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Showing posts with label Recklessness. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Sullivan: The Recklessness of John McCain

Ok, so I have to admit it. I am little bit in love with Andrew Sullivan. Beyond his dashing bald pate and bearish good looks, he has a razor-sharp wit and an incisive insight into the American electoral process that, unfortunately, can only seem to come from a commentator not of original American birth. His latest piece in the Times Online only makes me more enamored:

What we have learned about John McCain from his selection of Sarah Palin is that he is as impulsive and reckless a decision-maker as George W. Bush...

So last week, McCain picked someone he had only met once before. I repeat: he picked someone he had only met once before. His vetting chief sat Palin down for a face-to-face interview the Wednesday before last. It's very hard to overstate how nutty and irresponsible this is. Would any corporate chieftain pick a number two on those grounds and not be dismissed by his board for recklessness?...

Who does John McCain think he's kidding? And what on earth was he thinking? This was a rash, impulsive, reckless pick. We have no idea where it's headed - and i wouldn't hazard a wild guess what we will have found out about Palin in a week's time. Maybe it will win some votes from evangelicals...

If you thought a president who went to war on flawed intelligence with no plan for the aftermath was reckless, then I have news for you. You haven't seen anything yet. Imagine the kind of decision-making McCain has just demonstrated applied to life-and-death decisions with respect to Iran and Russia.

Yes, you have permission to be afraid.


Read the Whole Article Here

Posted by Metavirus at 9/07/2008 11:01:00 PM 2 comments  

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