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McCain's Supposed Former Civility
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
By Daniel Larison
Joe Conason and David Ignatius are just two of the many observers expressing disbelief at McCain's alleged transformation from fabled truth-telling man of honor to the candidate he is today, all of which is premised on the bizarre assumption that McCain was once a civil, respectful politician in the past and is now throwing that away in pursuit of power. The most remarkable line comes from Ignatius' column: What's damaging the McCain campaign now, I suspect, is that this fiercely independent man is trying ...
Saturday Big Blue Smurf Blogging: What They Said
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... honor, even his patriotism, just as his campaign is now seeking to do to Obama.
"They know no depths," he had complained wearily to reporters on his "Straight Talk" bus during the 2000 primaries. Now he has once more sold himself to those same forces, hoping that they will at last usher him into the White House. In his concession speech after the South Carolina primary, he said, "I want the presidency in the best way, not the worst way."
That is what has changed.
Saturday Big Blue Smurf Blogging: What They Said
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... his patriotism, just as his campaign is now seeking to do to Obama. "They know no depths," he had complained wearily to reporters on his "Straight Talk" bus during the 2000 primaries. Now he has once more sold himself to those same forces, hoping that they will at last usher him into the White House. In his concession speech after the South Carolina primary, he said, "I want the presidency in the best way, not the worst way." That is what has changed.
