This post examines John McCain’s grasp of foreign policy, or lack there of, supposedly his strong point.

Mr. Conason has written an informative, strongly argued opinion piece in which he argues John McCain's recent statements concerning the Russian/Georgian conflict show he is not ready for the responsibilities of the presidency despite his falsely alleged superiority over Obama in foreign affairs. Conason ignores McCain's Shi/Sunni confusion, his critically false belief that Iraq and Pakistan share a border, the devastating implications of a president who angrily and falsely claims Iran is training Al-Qaeda terrorists; instead he focuses on McCain's Georgian remarks derived from Wikipedia (that would have devastated any Democrat's presidential campaign) and his quote that Georgia was "one of the world's first nations to adopt ... More »

Joe Conason is a very good writer and he he did make his point about John McCain and the people behind him. If a Democrat had used Wikipedia so blatantly, he or she would have been crucified by all the media, but once again McCain is given a free pass. The story shows that McCain and his handlers are indeed very stupid men and arrogant to boot. Or maybe just desperate to get their talking dummy to say something right away about the invasion of Georgia. I wonder if McCain had any idea where the speech came from and if he was a truly independent campaigner for president, he should have been outraged what his own people did to him. It was funny when McCain said in effect no country can invade another one with impunity. That alone ... More »