Posted by zeugma on January 25, 2006, at 20:24:46
In reply to Re: How much more is needed? » zeugma, posted by Declan on January 25, 2006, at 6:02:22
> It's the incompetance, in the sense of unwisdom, that is the surpise to me. The idea that one's government can be, if not criminal, then extremely venal, is something one eventually realises. So it's not so much the criminality. But politics has always attracted awful people. What do you think of McCain? He seems like an adult and a real person. It's interesting that he's said to be to the right of Bush.
> DeclanIt is the incompetence that gets to me. McCain is to the right of Bush- but in my opinion, Bush doesn't fit into the left-right scheme because he simply lacks the ability to stand for any principle (whether one I dislike or not) other than the military posturing of one who has never served a moment of his life. McCain is more honest, wouldn't be so strategically inept, wouldn't be cavalier with the Geneva Convention, would have a word that meant something... I would vote for McCain. Now Mcccain would probably institute the draft to deal with the disaster that is Iraq. But I am certain we would not be there now had McCain been President in 2003. We would not have had the farce of phony evidence bnrandished by Colin Powell at the U.N., and we would not be conducting (or rather, not conducting) the circus that Saddam's trial has degenerated into. it's a shame lawyers keep getting assasinated. What chaos must reign there if we can't even bring Numero Uno in that famous deck of cards to justice in a credible trial. It is a sad thought for all U.S. citizens, but it must overjoy our enemies.
But Rumsfeld says the U.S. military is in great shape, despite recent reports to the contrary. And Gonzales says wiretapping is limited to al Qaeda agents making collect calls to a cave on the Afghan border. Please. And Karl Rove says he is a patriot.
-z
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