“He’s so full of it,” Webb said in response. “I have personally talked to John three times. I made a personal call to [McCain aide] Mark Salter months ago asking that they look at this.”

“Hell, no,” Webb bristled when asked if there had been an implicit message that he would attack McCain if he didn’t come on board.
“John McCain has been a longtime friend of mine, and I think if John sat down and examined what was in this bill, he would co-sponsor it,” Webb said. “I don’t want this to become a political issue. I want to get a bill done.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9966.html

Perhaps he’ll have a change of “heart” before November…?

misterpeasea on May 9, 2008 at 5:54 PM

misterpeasea, is that nice?
We all have to eat, even olde geezers like me.

J_Gocht

likes to spew fever-swamp talking points just to get a reaction.

In other words, he’s a troll. Please don’t feed the trolls.

When historians place pen to paper; President George W. Bush’s invasion and occupation of Iraq will be defined as the moment when America turned its’ back on the tenants of the founding fathers.

The assault on and loss of our personal freedoms,the financial ruin it has wrought and continues to bring… will only serve to predicate the insult of the despicable war itself.
–J_Gocht on May 9, 2008 at 4:53 PM

Or, p’haps, it’ll be defined as the moment Democrats turned their backs on their country.

The assault on and loss of our personal freedoms,the financial ruin it has wrought and continues to bring… will only serve to predicate the insult of the despicable war itself.

To call Bush’s disastrous turn at the helm of America’s security “superior” to anything is an insult both to common sense and those who’ve died due to his incompetence.

To understand The War on Terror one must have a grasp of modern terrorism. It is no coincidence that that brutal period in human history began with the ascension of Saddam Hussein in the early Seventies because he was to it what Hitler was to Nazism. He came to power by terror, ruled by terror, exported terror and repeatedly attempted to conquest by terror.

Fortunately for humanity a leader with balls finally said enough is enough and took that monster down once and for all. For this political courage George W. Bush deserves applause and gratitude. Yet sadly the malicious, power hungry jackals of the left have repeated their Big Lies so long that history has been obscured and people have actually started to believe them.

miles on May 9, 2008 at 3:01 PM

You say.

I say…

To call Bush’s disastrous turn at the helm of America’s security “superior” to anything is an insult both to common sense and those who’ve died due to his incompetence.

“…breathtaking…” miles on May 9, 2008 at 3:01 PM”

Is it now?

So ‘miles’ how do you rate the coitus interruptus of the senior Bush? He had olde round heels Saddam flat on his back; was it just the most distinguished, insightful and masterful concert of foreign policy and war fighting you’ve ever witnessed?
Perhaps he was smarter by half than his junior offspring…gosh is that a understatment!

Better to off one janitor then kill and maim hundreds of thousands, no?

Saddam never was, would never have been and now for certain [if it’s important?] never will be a threat…to anyone but the peoples of Iraq.

Such action was far superior then the frivolous invasion of Iraq, by Bush. Clinton cost us a couple missiles…

The ignorance of this statement is breathtaking. Clinton became Commander-in-Chief with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions that concluded the Gulf War and protecting this country from the rising jihadist threat. Instead he took a vacation from history and stuck cigars in interns while Saddam Hussein flaunted war sanctions, gave international terrorists safe haven, turned our allies into enemies with oil-for-palaces bribes, and provided aid & funding to terrorists around the globe (including Al Qieda).

To call Clinton’s disasterous turn at the helm of America’s security “superior” to anything is an insult both to common sense and those who’ve died due to his incompetance.

MB4 on May 9, 2008 at 2:05 PM

Ms Diana West, is truly insightful, discerning and well written.

One of McCain’s problems is his knee-jerk response of getting offended (and saying so) every time someone criticizes him, and then turning around and criticizing his opponent for offending him.

This not a winning approach.

BigD on May 9, 2008 at 9:01 AM

Those are characteristics I associate more with Obama, lately, than with McCain.

Big S on May 9, 2008 at 12:43 PM

Big S — you are right, and I was thinking the same thing earlier today. They are indeed both doing it! Ought to make things interesting, except that McCain has said he won’t attack Obama.

Deputy Defense Secretary, Paul Wolfowitz was completely wrong with respect to their plans for Iraqi oil

J_Gocht on May 9, 2008 at 11:50 AM

But then Wolfowitz got just about everything wrong.

Iraq war architects shrug off truth

The first year in recorded history.

He told O’Reilly last night that he wants to run a high-road campaign, even while Obama gave a thinly-veiled suggestion that McCain had reached senility.

After McCain gave a thinly-veiled suggestion that Obama supports Hamas’ agenda.

franksalterego on May 9, 2008 at 1:40 PM

Were you refering to President Bush’s cabinet in 2000?

They’re always the ones, who can’t see any farther ahead, than the next letter on their keyboards.

franksalterego on May 9, 2008 at 1:32 PM

Only on Monday morning!

franksalterego on May 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM

“There you go again!”

…with all apologies to Ronald.

With that absolutely fabulous imagination!

Now, now… getting a bit testy are we?
–J_Gocht on May 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM

Exactly the answer I was expecting…It’s exactly the same answer I’d expect from Obamessiah…It’s exactly the same answer I’d expect from any hindsight expert.

I’ll bet, you’re an expert quarterback, too.