McCain Watch - 2

I've written before that I think what makes the threat of Sen. John McCain a big threat is that he flies under people's radar screens -- people don't see him as dangerous. IMHO, he is another GWB and I think that he's the front-runner for the GOP Presidential candidate in 2008. I'm afraid that this Bush twin is seen as an attractive package by the voting public because they don't look very closely and because (so far) he's hasn't been given the opportunity to generate the track-record of dangerous incompetence.

Well, how's this for stupid and dishonest? Atrios reports that, on Meet the Press today, McCain said:

The administration has done the wrong thing for the last 3 and a half years which leaves us with no option other than staying the course.

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Most Americans, when they're asked if they want to set a date for withdrawal, say no.

Yes, you read that correctly... we've done the wrong thing for 3 1/2 years, so we'd better keep doing it. That's the stupid part. The fact that a clear majority has, for some time now, favoured setting a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq shows how dishonest Mr. Straight-talk is (not!).