McCain Changes Position and Principles
Well, up until now I have been trying to figure out who the "lesser of two evils" would be to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Senator McCain has now made that decision for me.
I have always felt, until recently, that he was an honorable man of principles who I quite often agreed with, even though he has been promising an American presence in Iraq for a possible 100 years. But today's story in the Washington Post, quoting a speech he gave yesterday, has pushed me over the edge and told me never to vote for him.
I know that Senators, Congressmen, and Presidents always say the "necessary," but now McCain has gone too far. He has done so many flip flops and turnarounds to cater to the religious right wing of the Republican Party that he has now shown that he no longer has any firm beliefs and will say anything to get elected. Well, today was the "anything." See the following:
From the Washington Post, May 15, 2008.
In a speech in the heart of Ohio, a major battleground state in the fall election, Mr. McCain set forth a sweeping, extraordinarily positive vision of what the world will look like 2013, when he says he will have been in the White House for four years.
“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,’’ Mr. McCain said at the Columbus Convention Center. “The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.’’
Hooray....Mission Accomplished. What ever happened to "no timetable?"
Why is that these guys (ala GWB) always set goals that will be accomplished after their term in office? Talk about flip-flopping, he has now surpassed all candidates that were running this time. He obviously cannot be trusted.
I have always felt, until recently, that he was an honorable man of principles who I quite often agreed with, even though he has been promising an American presence in Iraq for a possible 100 years. But today's story in the Washington Post, quoting a speech he gave yesterday, has pushed me over the edge and told me never to vote for him.
I know that Senators, Congressmen, and Presidents always say the "necessary," but now McCain has gone too far. He has done so many flip flops and turnarounds to cater to the religious right wing of the Republican Party that he has now shown that he no longer has any firm beliefs and will say anything to get elected. Well, today was the "anything." See the following:
From the Washington Post, May 15, 2008.
In a speech in the heart of Ohio, a major battleground state in the fall election, Mr. McCain set forth a sweeping, extraordinarily positive vision of what the world will look like 2013, when he says he will have been in the White House for four years.
“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,’’ Mr. McCain said at the Columbus Convention Center. “The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.’’
Hooray....Mission Accomplished. What ever happened to "no timetable?"
Why is that these guys (ala GWB) always set goals that will be accomplished after their term in office? Talk about flip-flopping, he has now surpassed all candidates that were running this time. He obviously cannot be trusted.
posted by Sam Schoolsky | 1:34 PM
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