grant richard wrote on Thu, 04 September 2008 23:37 |
I find it interesting that nobody has commented on McCain's extra-marital affair.
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I will comment on it (as a "McCain constituent" by virtue of geography, not because I ever voted for the guy):
Why is it that extra-marital affairs tend to pretty much destroy the careers (and quickly, I might add) of Democrats -- Edwards is the latest, but of course Spitzer and McGreevey are good recent examples.
But look at how many
family values (their term!) Republicans have had affairs and somehow manage to stay in office: Vitters, Craig, Henry Hyde, McCain of course, Gingrich, Guiliani, it goes on.
And it's not that I particularly care whether someone has had an extramarital affair (and I don't say that lightly, as my first marriage ended because my wife had an affair (and frankly, I'm better off now, but I digress)).
What matters to me is that the Republicans all pretend to champion these so-called "Family Values," yet they turn out to be utter hypocrites.
It is NOT the action ... it is the HYPOCRISY regarding the action.
(Which is simply a paraphrase of "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up.")
And, anyways: McCain is a full-on hypocrite. He pretends to be a "maverick" yet loves him some Bush policy. He was ACTUALLY tortured, and should therefore be out front ensuring that our country's policies explicitly forbid (and prosecute claims of!) torture, yet he signs on with Bush's torture regime. He says that he wants to fight the "Special Interests," yet the only special interests he's against are those that don't support the neocon agenda.
And it goes on.
He's a douchebag. Plain and simple. Voting for him means that you think that the country is Just Swell and nothing is wrong.
-a