Comments on: Not interested

By: Navig8r

Navig8r — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:34:39 +0000

Snake, the delta between McCain and Webb is important. McCain usually does what he thinks is right, even if it is unpopular (and I disagree with him fairly regularly, BTW). Webb, on the other hand, does what he thinks is popular, even if it isn’t right.

By: Snake Eater

Snake Eater — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:59:40 +0000

Navig8r, Re your comment # 7 above… Agree completely with your assessment of Webb…an opportunistic dim bulb indeed.
That said… do a re-read of your first paragraph after substituting McCain for Webb in the first sentence and GOP for the Dems in the last sentence… cuts painfully close … does it not? Best

By: Mongo

Mongo — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:57:37 +0000

Ditto what Nav said. What finally tweaked my attitude about Webb was his response to the Boss a couple years back about how he and the Dems would ’show him the way’. Presumptious Bast**d.

By: Navig8r

Navig8r — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:17 +0000

I like Webb’s books, but he is a shallow, unoriginal opportunist political whore. He has no internal principles of his own. He follows the polls and tells the feverish Dem hoardes exactly what they want to hear.

Come to think of it, he just might be Democratic Presidential material after all.

By: Skippy-san

Skippy-san — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:32:45 +0000

There’s a good idea!

By: Jimmy J.

Jimmy J. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:31:10 +0000

I’m an unreformable knuckle dragger who happens to endorse Webb’s views on women in combat. Had not seen the article before. Very well argued, but then I’m Scots-Irish so I’m easily swayed.

If Webb still holds similar views, I can understand his not wanting the V.P. spot.

Sec Def and a chance to reorganize the Academies sounds like something he might take.