Electronic Writer

So, I was scrolling down Electronic Writer, and what to my wonderous eyes did appear? A full motion banner advertisement for John McCain, and I thought, “Oh what a year!”

That’s right, John McCain is running advertisements on this very blog. It certainly has created a great opportunity for me to expound a bit on the man, and ask a few questions.

Let me begin–I don’t know if he will make a good President, or not. Personally, I like his “maverick” style, or just the fact that everyone thinks he is of the rebellious type.

I certainly respect him for his service to our country, and REALLY respect him for his time as a POW.

There is this certain moment at the 2004 Republican National Convention where he awkwardly hugs George Bush. The hatred for Bush (nearly his arch-enemy for the games and political fraud from the 2000 election) is pretty evident. And, yet, George is giggling away like he is collecting on some bet while John McCain is hugging the man. I would have LOVED to be the fly on the wall when whomever (probably Karl Rove) gave McCain his lecture telling him that if he EVER wanted a shot at the Presidency, he would have to swallow his pride and hug George Bush on-stage and on television . . . . I lost a little respect for the guy there.

His policies COULD appeal to me. He is a pretty liberal conservative (or moderate):

• Here is a SLATE.com article from 2002 saying that McCain should run as a Democrat:
  http://www.slate.com/id/2064727/
• Another 2002 article in the Washington Monthly:
  http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0205.green.htm
• A January 2008 blog post from Political Friends on the same subject:
  http://politicalfriends.blogspot.com/2008/01/john-mccain-democrat.html
• And, an Op-ed piece in the Sacramento Bee on the same subject:
  http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/646189.html
• Tom Delay HATES the guy (this is really a bonus for me). In fact, Delay says that John McCain has hurt the Republican Party more than any other politician.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf7e7R3gSos

There is, however, a glaring problem. John McCain supports the war. Actually, he supports 100 years of war!