Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Why McCain is So Beatable

I just came across a great opinion piece in the Washington Post talking about why McCain is such a flawed candidate, and that right now the only thing that is helping him is the Democratic primary and the candidates themselves (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/21/AR2008042102552.html). McCain has jokingly stated that he isn't an economic expert, which manifests itself in his belief that tax cuts for the wealthy and cutting spending on everything but the military will help the economy and the average joe. Not true. Some say that McCain is strong on foreign policy, but for some reason I think that his position on the Iraq war and on Iran will undercut that somewhat. Well, even if he's weak on issues, he is a war hero, right? The last time a war hero won was in 1953, and that time it was an actual war hero: Eisenhower, who won WWII. McCain's winning qualities also include a fiery temper, which the Dems will hopefully coax out, or will rear its ugly head sometime during the campaign, and a less than comfy relationship with the right-wing evangelical base. Good luck, buddy. You're gonna need it.

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