How McCain was Greeted in Lebanon

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http://counterpunch.com/lamb01182010.html


John McCain dropped in on Beirut last weekend en route to Israel to join fellow US Senator Joe Lieberman in agreeing with their hosts that, just as he told them during the 2008 Presidential campaign, Barack Obama was real bad for Israel. McCain, fund raising for his 2010 reelection bid, emphasized that the Obama administration’s hint that the US might just possibly consider withholding a few largely superfluous loan guarantees to pressure Israel on settlements was a joke. Their hosts were likely pleased with assurances that no way would John and Joe allow Congress or Obama to pressure Israel.

In Israel, McCain may still have been smarting from the earlier drubbing he and other US officials received from their usual self-effacing Lebanese hosts. His stopover in Lebanon was to be lite fare. Extending “Congratulations on forming the new Lebanese government, even though our government has serious doubts about those we know hold the real power”; better weather here in Beirut than in Washington DC, plus three quick meetings-- but for sure, no heavy lifting.

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But McCain’s trip script got messed up bad and, according to witnesses, he fumed on departure from Lebanon From repeated TV news video clips and a report by someone present at two of McCain’s meetings, the Lebanon leg of his trip wasn’t much fun. Beirut media coverage revealed that “Arizona’s last line of defense” (against Obama) as one Phoenix bill board refers to McCain, was uncomfortable, squinting, red faced and glaring during his meetings with the American Ambassador who continually smiled and nodded irrespective of the comments made by anyone present.

(this paragraph had me lol)

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you must read the rest of the article. you must.

[opihimoimoi]

1. His time in the Sun has passed...Old and mostly ignored, he carries on ....with old ideas

[LiberalFighter]

2. Since he stands for re-election in 2010 I hope he has serious

challenger in both the primary and general.

I hope the primary results in serious disarray within Arizona Republican Party that hurts them in the general.

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Rapanui1]

5. McCain the nasty fossil

Unfortunately I am from the McBush state and I can say thatif I didn't knew McNasty's age I would have thought him to nbe older than Earth. Nasty and corrupt is the best way to describe McCain. Eventhough he was a victim iof the Bush crime family in 2000, he would have been almost same as Bush in most policies perhaps worse.

[eleny]

4. servs him right

he goes over to burnish his creds and perhaps give the white house a bloody nose and he gets blindsided for not being prepared. what a hoot!

k&r

[bermudat]

6. Anyone from Arizona?

Is there even a snowflakes chance in hell of him being defeated this fall?