Bush Endorses McCain
In yesterday's primary election contests, John McCain clinched the Republican nomination. Barring a math-defying comeback by Hillary Clinton, it looks like Obama vs McCain is the matchup for November. But unfortunately for him, President Bush threw a noose around his neck today.
With his low poll ratings and an unpopular war on his shoulders, Bush could hurt McCain with some groups, while helping with others.
"If my showing up and endorsing him helps him — or if I'm against him and it helps him — either way, I want him to win," the president said. "This is an age-old question that every president has had to answer, and there is an appropriate amount of campaigning for me to do. But they're not going to be voting for me."
Amen to that, Chimpilisimo! Too bad you've tied your successor's hands. Whatever legacy history ultimately imposes on this man cannot possibly do justice to the horrors he's created.
Anyway --- McCain... According to a new Washington Post poll, McCain trails Obama by 12 points in head to head matchup and trails Clinton by 6. Por que?
Obama also leads McCain on four of the six top issues in the poll: health care, immigration, ethics in government and voters' No. 1 concern, the economy. McCain counters with a wide advantage as the one better suited to handle the U.S. campaign against terrorism, and the two are much more closely paired on the question of who is better on Iraq. Among independents, McCain has the edge on both concerns: He is up by 14 points on Iraq and 18 points on fighting terrorism.
But as for McCain's ability to bring needed change to Washington, 52 percent said he would not do enough in this area, while 41 percent said he would. Nearly as many of those polled said Obama does not have the kind of experience it takes to serve effectively as president, 45 percent, as said he does, 49 percent.
If it was 2004, that terrorism lead McCain has would worry me, but not anymore. People are sick of this shit. According to a Hotline poll from mid-February, only 3% counted terrorism as the most important issue facing the country, versus 39% who said the economy. Three measly percent! In fact, 6% even said, "fear of war / feelings of fear in this country," i.e., that they're concerned about the paranoid nutcase voters.
One last stat --- only 36% said they support how President Bush is waging the war in Iraq.
Now, who does this sound like?
[...] Success is essential to creating peace in the region, and failure would expose the United States to national security threats for generations. Defeat in the war would lead to much more violence in Iraq, greatly embolden Iran, undermine U.S. allies such as Israel, likely lead to wider conflict, result in a terrorist safe haven in the heart of the Middle East, and gravely damage U.S. credibility throughout the world.
But it's not just that John McCain believes the BS that Bush has been spewing, and it's not even just that he voted for it, it's that he wants to go double or nothing:
A greater military commitment now is necessary if we are to achieve long-term success in Iraq. John McCain agrees with retired Army General Jack Keane that there are simply not enough American forces in Iraq. More troops are necessary...
There's more, but whenever I hear someone say "more troops are necessary" I stop listening.
That picture makes me want
That picture makes me want to vomit a bit
-Pirate-
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