It's the Sanctimony
Real Clear Politics' Tom Bevan writes about the McCain dichotomy -- so good on some issues (spending, foreign policy), so out of touch on others (campaign finance reform, immigration).
Funny -- Rudy Giuliani likewise has enormous disagreements with conservative Republicans on issues ranging from abortion to guns to gay rights, yet he doesn't elicit the same degree of irritation from many Republicans. Certainly, he's not as constantly in the public eye as McCain, but there's more to it.
With John McCain, one occasionally sniffs the fetid odor of sanctimony -- he believes what he does because he's just a better person. Better than the free-spending Republicans, better than the weak-kneed Democrats, and certainly better than all the "special interests" who have the temerity to want to exercise their First Amendment rights.
Giuliani is far from perfect -- but at least you get the sense that he realizes it. With McCain, you're not so sure.
Funny -- Rudy Giuliani likewise has enormous disagreements with conservative Republicans on issues ranging from abortion to guns to gay rights, yet he doesn't elicit the same degree of irritation from many Republicans. Certainly, he's not as constantly in the public eye as McCain, but there's more to it.
With John McCain, one occasionally sniffs the fetid odor of sanctimony -- he believes what he does because he's just a better person. Better than the free-spending Republicans, better than the weak-kneed Democrats, and certainly better than all the "special interests" who have the temerity to want to exercise their First Amendment rights.
Giuliani is far from perfect -- but at least you get the sense that he realizes it. With McCain, you're not so sure.
posted by LadybugUSA at 8:24 AM
2 Comments:
First, I seriously haven't heard of any Americans being hurt. I may have missed it.
Secondly, how many are forced to be there? In any case, why wait? Run like hell.
Thirdly, cease-fires will always be used by the scumbag Hezbollah types to gain any advantage, including firing upon an enemy who isn't firing at all. Heck, that's how this started.
Finally, none of this, including the goofy opinion of Bush being the worst president in American history, has anything to do with the thread.
Ditto will use any excuse to fight for those opposed to freedom. I think he's advocating the U.S. sanction "hudna".
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