John McCain: disappointing sellout
Aug. 31st, 2004 12:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
winterbadgerfrom the Post's lead story on the first day of the Republican convention
My respect for John McCain: rapidly diminishing. I would have been capable of voting for him for president four years ago, depending on his challenger (if Lieberman had gotten the DNC nomination, I would have voted for McCain like a shot). I would have been able to stand the thought of him as president earlier this year. After the last few months, I don't think I have get come to actively detest him, but any faith I had in his integrity of moral compass is almost gone.
McCain, Bush's rival from the 2000 primaries, has become one of his staunchest allies in the reelection campaign. He praised Bush's decision to depose former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, saying the war was "necessary, achievable and noble," even though no weapons of mass destruction have been found, because Hussein was determined to acquire them eventually.
My respect for John McCain: rapidly diminishing. I would have been capable of voting for him for president four years ago, depending on his challenger (if Lieberman had gotten the DNC nomination, I would have voted for McCain like a shot). I would have been able to stand the thought of him as president earlier this year. After the last few months, I don't think I have get come to actively detest him, but any faith I had in his integrity of moral compass is almost gone.
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Date: 2004-09-01 11:21 pm (UTC)