Hi, Modulous.
On the same site he states that Iran is an outlaw state and we should build up missile defence to circumvent any attack from them - though I don't see anything there about escalating it beyond that.
Like the citizens of the former Soviet Union reading
Pravda, in the US we Americans need to try to decode the code phrases that are fed to us in order to figure out the intentions of our leaders.
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Yeah, I'm not really adding much to the discussion, but I thought I'd share some input with you.
Always welcome, Mod.
But I don't want to run the topic off the tracks.
Whether he's truly a moderate or not, McCain is perceived as one. As such, he is the worst (from a Democrat perspective) candidate that could have been nominated. From the perspective of a US citizen, McCain is the worst possible candidate -- another bat-shit insane conservative to whom the "liberal" media will annoint as the "moderate" candidate.
Frankly, I think it is going to be very, very tough for Obama to beat him. Not impossible, but a black man running against a "moderate" Republican? Already, "middle name Hussein" is already being brought out at the code word for, "he's black, folks."
Clinton wouldn't have it so hard, I think. I think the American people would be more likely to vote for a white woman than a black man. And being a Clinton might actually help her. One thing that has always pissed the conservatives off is how popular Bill was among the American public. Plus, she's also less conservative than McCain, so she might also get labeled as "moderate," if the "liberal" media can keep from falling into the "Democrat = liberal = socialist" hole.
Added by edit:
I forgot to mention that the link in my signature is Taibbi's take on McCain.
Edited by Chiroptera, : No reason given.
...Onward to Victory is the last great illusion the Republican Party has left to sell in this country, even to its own followers. They can't sell fiscal responsibility, they can't sell "values," they can't sell competence, they can't sell small government, they can't even sell the economy. --
Matt Taibbi