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February 4, 2007
NYTimes: John McCain - Maverick. Ha!
Forget Hagel for the moment, who has voted the White House's way more than any other senator.
It's the "maverick" moniker for McCain that rankles. That description is a relic of McCain's run in the 2000 GOP presidential primary, when he was "Mr. Straight-talker."
Now? McCain is a toady for the Bush White House -- from tax cuts, to the budget deficits, to the Iraq disaster. Most especially, the Iraq disaster. McCain's mantra is "more troops, we need more troops." No one asks him how many, where they'd come from, how long they'd serve there, how much more it'll cost (Bush wants another $245 Billion just through 2008), how we'll pay for them.
Or what about Afghanistan? And Iran? And North Korea? And Darfur? . . . AND NEW ORLEANS!!!
McCain sees himself as Mr. Republican . . . the last real American Hero.
Maverick? What a joke.
If you want to hear from a real maverick, call Joe Lieberman -- who's daily sustenance comes from poking the collective eye of the Democrat[ ] party.
What a joke the media is to continue to play this line.
Posted by shertaugh at February 4, 2007 5:07 AM
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Posted by: youdunno at February 4, 2007 11:17 AM
This is just one more example that supports my contention that reporters are among the most poorly educated of all professionals. Most of them appear intellectually incapable of original thought, or so lazy they can only use thoughts canned long ago by someone else. I come by my opinion honestly, since I was a reporter in my previous life.
Posted by: Mark at February 6, 2007 11:10 AM