John McCain flat out lies about being critical of Iraq War

I love how he throws "Great Debate" in there, like he's getting his Lincoln-Douglas on or something.

This is just sad. How does McCain have any supporters?

The press is addicted to his BBQs too. All the press wants is someone to treat them like theyre cool and have a beer with them.

its like nerds in high school.

Well, that made my scotch taste funny. And now he's trying to sell troop surge, and not the pay-off of militias, as a reason for lower rates of violence.

Pstt.

An inappropriate reverence for Spartan values and short attention span theater?

I hate to say it, but a politician lying? How is this news?

Because it's not just rhetoric. It's flat out contradictions.

The last panel seems appropriate with this thead...

^^Completely!

Saddest part is, even without that checking, he seems to end up looking like an asshat most of the time.

Of course, I have a "John McCain is an asshat" bias, so take my words for what you will.

Panel three made me breath easier. For the longest time I was convinced I was the only one who noticed that every time he delivered a prepared line and it landed he would smile like a rather confused but pleased zombie, presented with a fresh corpse, saying 'all for me?'

It really is ridiculous that he pulls shit like this out of hit ass seemingly every other day and the only people who mention it seem to be the liberal bloggers.

It's craziness, man.

But . . . but . . . it's the liberal media, man! They're all on Obama's side, man, and they're being so UNFAIR!!!

Also, McCain apparently has some difficulty knowing the meaning of words.

And 'acid' is part of 'antacid.' But I'm not going to take some to get rid of the heartburn his remarks give me.

How is this guy able to even tie his own shoes, for fuck's sake?

I am pleased to report that hotel rooms remain available for the upcoming Republican convention in Minneapolis as do many volunteer positions requested by event organizers.

Conversely, hotel rooms for the DNC are unavailable and there are more volunteers than there are open positions.

The point is, McCain can afford to flip-flop as much as he likes because no one is listening.

Newsflash: Politicians Lie.

Film at 11.

In Saint Paul. They're different cities. Really.

Yeah, it'll be the day when McCain gets equal treatment in the press. It's not their fault he's a major yawn of a candidate, but seriously, how can they continue to give him a pass while Obama is left to either make it or break it in the press? Interestingly, it seems that McCain's only "strength" is his laughable position on foreign policy. While Obama has proactively been engaged in trying to prove his diplomatic abilities during his world campaign, he is also allowing McCain to frame the debate around foreign policy. In light of Obama's rather successful and well received tour, McCain may suddenly be perceived as weak and superfluous as he is on the economy. If this miracle somehow happens, then there will be nothing left for McCain to stand on... It's actually quite amazing seeing the Bush administration finally shifting into gear and engage the remaining members of the "Axis of Evil" diplomatically, just as Obama has said he would, whilst McCain has pledged to give no corner to the "enemy", treating diplomacy as if it were a dirty word

For those of you who are left scratching your heads after my last comment, you may want to open your eyes. In the last week or two, after hearing the murmurings of discontent from the Maliki Government in Iraq, Bush has started mulling a "time horizon" for US troop withdrawal sometime close to 2010 (gee, change the words from "time line" to "time horizon" and it suddenly becomes a magical, winged, unicorn with rainbow sparkles). Bush also sent a diplomat to Tehran to talk with Iranian leaders, perhaps with the aim of re-establishing a US embassy mission after nearly 30 years! Add to that the return to nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, and its starting to sound like peace on Earth..

Of course, we're still at war in Afghanistan, and the ISAF forces in support of "Operation Enduring Freedom" have their hands full with strengthening Taliban and al Qaeda forces. It has been suggested that we turn our attention from the Western front to the Eastern one by drawing down troops in Iraq to bolster support the ISAF nations that have been shouldering the burden ever since we invaded Iraq. Again, this is yet another approach Senator Obama has been calling for for quite sometime and now even McCain is whistling to the same tune for an increased troop presence in Afghanistan. Let's not kid ourselves, we're going to be at war for quite sometime into the future, no matter who gets elected president. The question is, who do you think will do a better job of getting us through it and back again?

By the way, wouldn't it be nice if the candidates started focusing on domestic issues again soon? I mean, I don't mind the Obama campaign's shrewd approach, going for McCain's jugular over foreign policy, but come on, we've got a whole country here that's rotting from within!

Well I am not sure about your assertion Bean. Did you quote the sum total of what McCain's said about the Iraq situation over the last five years? Obviously not, you've for the sake of brevity excluded most all of it. But you have posted enough to support an allegation that McCain's full of crap.

I bet if you gave me some time I could dredge up beaucoup McCain statements that would prove the general assertion. Simply posting stuff that doesn't support his assertions doesn't preclude the possibilty those statements exist and are on record.

Well hey, this is true. Nice work, stock. Also, please do dredge up those statements. I'm more than happy to judge him on the breadth of his record, not just his sound-bytes.

Of course, if you demand that be the standard that McCain is judged upon, you must also agree to the same with Obama. And you must be consistent with that belief. Otherwise, it's the Battle of the Soundbytes! Woo hoo!

Moreover, it bears repeating and yes I have bias on this statement and yadda yadda yadda, but if McCain's record on flip-flopping and fudging and role-reversals and shady associations was given anywhere close to the same scrutiny that Obama's had, McCain's hysterical claims about media bias might have some weight. As it is, the fact is that Obama could NEVER get away with 90% of the shit that McCain gets a free pass on. Ever.

There's no way to finesse McCain's previous whole-hearted support for this war and his bold statements of having have rebuked this administration early on on the execution of the war. And there's no reconciling his non-recognition of the role of paying off militias in the lessening of violence with his puffed-up touting of "The Surge"

I'd be interested to know which "general assertion" that would be?