A reminder of more Bush failures regarding North Korea
As I pointed out on August 30, 2004, Bush said the following in a radio address four days before the Iraq war started:
Just more abject hypocrisy.
As the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, said this week, "We have a moral obligation to intervene where evil is in control." Today, that place is Iraq.I went on to note that by Bush's own standard of morality, we had an obligaton to intervene in North Korea well before the Iraq war, and yet Bush did nothing. And to this day he still has done nothing.
Just more abject hypocrisy.
posted by WCharles @ 10/09/2006 12:30:00 PM
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It's interesting what a hack McCain has become. I got behind him 100% on the anti-torture legislation, and then he basically caved on most of those issues. Overall, he is doing nothing more than campaigning for 2008. By being a "maverick" on the torture issue he appeals to independents and liberals. By attacking Clinton, he appeals to the Republican base.
If you can stand it, check out the following links at Talking Points Memo to see how full of crap McCain is on Clinton and North Korea:
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/010308.php
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/010309.php
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/010311.php
(Rice using the same criticisms.)
A little bit off topic, but interesting...
In 1980--my first Presidential election--I was going to register as a Republican just so I could vote for George H.W. Bush in the Texas primary; however, he dropped out before the Texas primary. I kept my Democratic registration and then voted for Anderson.
One might think that I would have voted for George H.W. in 1988, but by then he bore scant resemblance to the candidate from 1980. I did not vote in that election (Dukakis? Yeah, right.).
In 2000, I once again considered registering as a Republican--just so I could vote for McCain in the Texas primary. He also dropped out before our primary. And now I see a totally different McCain than the one I wanted to vote for in 2000. In the last 6-8 months, I have seen several articles and blog posts about how McCain is not what he appears to be, and this Clinton/North Korea deal is just another example.
"Clinton is ancient history. I fail to see how we can blame him now, as long as Bush as been in office."
Is Clinton blameless? Probably not. Were the Clinton policies the best possible? Probably not. But your summation is right on. The biggest problem I have with this latest round of "blame Clinton" is that the Republicans are using it as an excuse to avoid any responsibility.
As for your observations about McCain, more and more I think he is beholden only to his ambition and desire to be President, and that does not inspire any trust from me.
Even if the test was in reality a failure, it will nonetheless add to the North Koreans' knowledge, and that is indeed a problem.
BTW, I am working on a post about conservative Christians still supporting the GOP in light of the Foley scandal, and I definitely want your views. Although the post will specifically address religious conservatives and Foley, the questions I will raise apply to many other groups and situations.
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