John W. Bush McCain III
"[George W. Bush] will leave office with the country $10 trillion in debt, fighting two wars, our international reputation in shambles, our government cloaked in secrecy and suspicion that his entire presidency has been a litany of broken laws and promises, our citizens' faith in our own country ripped to shreds. Yet Bush goes bumbling along, grinning and spewing moronic one-liners, as though nobody understands what a colossal failure he has been. I fear to the depth of my being that John McCain is just like him." -- Jack Cafferty of CNN, in a commentary impugning the intellectual curiosity of the republican candidate for president.
(Tip of the hat to Jim.)
Tags » 2008, bush, mccain, quote
chuck wrote:
Mr. Cafferty certainly has Bush’s number, and he’s got McCain’s, too!
Posted on 19-Aug-08 at 5:17 pm | Permalink
"dont post this" wrote:
I think a powerful part of the article is the discussion about Bush’s and McCains lack of intellectual curiosity. See below.
“One after another, McCain’s answers were shallow, simplistic, and trite. He showed the same intellectual curiosity that George Bush has — virtually none.
Where are John McCain’s writings exploring the vexing moral issues of our time? Where are his position papers setting forth his careful consideration of foreign policy, the welfare state, education, America’s moral responsibility in the world, etc., etc., etc.?
John McCain graduated 894th in a class of 899 at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. His father and grandfather were four star admirals in the Navy. Some have suggested that might have played a role in McCain being admitted. His academic record was awful. And it shows over and over again whenever McCain is called upon to think on his feet.I am sick and tired of the president of the United States embarrassing me. The world we live in is too complex to entrust it to someone else whose idea of intellectual curiosity and grasp of foreign policy issues is to tell us he can look into Vladimir Putin’s eyes and see into his soul.”
Posted on 20-Aug-08 at 8:19 am | Permalink