Ed Schultz Is Right

Liberal talk show host Ed Schultz labeled John McCain a "warmonger" during an Obama fundraiser last Friday. Although the Obama camp has slightly distanced themselves from the remark, we here at the Old Man McCain blog feel no such obligation.

John McCain is a warmonger. Period. You think a peacenik would win the Republican nomination for President, in this day and age? McCain should be proud of the description!

From the Oxford English Dictionary:

war·mon·ger / ˈwôrˌmənggər; -ˌmäng-/
• n. a sovereign or political leader or activist who encourages or advocates aggression or warfare toward other nations or groups.

There is no doubt that this definition applies to McCain. He advocates 100 years of war in Iraq, the bombing of Iran, and military aggression against any country that gets on his bad side. On CNN today, Schultz rightly refuses to back down:

But this morning, Schultz showed he's not going to apologize or tone down his words.

"Labeling a candidate is not being disrespectful," Schultz told CNN host John Roberts. McCain's policies, Schultz said, "fit the description, there's no question about that. ... John McCain has no end game in Iraq. ... (He) is saber rattling with Iran. ... The man is a warmonger."

Of course, McCain has cried in protest. McCain is supposedly so tough, yet words like this hurt his feelings. He's now trying to clarify his position while tossing out ridiculous attacks against his Democratic opponents:

I do not want to keep our troops in Iraq a minute longer than necessary to secure our interests there. Our goal is an Iraq that can stand on its own as a democratic ally and a responsible force for peace in its neighborhood. Our goal is an Iraq that no longer needs American troops. And I believe we can achieve that goal, perhaps sooner than many imagine. But I do not believe that anyone should make promises as a candidate for president that they cannot keep if elected. To promise a withdrawal of our forces from Iraq, regardless of the calamitous consequences to the Iraqi people, our most vital interests, and the future of the Middle East, is the height of irresponsibility. It is a failure of leadership.

John McCain is all over the place, trying to appeal to everyone and everything. One day he says he supports 100 years of occupation in Iraq, as long as nobody is dying. But then he says that if nobody is dying, he wants us out as soon as possible. He also says that if Americans are dying, it would be surrender for us to leave. WTF? Break it all down, toss out his nonsense statements about wanting to leave, and what you are left with is indefinite occuption. Basically the old coot's saying we have to stay in Iraq for another 100 years - whether we are dying or not! Either Iraq is a permanent occupation like Germany, or a permanent war like, I don't know, Algeria on steroids. Either way, the U.S. troops will not come home under a McCain administration. Heads he wins, tails you lose.

The guy is so old and possibly senile that he probably doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. Remember, this is the guy who doesn't know the difference between Sunnis and Shiites five years after the war started!

What an idiot.