I noted with
disappointment, but little surprise, yesterday, that Senator John McCain and at
least one other have called for a Senate
committee investigation of the Boston bombing. As with Bengazi, McCain, a
failure as a Presidential candidate, seems
intent on cementing his position as king
of the backbiting second guessers. The man is proof that substance is far less
important than image, as he has now milked the POW card for over 40 years. Regardless of any revelation of a
missed tidbit of information or simple failure to connect dots in advance,
McCain will be hard pressed to fault actions by City, State and Federal law enforcement
organizations in capturing the perpetrators of that heinous act.
The partisan Monday morning
quarterbacking which McCain has several
times been involved in will bring no victim back. It will, however serve as yet another in the
seemingly endless litany of snotty inuendoes aimed, not at fact finding, but at
smearing the President in any way imaginable. McCain apparently, in desperately
seeking to smear others, has a short memory of his own public gaffes, malfeasances
and displays of epic ignorance. This is
also a man who, in admitting he knew little about economics, claimed that 'no
worries, Ms. Palin will help me.' ("I
might have to rely on a vice president that I select’ for expertise on economic
issues.") and "I understand
the economy. I was chairman of the Commerce Committee that oversights every
part of our economy." --ignoring the fact that it is actually the Senate
Banking Committee which is responsible for credit, financial services, and
housing -- the very areas then in crisis!
The best proof
that McCain is a liar and a hypocrite is his continued existence, as in 2006 he
said "I think I'd just commit suicide." --( on the prospects of the
Democrats taking back the Senate in the November election, which they did).
Even his fellow western Republican brethren aren't safe - "F**k you! I
know more about this than anyone else in the room." --to Sen. John Cornyn
(R-TX), during a testy exchange about immigration legislation
In his 1992
Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well
as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy
playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up
there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't
plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c**t."
Perhaps it is
in attempts to smear others that McCain (known as "Mc Nasty" in high school)
tries to make us forget that he also supported Charles Keating, the felon who
ran Lincoln Savings and Loan into the ground, losing the savings of over 23,000
investors. Five senators were accused of improperly
intervening in 1987 on behalf of Keating, , Chairman of the Lincoln Savings and
Loan Association, which was the target of a regulatory investigation by the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB). The FHLBB subsequently backed off taking
action against Lincoln. Even so, Lincoln S and L collapsed in 1989, at a cost
of over $3 billion to the federal government. Some 23,000 Lincoln bondholders
were defrauded and many investors lost their life savings. The substantial
political contributions Keating had made to each of the senators, totaling $1.3
million, attracted considerable public and media attention. Senators Glenn and
McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having
exercised "poor judgment".
So, when McCain
calls for investigations as political weapons, remember who he is.
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