Here's Your Maverick
John McCain sure is a maverick, I'll give him that. In just a week, he's managed to alienate the Iraqi Prime Minister, the Iraqi people, the American people, and the veterans community.
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Not a Gaffe: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Iraq
This is not controversial history. It is history that anyone trying out for president must understand when there are 150,000 U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. It is an essential element to the story of the past two years.
Why John McCain's "Surge" Success Story is a Lie
McCain's belief that the surge "won the war" contradicts the substance of the "status of force" agreement the Bush administration has been trying to ram down the Iraqi government's throat.
Another John McCain Gaffe -- Iraq Was the First Major Conflict After 9/11
Was Afghanistan not major enough for him? It almost reminds you of when Rumsfeld was not impressed with invading Afghanistan because it did not provide a rich enough target environment.
Veterans Respond to McCain's "Obama Wants to Lose" Remark
This type of insulting nonsense will not go unnoticed or unchallenged by the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who've fought in both McCain's war in Iraq, and in the other war in Afghanistan.
The Significance of Obama's Foreign Trip
It isn't just the American people who want us to leave Iraq. Now it's the U.S.-backed Prime Minister of Iraq. That leaves Bush, McCain and the neo cons as the only people still committed to this war.
McCain's Got 99 Problems
John McCain is having such a bad July -- I turned (as I often do) to the wisdom of Jay-Z -- and listed the first 99 of his collective woes that came to mind.
Maliki Endorses Obama Timeline in Huge Blow for McCain, Bush
As Obama's plane touched down in Afghanistan, Maliki's comments had a far-reaching effect on the war and presidential politics, with the Maliki government withdrawing from Bush and making McCain appear foolish.
Op-Ed Writing Tips For Senator McCain
What would you do differently in Iraq? Say it up top and be specific. Get readers and morning commuters to spill their coffee, what I call the "shock and awe" lede. Ok, maybe a bad pun.
Dalai Lama: Bush Has Lack of Understanding of Reality
In his speech Thursday in Philadelphia, the Dalai Lama explained that to reach a point where nations would outwardly disarm, people must first inwardly disarm.
The Media, Obama, Iraq
Why have the media been so reluctant to acknowledge Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's all-but endorsement of Obama's Iraq plans?
An American In Paris
From Kabul to Baghdad to Jerusalem, in Berlin and now in Paris, Obama's conduct abroad has earned him the right to be considered a respected presumptive commander-in-chief.
The Week That Should Have Ended McCain's Presidential Hopes
Any one of the embarrassing incidents and comments this week would dominate the news cycle if they came from the Obama campaign. Yet McCain barely gets a mention.
McCain Makes the Biggest Political Mistake of Our Lifetimes
McCain, the former press darling who once referred to the media as "my base," is so upset that press is following Obama, he's become whining and petulant about it.
Don't Believe the Hype: Blackwater is Here to Stay
Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Even if -- and this is a big if -- the company pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, business has never been better and its future looks bright.
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- Veterans Respond to McCain's "Obama Wants to Lose" Remark
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McCain To Obama: Welcome Home, Troop Hater
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What a coward McDoddle really is, making false statements when O is out of the country,
taking O's 16 months withdrawal plan and running off at the mouth as it was his idea.
Knowing how many troops are still deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, he starts to use
the troops for fear mongering against O. This must be one of, if not the lowest below
the belt attempts to get elected. McDoddle cares little about the troops and is only
interested in winning(whatever that means) so it won't matter to him how long the
war continues. This man is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to integrity.
Please America don't let this man or his cronies, anywhere near your WH.
That is how cowards work.... they wait until you are not around to defend yourself...... Do not worry Kalima, the only way he is going to get near our WH is as the same lame Senator he was before... a real do nothing kinda guy...... but I completely agree with you, and as I have said before.... you can always tell the true character of a man by how they treat the women they supposedly love....
Everything is McFlop's idea. The G.I. Bill he opposed, now he's the champion of the bill that passed, as per Duh-bya. It's Orwellian, as usual. SOP for the GOP.
Heh. Check this out. Citizen McKane. Give it a minute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9KPd_HgoQw
bahahahaha oh man.... just imagining that is McKane is making me ultra giggly right now
:o) Only a matter of time before he loses it. Please God, let their be cameras there when it happens...
I want to see it live, on the telly during the debate when every one is watching......
Someone should do the Colbert greenscreen thing on that scene.