The Mental Masturbator

Please God, Protect Us from McCain

Yesterday, after returning from Iraq, John McCain had this to say:

We’re succeeding. I don’t care what anybody says. I’ve seen the facts on the ground[source]

He took the words right out of Bush’s mouth. This guy is very frightening to me. He’s basically Bush2, but a little smarter. But anyway, regarding those “facts on the ground,” today AP released this report:

BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces clashed with Shiite militiamen Tuesday in the southern oil port of Basra and rockets rained down on the U.S.-protected Green Zone in Baghdad as followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr expanded a nationwide backlash against government crackdowns.

The clashes also threaten to reverse the security gains achieved by U.S. and Iraqi forces. [source]

So much for the surge. So much for McCain’s judgment. He was there last week and he thinks everything’s fine. Not only that but he doesn’t care what anybody says. So I guess this report doesn’t bother him. Good to know. I want a president who doesn’t listen to anybody, and who knows that the perpetual occupation of Iraq is going well no matter what happens.

I thought McCain was riding the straight-talk express, not the doublespeak zeppelin.