McCain: al Qaeda may tip election against me.
By on Mar 14th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
McCain: al Qaeda may tip election against me.
Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said he fears that al Qaeda may attempt to increase attacks in Iraq in September or October in order to try to tilt the U.S. election against him:
“Yes, I worry about it,” McCain said. “And I know they pay attention because of the intercepts we have of their communications … The hardest thing in warfare is to counter someone or a group of individuals who are willing to take their own lives in order to take others.”
McCain’s fearmongering is a common right-wing tactic. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Dick Cheney, John Bolton, and the White House all suggested al Qaeda was rooting for Democrats in 2006 and 2008.
(HT: TPM)
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Why would they waste their energy on a foregone conclusion?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:22 pmWell, with that Muslim named B. Hussein running for president it just stands to reason al-Qaeda would want a “vigorous advocate” for themselves in the White House.
Eyefreakinroll.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:22 pmJust like Osama’s video in 2004 scared people into voting for a second W term?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:22 pmIf I were you, I’d worry about the economy, stupid.
Assuming he defines Al Qaeda as all Democrats, most Independents, and the few rational remaining Republicans…he’s probably got a reason to be worried.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:22 pmSay What ??? It is funny that the other side is saying that the repubs are likely to manufacture an attack just to show that the terror card is real and we should therefore elect a hawk.
BTW - the new look is quite nice.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:23 pmYeah, heaven forbid your own insane behavior has anything to do w/ it, huh?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:23 pmI withdraw my posting #5 in deference to post #4 by Innocent Bystander.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:24 pmMcSame is askeerd of them thar al-Qaedas, they gonna make him lose. You already lost, give it up McWars.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:24 pm“The hardest thing in warfare is to counter someone or a group of individuals who are willing to take their own lives in order to take others.”
Well Botch certainly has had no qualms about taking his entire party down w/ him..
March 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pmI wish these people could defy gravity the same way they defy logic and just float away.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pmYeah….it’s al Qaeda. Right….
March 14th, 2008 at 1:26 pmstupidity and bush has already cost you the election RETARD!
god these people are so detached from reality……
March 14th, 2008 at 1:27 pmNevermind that Bush and his presumptive successor do and would continue to do more for AQ recruitment than 100 bin ladens.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:27 pmBut I thought he wanted a 100 year war?
What kind of flip-flopping is this. He wants war, but doesnt want it before the elections because it makes him look bad?
I hate to say it but this guy isnt making sense, at all.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:28 pmAccording to a Media Matters item:
Reuters reported in March that an apparent Al Qaeda letter stated that the group supports President George W. Bush’s reelection: “The statement said it supported President Bush in his reelection campaign, and would prefer him to win in November rather than the Democratic candidate John Kerry, as it was not possible to find a leader ‘more foolish than you (Bush), who deals with matters by force rather than with wisdom.’ … [The letter added,] ‘Kerry will kill our nation while it sleeps because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish blasphemy and present it to the Arab and Muslim nation as civilization. … Because of this we desire you (Bush) to be elected.’”
So this idea that al Qaeda want the Democrats to win in November is not based on facts. That they a Republican to win is supported by the facts. Well, they want a republican as foolish as Bush, and I think they’ve found their man in Sen John McCain.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:29 pmWTF!?
That’s his craziest batch of jibber-jabber yet. Leave it to soulless Righties to conflate the will of the Citizenry with the maniacal designs of some overseas wackos.
Did anyone ask him HOW, exactly, that’s supposed to happen??
Somebody grab the straightjacket and butterfly net!!
March 14th, 2008 at 1:29 pmbush has been the BIGGEST al-cia-duh recruiter EVER! of course al-cia-duh wants mcStupid to win… it is great for their recruiting numbers…
shh… dont tell the people that live in the comfortable bubble.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:29 pmAnd why is it that Republicans utilize fear to motivate people for political means?
Isn’t that the very definition of terrorism?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:30 pmWhy its romantic McCain, you should be envious, your pimp thinks so.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:31 pmBush has made AQ richer and more influential than they could ever have hoped - why would they want to change horses with another Bush in the chute.
Only R’s are going to keep paying blood money to Iraqi militias. Only R’s are going to keep sending plane-loads of cash. Only R’s are going to protect the Saudis, so they can gather up terror $ and breed more terrorists.
Get real.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:32 pmThe new site look is cool, TP, but it’s too wide. I browse with about a 850px width browser window and I hate having to scroll left/right when there is ample room to squeeze the main content column down slimmer than it is…
March 14th, 2008 at 1:33 pmMcCain said. “And I know they pay attention because of the intercepts we have of their communications …
anybody find this amusing? Spying on Americans will not reap the info required to defeat people who are passing thier information by word of mouth.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:34 pmBushco has played into Al Qaeda’s hand perfectly. They are bleeding us dry just like they did the USSR. McCain wants to finish the job.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:39 pmRantingTommy Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
And why is it that Republicans utilize fear to motivate people for political means?
As John Stuart Mill famously observed, “Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.”
That is why they do it, Tommy. Because the people whose support they are trying to get are stupid. I believe it really is that simple. If they try to make intelligent arguments for their views (assuming that’s even possible), they come across to the stupid conservatives they are trying to woo as being pointy-headed liberals. (Stupid people generally do not like smart people.)
March 14th, 2008 at 1:40 pmInteresting talking point, considering that (the real) Al Qaeda would rather us be in Iraq since it (1) helps their recruiting efforts, (2) helps reduce the number of troops in other areas where Al Qaeda actually resides, and (3) hurts US military recruitment and readiness, and (4) prevents the National Guard forces from being on-hand to help if another attack were to take place on US soil.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:41 pmOh my God. I HATE these people!!! If I had my way about it - I’d round up every single damned one of them and drop them off in downtown Baghdad - let them “support our troops” - just like our damned retarded chimp of a president - who thinks war is “romantic.”
For the love of GOD, these people are just too bloodydamned stupid to be allowed to live!!!!!
March 14th, 2008 at 1:42 pmBut Al Qaeda is McCain’s and the Republican party’s biggest fund raiser. After all, there is no one in America who quotes Osama Bin Laden as much as Bush.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:44 pmInteresting talking point, considering that (the real) Al Qaeda would rather us be in Iraq since it (1) helps their recruiting efforts, (2) helps reduce the number of troops in other areas where Al Qaeda actually resides, and (3) hurts US military recruitment and readiness, and (4) prevents the National Guard forces from being on-hand to help if another attack were to take place on US soil.
You might also add that the Iraq war is bankrupting our National Treasury and putting us deep in debt for generations to come.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:44 pmIs McCave going to stop by Bin Laden’s for a “meet and greet” hot dog lunch while he’s over in the ME?
Secret intercepted communique:
McCave: “Hey Osama, my good friend.”
March 14th, 2008 at 1:45 pmBin Laden: “Right back at you, my new American puppet.”
McCave: “Listen friend, when I come by I have a special package for you from George. It’s those potato rolls for the hot dogs…George tells me you have a hard time finding them over there.”
Bin Laden: “Yes, it’s a real bltch, tell George thank you. You’ll have to get me his address in Paraguay so I can send him a fruit basket or something, it’s the least I could do for such a dear friend. See you at the bbq, John! Oh, and tell Dick not to be such a stranger now that he’s back at the healm with Halliburton Dubai!”
McCave: “You got it, friend!”
Hmmmm…..
I guess we better get ready for the upcoming Orange Alerts, which will start as soon as the Dems choose a nominee
March 14th, 2008 at 1:45 pmOh, give me a break. A massive Al-Qaeda attack against the United States between now and the election would be McCain’s nirvana. It would provide endless fodder to ramp up the “scary brown people are out to get us” mantra that McCain will depend upon to win. How in the world does McCain expect us to believe that such an attack would “tilt the election against him”?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:46 pmPerhaps that will be Bush’s next job after getting out of prison, dim wit…
Bin Laden’s press secretary/ PR agent…
March 14th, 2008 at 1:47 pmJesus Hussein Christ. Talk about cherry picking. Al Qaeda is a miniscule problem for the Repubelican Party compared to all of the others that already exist and will arise between now and November.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:47 pmBush/Cheney have enabled Al Qaeda tremendously over the past few years. BushCo gave them an unstable country to preside in, a way to finance themselves (Iraq oil) and have turned thousands of people who would have been against Al Qaeda 5 years ago into people wanting to join them. Only a moron or a greedy, immoral, un-American fascist believes this Reich-wing propaganda.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:47 pmI believe, missmolly, that this is McInsane’s way of saying, “Now, whatever you do, DON’t toss me inta that briar patch over there.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:48 pmWhen McCain loses to Obama it will not be al Qaeda’s fault… nice try:
“Badmoodman Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Well, with that Muslim named B. Hussein running for president”
What a worn out all too old LIE. It only angers the voting masses and brings more to Obama.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pm*******Had Hussein Enough*******
Usually republicans find someone to blame after the fact, not before. I guess it is intuitively obvious that the democrats are to blame if a republican is defeated in the general election, so they have to pre-emptively blame an outside influence. Everyone knows how influential groups like AlLaQuenta are on US elections.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pmLet’s look at the facts: who benefits from having al Qeada as a boogeyman?
The GOOP and its defense contractor base.
Who benefits from a militaristic, antagonistic US administration that invades the middle east as casually as taking a dump?
Al Qeada.
These two are in love with each other. And we’re caught in the middle of a dysfunctional relationship.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pmOhhh, the comments are spaced better now. :)
March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pmTRoS, I was just thinking of the Briar Patch bit, only I was figuring AQ would use it, saying, “whatever you do, pleeeeease don’t elect a Republican. We would hate that.”
March 14th, 2008 at 1:51 pmZooey Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
“Ohhh, the comments are spaced better now. :)”
I thought it felt roomier in here.
Now if we could only get our formatting buttons back.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:52 pmWell, then tell the GOOP ‘n Al Kaidi ta git a room ‘n leave the rest of us alone, Ralph. Sheeesh…
March 14th, 2008 at 1:52 pmRalph… perhaps we are just twins, separated at birth…
March 14th, 2008 at 1:54 pm“Zooey Says: March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Ohhh, the comments are spaced better now. :)”
Yeah, that is much better.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:56 pmEasier to read. =)
Bob Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Usually republicans find someone to blame after the fact, not before.
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It’s the latest fad in GOOP thinking… kinda like a pre-paid calling card.
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I guess it is intuitively obvious that the democrats are to blame if a republican is defeated in the general election, so they have to pre-emptively blame an outside influence. Everyone knows how influential groups like AlLaQuenta are on US elections.
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AlLaQuenta??? Now THAT’s pure genius… linking Islamic terrorists to illegal immigrants. You’ve struck pay dirt, man!
March 14th, 2008 at 1:57 pmOnce again I say how does he have the telepathy to know what al-Qaeda is thinking but not the clairvoyance to know where Usama bin-Laden is hiding?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:57 pmAnd it’s nice to see that TP didn’t install any new-fangled Anti-Snarking Filters…
March 14th, 2008 at 1:58 pmGood point, stewarjt…
I can see the Washington Times headline the day after the election:
“Al Qaeda Successfully Tips Over Sacred Cow McCain in American Political Pasture…”
That would ’splain what our elected officials are always seemingly stepping in, huh?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:03 pmI don’t know of any filter on the market or in development that could stand up to the snark level on this site…
March 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pmAre you saying we’ve set new standards for industrial strength snarkosity, Ralph?
We’re No 1, We’re No 1! We’re No 1!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:10 pmlong live snark
March 14th, 2008 at 2:11 pmZ ~ I’m hoping my email earlier in the day was the reason for the extra spacing…{;>)
March 14th, 2008 at 2:12 pmBush has a call in to his old buddy Osama to recruit some more losers for an upcoming event. “The Merkins need to be shown how dangerous things are. They need to be given another example so they’ll cower and bend to my will. I’m the decider! I’m gonna make ‘em learn how romantic my war is. We need to get rid of some of these little people anyway. So Osama, old buddy, we need your help so we can shore up this here upcoming ‘election’, know what I mean? We need to give old boy McCain the presidency because he’s really desperate. He’ll be a good boy for us. Your money is being sent to the usual places. Send the wives and kids my love. Your buddy, George.” PS Laura really loves the burqa you sent. I make her wear it every time we’re alone.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:12 pmThe Republican’s fear-mongering has worked on me. However, it’s not fear of “the other.” It’s fear of THEM. They have taken us from a relatively free country to an endemic security state. They have ripped up the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, one paragraph at a time. They have taken us into an illegal, immoral war based on lies and destroyed our moral standing on the planet. They have done all they can to make fascism in their time an absolute reality. They have destroyed our economy (we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg here, folks. Hold on tight).
March 14th, 2008 at 2:15 pmHmmm… Mr Evil?
Do you know what a Merkin is?
And howcan we be sure that’s also laura under that burka?
Perhaps THAT’S why she was willing to “wear it” for George…
‘Course, it would be hard to hide those crazy eyes…
March 14th, 2008 at 2:15 pmThat’s how George pronounces American.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:17 pmWell McCrazy, apparently they’re getting an early start because there’s been how many troops killed this week, 11? Is that al Qaeda or is it just that the surge isn’t working any more?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:17 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Are you saying we’ve set new standards for industrial strength snarkosity, Ralph?
We’re No 1, We’re No 1! We’re No 1!
GET HELP! Repeat after me, “My name is TRoS and I am a snarkaholic.”
March 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pmIt’s Bush Qaeda Shayne.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:20 pmIt’s actually something else, too, Mr Evil.
It was the name of the American president in “Dr Strangelove” - Marion Merkin.
But it’s also a name for something else, again. Google it… you’ll get a kick out of it.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:20 pmHey TRoS, I got my eye on you, lemming lover.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:21 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
And howcan we be sure that’s also laura under that burka?
Good point. Hmmm… maybe it’s Condi.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:21 pmShayne Says: Snark! Snark! Snarksnarksnark!
The Call of the Wild, Wolf Girl?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pmOooh, ick, you two are making me nauseous.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pmAll I’m sayin’ is that this site has produced levels of snarkosity never before seen in the annals of mankind.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:23 pm12 steps TRoS, one day at a time. And I believe that would be The Call of the Snarks, Snark Girl?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:23 pmOh ralph you said annals, I thought you were talking about Republicans.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pmShayne Says:
Hey TRoS, I got my eye on you, lemming lover.
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Hey, somebody’s gotta look out fer tha little guys… all you ‘n yers ever do is try ‘n eat ‘em…
March 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
How ironic. I haven’t watched that movie in forever. Maybe it’s time for a refresher. I did get to see Reefer Madness again last week though.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pmAre the Snarkicity levels off the charts here today?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:25 pmThecairngman Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Another example of Dem’s Corruption! Famed Attorney Dem ‘Dickie’ Scruggs Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges! abc News
Wasn’t it just a couple of days ago when you were crying about how you weren’t a troll. Who are you Justasking?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:27 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Hey, somebody’s gotta look out fer tha little guys… all you ‘n yers ever do is try ‘n eat ‘em…
I thinkg we should both agree to eat more trolls. There seems to be an overpopulation and they are really stinky.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:28 pmAQ wants McCain to win this election. The whole purpose of the attacks on the United States was to draw our country into a quagmire in the Middle East. AQ, which traces its origins to Muslim opposition to the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, merely desires to repeat the same process of bleeding a super power.
It is amazing that the tactic initially failed. The US attacked Afghanistan, defeated the Taliban and sent AQ into hiding. The world (including Muslim nations) united behind the US. Indeed, the street crowds of Iran supported the invasion. The Afghan people rejoiced in the overthrow of the Taliban. It took Bush and the neocons to ignore implementing an effective nation building plan and the diversion of attention and destruction of Muslim goodwill by the war in Iraq to turn this all around. We now see the quagmire and the cost to the US. This is exactly what AQ wanted. Shortly before the 2004 election we saw Bin Laden issue a video mouthing Democratic talking points. CIA analysts asked why Bin Laden would do this since it would certainly help Bush when the election was leaning to Kerry. Then they recognized the tactic. The wanted Bush to win since his stupidity and policies would assist his goal. The same is true for McCain.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:29 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
LMAO!!!
I never knew that. That’s too damn funny!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:29 pmThecairngman Says:
Whew! Just in time to bury that news about the RNC Treasurer embezzling potentially MILLIONS from his own party!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2008/ 03/ 13/ gop-group-extreasurer-d_n_91482.html
GOP Group: Ex-Treasurer Diverted Up To $1M
The former treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars — and possibly as much as $1 million — of the organization’s funds into his personal accounts, GOP officials said yesterday, describing an alleged scheme that could become one of the largest political frauds in recent history.
For at least four years, Christopher J. Ward, who is under investigation by the FBI, allegedly used wire transfers to funnel money out of NRCC coffers and into other political committee accounts he controlled as treasurer, NRCC leaders and lawyers said in their first public statement since they turned the matter over to the FBI six weeks ago.
One of the LARGEST political frauds in recent history? WOW!!!!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:31 pmAhhhhh… so youse googled it, I see… ;-D!!!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:31 pmWell, what if he’s right? Screw it. I’m voting for the old guy to protect me from the boogeyman.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:31 pmHe will be more believed if he provides people with an evidence of what he says. But apparently McCain does not have any,and the whole thing is just an election’s ’scaring and fearing’ scheme.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pmSo you see, mr Evil, the word, “merkin” is appropriate in more ways than one…
March 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pmReefer Madness… I love the classics…
March 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pmHey TRoS, maybe he needs one for his head to cover up the syphilis that has ravaged his brain.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pmSo, if he wins, it’s for his merits, and if he loses, the guilt is from Al Qaeda? Damned if you, and damned if you don’t?
This guy is attorney, for sure. He speaks from both sides of the mouth.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pmEat more trolls, Shayne?
Sheesh… you wanna make us both sick? Our fur could fall out… the runs… blurred vision… shaking paws… splitting headaches…
March 14th, 2008 at 2:36 pmIf it weren’t for the fact that the country must have a Repuppetcan run against a Scaredy-crat in our elections, we would have forgotten all about you.
Vote for McCain, where common sense and deceny are POW’s.
RIP
March 14th, 2008 at 2:36 pmSGT Stephen R Sherman
C CO 1-5 IN (STRYKER)
KIA 3 Feb 2005
Mosul, Iraq
Cover his head?
Are you calling the man a D**k h**d?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:37 pmIf the merkin fits!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:38 pmThe fundraiser was cancelled.
And Scruggs is also very close to Trent “Hairclub” Lott…
Guess this taints Lott too, huh?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:38 pmHmmm… this might give all new meaning to the phrase “cover up”, huh?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:39 pmWait a second here. Haven’t they been telling us that the successful “surge” has all but eliminated AQ in Iraq? And now they are telling us that it isn’t true? Can’t they make up their damn minds?
Sorry McBush, the American public has heard this all before. This dog don’t run any longer.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:40 pmActually, according to Lott, he quit for other reasons.
And… there might evem be more to the story…
http://bigheaddc.com/ 2007/ 11/ 26/ trent-lott-fallout-the-gay-escort-who-knew-too-much/
The boy happens to be real, and his “stage name” is Benjamin Nicholas. One of the politicos Big Head DC has learned he’s alleged to have been involved with is the married Sen. Trent Lott, 66, who unexpectedly announced his retirement on Monday. Lott is well-known to have been against a plethora of gay rights issues throughout his terms in Congress. He was also good friends with Sen. Larry Craig throughout his time in Congress.
Nicholas told Big Head DC today via e-mail that he didn’t want to go on the record to talk about his dealings with Lott, because, said Nicholas, “Trent is going through his fair share of scrutiny right now and I don’t want to add to it.” However, e-mail and other records confirm that the two have met on at least two occasions.
“All I can say at this point is no comment,” Nicholas told us. “It’s the professional thing for me to do.”
March 14th, 2008 at 2:44 pmParrotlover77 Says:
Interesting talking point, considering that (the real) Al Qaeda would rather us be in Iraq since it (1) helps their recruiting efforts, (2) helps reduce the number of troops in other areas where Al Qaeda actually resides, and (3) hurts US military recruitment and readiness, and (4) prevents the National Guard forces from being on-hand to help if another attack were to take place on US soil.
And 5) Is bankrupting the United States.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:46 pmI’ve learned from experience that one of the most important questions to ask in situations like this is “who stands to benefit the most from this?” If another terrorist attack were to take place here in the United States before the Presidential election, who would be most likely to benefit from it?
Contrary to McCain’s claim, the past six-odd years would suggest that the Republicans (although perhaps not McCain himself) would actually be more likely to benefit from this than the Democrats would. Especially if the putative attack occurred within a few weeks or days of the election, it is by no means impossible — in fact, it’s quite likely — that the elections would be postponed allowing Bush to remain in power until an election was held. It’s possible that he might even declare a national emergency, which would permit him if he so chose to declare martial law and suspend most civil liberties. Even if this did not happen, the Republicans have consistently positioned themselves for the past six-odd years as being the party which is “tough on terror” while painting the Democrats as weak — and a sizable number of Americans have been willing to accept that premise without asking many questions in the name of security, even when the administration has compromised their civil liberties and attempted to do end-runs around the Constitution. Depending on the scope of the putative attack, I’m not confident that enough people would be thinking clearly enough to ask critical questions — perhaps the most important of these being, “Since we’ve been told for the past six years that everything the Bush administration has been doing has been for the purpose of keeping us safe, how did someone still manage to attack us?”
March 14th, 2008 at 5:10 pmToo Late!!!
GWB already did that.
March 14th, 2008 at 5:31 pmShouldn’t he be more worried about more of our soldiers and more civilians being killed?
March 14th, 2008 at 5:58 pmMcCain’s ego is so out of proportion that it’s all about him.
The real truth is however, McCain’s objective of a permanent occupation of Iraq dovetails perfectly with al Qeada’s strategy of bringing down the US by getting it bogged down in futile unwinable military imbroglios just like Iraq. It’s the lesson they learned from how the Afghanistan war helped bring down the Soviet Union.
McCain is without a doubt al Qeada’s preferred candidate.
March 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pmIf Al-Qaeda’s going to do any tipping, it’s going to be for the Republicans.
Why should Al-Qaeda use money and manpower to blow us up when the Republicans are doing such a great job destroying us from within?
March 15th, 2008 at 12:19 amRight. The AlQaeda militants are ready to blow themselves up just to get McCain’s opponent in the White House. Sure. And that’s because the AQ types spend their days glued to their TV sets, watching CNN to figure out what to do next.
“The maverick” McCain obviously thinks the world evolves around him. Got hubris, John?
March 16th, 2008 at 12:22 am