Thursday, December 15, 2005
Opinion Journal on McCain: Watch him like a hawk
The invaluable Opinion Journal steps into the torture fray with some good old-fashioned logic and focus, and reminds us of the tendency for John McCain's legislative "achievements", such as they are, to backfire on Republicans and on American interests.
The latest McCain Amendment is the case in point.
UPDATE:
This is good grist, from The Corner at NRO:
LIEBERMAN'S "SCHTICK" [Jonah Goldberg ]
Sam Rosenfeld has a revealing post about Joe Lieberman over at Tapped. He uses words like "antics" and "schtick" to describe Lieberman's position on the war, suggesting -- though not quite saying -- that Lieberman's views amount to superficial or frivlous self-aggrandizing gamesmanship. This is interesting for a couple reasons. First, most conservatives I know considered Lieberman's behavior as Gore's VP to be the real schtick. He held a fire sale on positions he had for years in order to toe the line.
Moreover, the liberal-left's discussion of Lieberman tracks very closely the sorts of conversations conservatives often have about McCain while liberals salute McCain as a heroic statesman of pure principle. Isn't it interesting how perceptions of mavericks mirror each other?
Except Lieberman is right. The idiot left may label him a "maverick", but that reflects on the left, not on Lieberman.
McCain's thinking reflects on McCain.
'Nuff said.
The latest McCain Amendment is the case in point.
UPDATE:
This is good grist, from The Corner at NRO:
LIEBERMAN'S "SCHTICK" [Jonah Goldberg ]
Sam Rosenfeld has a revealing post about Joe Lieberman over at Tapped. He uses words like "antics" and "schtick" to describe Lieberman's position on the war, suggesting -- though not quite saying -- that Lieberman's views amount to superficial or frivlous self-aggrandizing gamesmanship. This is interesting for a couple reasons. First, most conservatives I know considered Lieberman's behavior as Gore's VP to be the real schtick. He held a fire sale on positions he had for years in order to toe the line.
Moreover, the liberal-left's discussion of Lieberman tracks very closely the sorts of conversations conservatives often have about McCain while liberals salute McCain as a heroic statesman of pure principle. Isn't it interesting how perceptions of mavericks mirror each other?
Except Lieberman is right. The idiot left may label him a "maverick", but that reflects on the left, not on Lieberman.
McCain's thinking reflects on McCain.
'Nuff said.
