I know that some of us part ways with our fellow travelers on the left on the issue of personal responsibility, but this is simply too much: After days of making themselves look small and mean over unprovable allegations that, in his book “Faith of My Fathers, John McCain plagiarized from Alexander Solzhenitsn his “cross in the dirt” story, the left is forced to admit, that well: It wasn’t actually in any of Solzhenitsn’s oeuvre. Never happened. The old man never once wrote about it.
Who do they blame for appearing not just small and mean, but also intellectually lazy and unread? The right wing. Bastards made them do it:
It turns out that this episode probably never happened to Solzhenitsyn at all, and according to a Solzhenitsyn biographer it appears nowhere in his published writing. Columbia University professor Michael Scammell, the author of Solzhenitsyn: A Biography, says the episode “never happened,” and didn’t appear in Solzhenitsyn’s book, Gulag Archipelago, either…
It doesn’t necessarily rule out the possibility that McCain or his biographer, Mark Salter, picked up the tale that this happened to Solzhenitsyn elsewhere and embellished it for their own purposes.
No, and for all we can be sure, John McCain primps for bed with rouge lipstick, high heels, a feather boa and lacy underthingies. Absent any evidence however, theorizing that he may do so, is, well: Stupid.
(They) don’t have any new ideas, that’s why they’re spending all their time talking about me.” — Barack Obama
You know, I was never fully happy with Senator McCain and his voting record. Now, seeing the utter lameness of the attacks on McCain’s character, I have no need for “nose clips”. As each day passes, I’m gonna be proud to vote for this guy considering the attacks leveled against him first by the VCs, and then by leftist lying losers that support the well-fitting empty-suited Messiah, or the Pig-in-a-Pantsuit.
This campaign never ceases to amaze me.
The wimps are their own worse enemies. Just pathetic.
“Pig in a Pantsuit.”
That’s a keeper!
I still do not understand this McCain is not a real Republican mantra………………
SJ Bill, have you heard the VP rumors? Biden and Guilliani?
It only gets worse…
I heard Solzhenitsyn stole the story from McCain…
Better than Hillary and Romney.
What Barry has got is “malignant narcissism” . In spades. It’s all about him-him-him all the time. Unfortunately, it’s not coupled with any real knowledge of American history, world history, political science, other science, or even diplomacy. If it looks bad now, imagine how bad it will be by the end of October.
Marianne
It must really piss-off the Lefty’s that McCain’s prison-mate Orsen Swindle confirmed that McCain told him the same story after it happened, when they were prisoners together.
The Left. Moral. Fail.
It never ceases to amaze me. In 2004, I was all Anybody But Bush, right up until Kerry reported for duty. Then I was all Anybody But Kerry, until Edwards came along and made it even worse, and in fact made Bush look great by comparison.
Fast forward. Long holding McCain in low regard for his flippant disrespect of the 1st Amendment and not all that keen on his Gang in the Senate, I was Mr. Anybody But McCain. Well, then Hillary came along and while I wasn’t steadfastly opposed to her, I couldn’t stomach the idea of another four years of Bill. I haven’t yet forgiven Perot for the first eight – don’t need no more, thanks. Then, there was Obama with his arrogance, Clinton-esque entitlement mentality and ability to expend 2000 pretty words while saying precisely nothing and committing to even less. He also brings his ill-thought and often facile off-the-cuff non-solutions to support the tired mantra of “Change, change, change” sans any explanation of what, why, and how. Punitive taxation plans, a naive foreign policy, and a very questionable ability to judge the character of his most trusted advisers seal the deal.
At the end of the day, “Above my pay grade” is the wrong answer from the guy that wants the top job.
So now here I am again standing solidly behind McCain as the lesser of three turds.
How does this keep happening?
Here’s your answer, Skippy-san: rumors also include Lieberman – for McCain.
And while Obama accuses the right of having no new ideas so they talk about him. I’d say that’s the pot calling the kettle black (racist!) because that is precisely what his own campaign is all about: style (just barely) without substance.
What Kris said.
What is supposed to be the innate appeal of new ideas anyway? Just as with undefined ‘change,’ not all new ideas are good ideas. In fact, the odds of a truly new idea being a good idea are minimal. What new technological or scientific breakthroughs have I missed that would solve, for example, the solvency problems just over the horizon for Social Security, said boondoggle having been a “new idea” at one point itself?
“Change” and “new ideas” just for the sake of each are not necessarily desirable. Perhaps a focus on fixing some of the old ideas in an intelligent and mature way isn’t as shiny, but maybe a better path than heaping more crap on top of the existing pile?
This is not a substantive plank; it’s just more talk. The whole “change” mantra reeks of 1992. The only difference is that the non-inhaling “Comeback Kid” is now the self admitted “Cocaine Kid.”
I have a very obnoxious brother-in-law who built his own business and was a millionaire (when it really ment something). He divorced his first wife, picked up a trophy wife, and turned the business over to his forty-something son, who had NO management experience, but was really interested in “change.”
Within three years the business was bankrupt, the IRS had attached ALL of brother-in-law’s assets, and he was in bankruptcy.
So the other night when he was giving me a lot of crap about how bad McCain is and how great Obama is I asked him, “O.K., you’ve got more experience than me in turning things over to forty-somethings. How did that work out for you?”
Now he won’t talk to me. I’m just crushed.
Marine6 like all Marines a rifleman first. Hits his target with a kill shot.
“Bastards made them do it”
Isn’t that what your children say to excuse their childish behavior. “Tommy made me do it”? The more I watch this campaign unfold the more I keep seeing the spoiled (Doctor) Spock children come out of the woodwork. Children who were never disciplined in their behavior towards others, their utter lack of respect, the name calling, the innuendos, the blame shift, the deflection when called out for the bad behavior. They take no responsibility in their actions, just as spoiled indulged children don’t. Their boundaries were never set in childhood, and now their actions just reflect their upbringing.
It is just sad…….
JoeC: well said sir! The Dr. Spock generation in positions of leadership. I weep for our futures.
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the – Web Reconnaissance for 08/20/2008 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.
re “dave”- “How does this keep happening?”
Run for office and vote for yourself. Here’s the gouge:
http://www.sos.nh.gov/presprim2004/Declaration%20Filing.htm
Good luck.
We get what we get Dave. Personally, I’ve stopped “mitigating” my support of McCain in any venue because the Dems use that against us. I caution all about that- treat our personal doubts as OPDEC if you will……Lex gave those KnuckleHeads the best advice they could ever get- Properly acknowledge his war hero status with dignity and don’t ever disparage his military credibility. I am glad to see they haven’t taken Lex’s advice…Now…shhhhhh.
You know, in retrospect of the process leading up to this, McCain is actually the best choice in today’s absurd “climate”. His Maverick ways won’t play if he wins though. Why? He’ll be the man in the ring; he’ll be where the buck stops. It’ll be interesting to see him function as Big Dog.
BTW, “Mavericks” ain’t what you’d call popular with fellow Naval Aviators. I’m surprised he flaunts it…He’ll learn and learn fast, even at 72…Hopefully not like GW had to do 8 months into his first term.
b2
Skippy-sama, with all due respect to Kris, the actual complaint is that McCain isn’t a real conservative, not a real Republican.
This charge is, to a degree, accurate. McCain demonstrates a tendency for nanny-statism, such as his crusade against “big tobacco,” his investigation into the use steroids in professional sports (what, the Feds have that much time on their hands!?), and his centrally-directed, top-down command-driven approach to reform (the McCain-Feingold free speech suppression bill).
Conservatives are also upset that he joined with the “gang of 14″ to develop some sort of compromise during the deadlock relating to Supreme Court nominations, not to mention his affection for “comprehensive” illegal immigration reform. That last really burns the chaps of folks like Michelle Malkin.
Many of us independent, federalist types are irked with him as well, especially over McCain-Feingold.
Hope this clears things up.
CAP’N,
You picked one of two — Biden — the most difficult fo the two, for sure. I’d have never gone there even with Obama’s brain. Now, if’n you get the second — Giuliani — I shall be forever stunned.
While you’re at it, might you have any lottery picks for us?