Senator McCain Oblivious to Bush's Failures

I used to sort of like John McCain; that is, until he decided to take more and more of his marching orders from George W. Bush. McCain doesn't seem to notice Bush's failures in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and North Korea. Bush failed to finish the job in Afghanistan and has no clue when it comes to the other countries. One can hardly point to any major accomplishments.

The reality to John McCain is that the world is passing him by and he simply has trouble keeping pace with events. Attacking Bill Clinton when President Bush is only three months from the start of his seventh year in office is getting embarrassing for the Republicans. Steve Soto of The Left Coaster seems to get it:

Uh, senator, how many IAEA inspectors did we have monitoring North Korea in the 1990’s and how many do we have on the ground now? By the way Senator, if giving the North Koreans energy assistance as required by the framework agreement is the sign of a failed policy, then what did you say when George W. Bush gave Pyongyang the same assistance back in 2002?

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Senator, how many nuclear weapons tests did the North Koreans conduct during the 1990’s? And how many tests and how much weapons grade material have they developed since 2000 right under your nose while you sat on the Senate Armed Services Committee?

McCain ought to know better than to repeat right wing Republican talking points; the only thing that was ever interesting about McCain was his independence and that is now gone. We need people in the House and the Senate who can think for themselves and think clearly.