McCain is a maverick, damn it!!!!!!!!!
The mainstream media cling desperately to this storyline. Here’s a classic example from newsweek.com.
The author makes a compelling argument that McCain is not a clone of George Bush, and is instead a maverick. How compelling? Let’s look:
- McCain either has long held, or recently has adopted, positions nearly identical to Bush’s on every major issue.
- George Bush governed using a divide-and-conquer strategy developed by Karl Rove (the author forgets to mention that Rove also is advising McCain).
- McCain will have to deal with a Democratic Congress and probably won’t be seeking another term (the author forgets to mention that Bush has been dealing with a Democratic Congress and isn’t seeking another term).
So there you have it, conclusive evidence that McCain is a maverick, not a Bush clone.
