home to his hospitalized wife and the rest of his family ..his actions were 'due him' as a POW ?! just as now, the Presidency is 'due him' because of his POW status ..c'mon!!
After Labor day, perhaps McCain will feel like it's 1999 all over again. Remember Bush/Rove calling into question his temper? McCain is a lose canon! Everybody, knows that! Push the button...
Let some of the side projects move forward, and we'll see some of those issues brought forth. I can see the red puffy face now!
'I keep hearing that Democratic senators have to hold back on blasting John McCain because "they have to work with him." I even hear it from some Democratic nattering-nabobs. '
Which Democratic senators? Which nabobs?
As a mother of a son who has been in Iraq and is going back in May, you can believe that I don't give a bloody xxxx about his feelings,. This man is/was George Bushs' enabler and voted against every Veterans Bill he could....
He made a mockery of the soldiers serving there by going over, surrounding himself with Blackwater and wearing a head to toe vest and saying it was a piece of cake walk in the xx park. It is no wonder that soldiers are contributing to Obama 6 to 1....
Schatsie,
Thank your son for serving in the service. This is one of the reasons I got actively involved this year. Most of the servicemen and women joined the service to have a chance for the piece of the pie. The least our leaders can do is ensure every avenue was explored before sending them in harms way. This Administration failed to do that.
Yeah, I keep wondering the same things. Everyone is so afraid to say too many bad things about McCain, mainly, it seems, because of his POW background. I think everyone is being played like a fiddle by the McCain camp. Any time anyone criticizes McCain for anything at atll, out trots the POW thing and everyone gets stopped in their tracks. Can't they see they're being manipulated. What the freaking heck does having been a POW have to do with running a country? With that logic, every former POW out there should be running for president and claiming it as their God-giveb right. Enough already. He was a POW. He served his country. Great. We know. Now let's get on with the business of getting a Democrat elected president. And stop tiptoeing around McCain. He can take it. He was a POW, remember?
If only he's LET us forget!
One has to wonder if everyone worries about hurting his feelings because of that POW card he keeps playing. Whenever he plays it, it's like staying, look what I went through for YOU...how dare you question ANYTHING about me or say ANYTHING negative at all about me.
Am I the only one who remembers the Keating scandal? McCain was knee deep in that.one.
I have lost all respect for McCain because of his fawning attitude toward "W".
No. But we can remind them.
Where is Vicki?
The Dems need to hit McSame with Short, Sharp Shots. And they need to hammer these simple points home, over and over and over again. We still have uninformed people believing that Obama is a Muslim and an Elitist. Things repeated to the great unwashed masses have a way of becoming ‘Conventional Wisdom’. It appears that these Things do not even have to be true to be believed.
With all the ammo that McSame has provided these Repeatable statements don’t even have to be lies. That is the beauty of this whole thing. They simply need to state the truth in short punchy statements that are echoed in every speech and statement from each and every Dem. Just think Obama could continue to run a ‘Clean Political Campaign’ by simply stating facts about McSame. Over and Over and Over and Over and Over again!!!!!
I pronounce the Democratic Echo Chamber open for business.
But they're "friends"...
Ok...TUG at my heartstrings a LITTLE More why don't ya.
Those Senators have to see that the only place they would have to work with McCain would be in a Senate, controlled by Democrats and with a Demcrat in The White House and he could rant, rave, cuss, throw fits, and they could LAUGH AT HIM.
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