Comments on: The recklessness of John McCain http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/09/25/the-recklessness-of-john-mccain/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Faz1 http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/09/25/the-recklessness-of-john-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-1274201 Faz1 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:09:14 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/?p=612#comment-1274201 In truth, it is dangerous for the world that these two men to have anything to do with influencing a financial package, outside their senator status. Whatever McCain might pretend, they are still very much both in campaign mode. They will suggest things which reflect well on them and gain the popular support. But the package which gains popular support today is not necessarily the best package for long term recovery. however, I doubt that either will propose an unpopular package, a month away from election day, even if they know in their heart of hearts that it is the best one. In truth, it is dangerous for the world that these two men to have anything to do with influencing a financial package, outside their senator status. Whatever McCain might pretend, they are still very much both in campaign mode. They will suggest things which reflect well on them and gain the popular support.

But the package which gains popular support today is not necessarily the best package for long term recovery. however, I doubt that either will propose an unpopular package, a month away from election day, even if they know in their heart of hearts that it is the best one.

]]> By: Andy2 http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/09/25/the-recklessness-of-john-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-1274189 Andy2 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:54:27 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/?p=612#comment-1274189 If you read Jeff Goldberg's recent profile of McCain in Atlantic Monthly, he makes the case that McCain is willing to swing so wildly from position to position on things like the economy because they don't matter. At least, not compared to restoring the honor and confidence of our military. McCain is third generation military, and that is very scary. The military answer is not always right, yet McCain seems to think anything other than the military is not an imporant enough issue to develop a consistent view. Contrast with Obama, who last March outlined a serious position on the economy, one that he is consistently following today. About all McCain's been consistent on is the military, and while we can give him some good marks for supporting the surge and opposing torture, military thinking is not what the country needs, especially not military thinking that holds all other issues as insignificant in comparision. If you read Jeff Goldberg’s recent profile of McCain in Atlantic Monthly, he makes the case that McCain is willing to swing so wildly from position to position on things like the economy because they don’t matter. At least, not compared to restoring the honor and confidence of our military. McCain is third generation military, and that is very scary. The military answer is not always right, yet McCain seems to think anything other than the military is not an imporant enough issue to develop a consistent view.

Contrast with Obama, who last March outlined a serious position on the economy, one that he is consistently following today. About all McCain’s been consistent on is the military, and while we can give him some good marks for supporting the surge and opposing torture, military thinking is not what the country needs, especially not military thinking that holds all other issues as insignificant in comparision.

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