McCain: Straight Talking Trashman

John McCain thinks one should have a sense of humor about the trash that is being spewed in Corsi's book. I don't think McCain thought it humorous when Rove created a "push poll" against him where South Carolina voters were asked "Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for John McCain for president if you knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child?"

And what about those testy Vietnam Verterans against John McCain? They question his honesty, integrity and values. But in their case they don't make up stories. They hold John McCain accountable for actual events he participated in during his lifetime. Situations that reveal his weakness of character, lack of committment, shallowness and question his ability to remain calm in a crisis:

• "Some of McCain’s acquaintances .... portray the politician as a self-centred womaniser who effectively abandoned his crippled wife to ‘play the field’. They accuse him of finally settling on Cindy, a former rodeo beauty queen, for financial reasons." McCain's first wife says their marriage ended "because John McCain didn’t want to be 40, he wanted to be 25".
• "Anyone who has had an adversarial relationship with John McCain will tell you that there are few with less self-control than the senator from Arizona. Many have questioned his ability to maintain a clear head in a time of crisis. For those of us who have seen these sparks of insanity from McCain, we know all too well that what lies beneath is something dark, ominous and certainly not presidential."
• John McCain snubbed the Vietnamese man who saved his life. The rescuer, Mai Van On, died feeling as if John McCain had abandoned him.

The Veterans have been waiting a long time for John McCain to respond to their questions about his character. He has continued to ignore them, possibly because the allegations are true and he has no defense. Barack Obama, on the other hand, is facing his critics head on and disputing all the false claims against him on his website.

-NM-