Forgive me for admiring Senator McCain a bit. Even if he is not as they say "a real mensch" he is at least a fierce old battle ax. He is apparently energetic and likely to live forever.
He has been quite a personal hero, such as things go, and I have to say that this is a lot more than we can say about his Republican colleagues, above whom he towers like a majestic elm.
Still, the other competencies required of a world leader cannot be ignored. Senator McCain recently indicated, in a response to a reporter's question, that Iran and Al Qaeda were working together. This is obviously a pretty silly idea because Sunni and Shia tend not to work together in the arena of fundamentalist military operations, ie. "terrorism".
Senator McCain's close association with Senator Phil Ghram of Conneticut is reavealing. I recently watched Senator Grahm take the would be President aside to inform him that what he was saying about Iran and Al Qaeda was ignorant babble. McCain immediately changed his rhetoric, a bit. Clearly, the would-be President didn't know even the fundamentals of the situation in the Persian Gulf region. It is a shocking realization. What has he been doing in the Senate and now posing as some sort of foreign policy expert not to know much about this region? To this day I wonder this about McCain, "Does he know the difference between a Shiite and a Sunni?" He didn't know then?
Right, Left or Center (I hate to say this) an informed leader is far superior to an ignorant one. Senator McCain has his virtues, understanding of the world is not one of them! So when it comes to understanding the world he hopes to lead he is merely a sickly sapling
even among fifth graders.
Do we want another igrorant man in the White House this time being manipulated by a Senator Phil instead of a Vice President Cheney? Or will it be Vice-President Graham? Did I spell it right this time.
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