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McCain Bombs as a Candidate John LeBoutillier John McCain is bombing as a presidential candidate. He is finally being seen to be as inept, incompetent, thin-skinned, and short-tempered as those of us who know him privately have always known him to be; it just took the scrutiny of this campaign to show it to the vast public. His pals in the mainstream media — Tim Russert, Chris Mathews etc. — have shielded the real McCain from the harsh light other candidates normally have to withstand. But they liked him so he skirted that scrutiny — until he supported the Iraq war. Then, all bets were off. His bombshell screw-up yesterday in South Carolina — where he sang "Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran" to the tune of the Beach Boys' mega-hit "Barbara Ann," is yet another signpost that John McCain's days in the limelight of national politics are drawing to a close. He looks awful: rumpled, old, messy, itchy with wrinkled clothes, no neck ties anymore. A simple rule, John: if you want to be president of the United States, look like a president — and not like the president of Iran, either, with the suit and no-tie look that Obama now features. Put the suit and tie back on, and pull yourself together. Story Continues Below
The real problem, however, isn't just what he looks like. It is himself. John McCain is, and always has been, a man with a gigantic chip on his shoulder. He has treated people like lint on his trousers. You want to know why so many conservatives loathe him? It is because they have — somewhere along the way — been on the receiving end of his sarcastic, demeaning, condescending attitude. Knowing that he is staring political death in the eye, McCain is at a loss over what to do about it. His PR fiasco in Baghdad really rattled him, because his previous "political base" — the so-called mainstream media — called him on it and exposed yet another McCain charade. Then he tried to correct that problem by claiming, incredibly, that he "mis-spoke" when he claimed things were so safe and peaceful in Baghdad that you could walk or drive around with no armor or protection. And then came South Carolina before a veterans group: when asked about what to do about Iran and their nascent nuclear program, McCain sang his little song in hopes of moving to the right and getting some traction in the race. Ain't gonna happen, Johnny-Boy. You have dissed too many people for too long. Your campaign is as dead as a doornail. And, ticked off over that, you are certain to pop your lid one of these days and show the world that side of you that you try so hard to keep hidden: the meanness, the vicious temper, the anger. John, it is coming unglued. You have hurt the GOP for years. By the by, the greatest of all your sins has occurred regularly since you came back from Hanoi in 1973: You have systematically treated the families of POWs who didn't come back with you with disdain. You have also helped cover up the truth about the POW issue. John McCain, the bell tolls for thee. And you are going down — for good. And it is good riddance to you.
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