John McCain, presumably advised by Karl Rove and definitely imitating the politics of George Bush, is now saying that Barack Obama would rather lose a war than lose an election. This is a defamation; this is a slander; this is a lie. McCain should apologize to Obama. Full Story »
Posted by Melva Hackney
While the tone is immoderate, the facts are accurate. And the conclusion bears up under scrutiny too. The media is giving McCain a pass. This is hardly a new contention and has been thoroughly documented elsewhere. The other main point, that the right-wing talking heads go right for name calling and personal attacks when anybody points this or other uncomfortable facts out, has also been pretty well documented. So Budowsky is hardly going out on a limb here. I could do without the GOP-style invective, but I can't argue with his points.
