Dear Journalists: John McCain is not your girlfriend and you are not Percy Sledge
04.11.08 - Posted by AsiansVote
So enough with the "When a Man Loves a Woman" act.
If she's bad he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Two months ago, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof noted John McCain's flip flop on torture, but concluded that "Mr. McCain truly has principles that he bends or breaks out of desperation and with distaste. That’s preferable to politicians who are congenital invertebrates."
I'm just guessing here, but the people who have been killed due to the Bush Administration's torture policies probably wouldn't find anything "preferable" about John McCain's "desperation and distaste" with selling them out.
Today, Time Magazine's Michael Scherer dives deeper into the mighty river of denial by providing clear evidence that McCain flip flopped on torture -- while insisting that McCain never flipped on torture, no way, nuh huh.
Journalists apparently can't believe their own lying eyes.
Let's recap just a few items from the last few months:
John McCain says he's against torture. But he voted against putting real limits on the Bush Administration's torture policies.
John McCain agreed to take public financing and took out a loan on the basis of that agreement. But he's apparently broken the law by blowing past public financing spending limits.
John McCain claims he's all about straight talk. But he was ousted from the board of Project Vote Smart for failing to answer a questionnaire about where he stands on the issues.
The good news, Journalists of America, is that John McCain really isn't your girlfriend! So you can totally report on all of this stuff! Really! Go for it!
If she plays him for a fool
He's the last one to know
Lovin' eyes can't ever see
Ah, who am I kidding. You're in love, you crazy kids!
