John McCain increasingly sounds like a right-wing blogger.
His arrogance in claiming that he speaks for the American people during a dangerous crisis demonstrates greater hubris than anything he will accuse Obama of doing.
Brent Budowsky, "John McCain on Russia: Angry, Bellicose, Belligerent and Extreme"
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/print/16478 /
The following reference may go right past younger folks here; but anyone who remembers the Reagan presidency remembers this arrogant chump - a Kissinger protege, of course.
In 1981, after the March 30 assassination attempt on Reagan, Haig asserted before reporters "I'm in control here" as a result of Reagan's hospitalization.
“ Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the President, the Vice President and the Secretary of State in that order, and should the President decide he wants to transfer the helm to the Vice President, he will do so. He has not done that. As of now,
I am in control here, in the White House, pending return of the Vice President and in close touch with him. If something came up, I would check with him, of course. ”
——Alexander Haig, Alexander Haig, autobiographical profile in TIME Magazine, April 2, 1984
Rather than being seen as an attempt to allay the nation's fear, the quotation became seen as an attempt by Haig to exceed his authorityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hai... Someone needs to put Haig and McCain side-by-side in an ad. Two wannabee dictators trying to grab power in a crisis.
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