I Miss the Old, Honorable John McCain

[Indigo Blue]

I Miss the Old, Honorable John McCain
By Andrew Lachman
California Member
Democratic National Committee

I’ve been a Democrat for over 20 years now, but however much I disagreed with him, I have to admit I miss John McCain. There were many issues I disagreed with him on, but he always came across as a guy who understood honor, honesty and could be counted on to take a reasonable position when the interests of the country were at stake.

Not anymore.

The “new” John McCain we have seen in the 2008 election would make the old John McCain recoil:

• McCain used to stand on his principles, opposing the use of torture in interrogation and financially reckless tax cuts for the rich by neoconservative Republicans. ~ snip ~

• McCain authored legislation to reduce the influence of lobbyists and corporate money. Now lobbyists run his campaign... ~ snip ~

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Most disappointingly, the McCain I once looked up to stood for honest campaigning.

Sure all candidates have to stretch the truth and push their point, not to the point of making statements that are outright false.

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McCain’s condoning of such tactics also begs the question how McCain intends to build bipartisan cooperation when his tactics of fear-mongering and “win at any cost” threatens to leave permanent scars on the partisan landscape and his policies echo only the tired policies of the far right that led us to the crises we face today.

Gone from McCain is the consistency of principle he was once famous for. He pushes Mitt Romney, born into privilege, to attack Obama, who grew up in a lower-middle class broken family, as an elitist. He offers New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who is a paid lobbyist for the Saudi government to attack Obama and Biden on Israel when their record of support is far more stronger than Giulianis or McCain’s (Palin’s record on Israel is non-existent).

It makes me wonder if the old John McCain met the new John McCain, would he support him or for that matter even talk to him? I think John McCain would walk away in disgust.



Andrew Lachman is a member of the Democratic National Committee and President of Democrats for Israel Los Angeles.

Posted on September 22, 2008


http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/09/i_miss_the_old.html

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Obama Ad: Honor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3Y1KPzW9k

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Mr Potato Head, all the way down to the un-jointed arms.

McPotato can kiss my ass.

[Forkboy]

2. meh...he's always been a suckjob conservative.

Saying he's better than some of the others isn't saying much. Solid shit is better than diarrhea, but I still don't like either one. :)

[Jennicut]

3. Perhaps he was never honorable to begin with.

[curious one]

4. he has been dead for some time now.

[Ramius]

5. McCain was NEVER politically honorable...

This whole bullshit... as if McCain was EVER a "straight talker" was ridiculous... he's ALWAYS been claiming "bi partisanshit" while he retained one of the highest conservative voting records in the Senate.

His main purpose in congress was to "take on" liberal issues and water them down until they were impotent.

Why anyone bought into his "campaign reform" bill bullshit, I'll never know.

McCain has been a party boy opportunist since even before he's daddy got him his "legacy scholarship" to Annapolis.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. I miss the old likable Sarah Palin.

Don't laugh -- she really wasn't too bad as governor. She's dead to me now, though.

[Quantess]

10. I bet she was more likeable back when you didn't know as much about her.

Could she still come back to her old governor job when this all blows over?

[Blue_In_AK]

11. I'll never vote for her.

This abuse-of-power investigation is going to blow up in her face here.

[TheKentuckian]

7. McCain has long been a know nothing piece of crap

Its just on full display now.

John McCain is a man without honor, the lesser son of greater fathers.

[Raschel]

8. I don't think he's ever been honorable

I think he's always been a self-serving opportunist with a bad personality, which has always been described as being a maverick.

[boppers]

9. My family knew his family once.

...and by "knew", I'm talking Polaroids of people hanging out.

This is his last shot, and he knows it. He'll try to "do what it takes".

[No Elephants]

12. McCain has not changed. Take a look at this quote from a writer describing McCain in the

1980's.

"When he ran for the Senate, I attended a gathering of GOP operatives at the National Republican Senatorial Committee where McCain outlined his campaign strategy:

'I play to win. I do whatever it takes to win. If I have to fuck my opponent to win I'll do it. If I have to destroy my opponent I won't give it a second thought.'"


http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/10086

When McCain ran for Senator from Arizona, his model was the last big Pub winner there, Barry Golwater. When McCain ran for President in 1999, his model was Reagan, the last big Pub winner there. Now it is BushRove, the last big winner there.

McCain has always been willing to do whatever it took to screw his opponent. It's only that, sometimes, he though being nice was the way to win. Same guy, different lie. He's a bigger actor than Reagan, but, underneath what role McCain thinks may be the winning one this time is the same old s.o.b.