McCain: The Statesman The President???
Mar 17th, 2008 by Jason Goodson
Senator John McCain embarked on a trip to Iraq this weekend. He will be visiting the country, speaking with the country’s leadership, and also visiting with U.S. troops. This is the beginning of a full round of trips he will be making to Jordan, Israel, England, and France. This is such a chess move, I am thoroughly impressed. Not only to reemphasize his national security strength by embracing the Iraq War policy for the fifth year anniversary of the invasion, but also being the diplomat and meeting those country’s various leaders.
Senator McCain will be meeting with England Prime Minister Gordan Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Jordan King Abdullah, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and the European Union’s Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas, a staunch advocate of fighting Global Warming, which is among Senator McCain’s policy priorities. This will make him seem more presidential, and show his diplomatic abilities in strengthening and reestablishing relationships amongst our allies. This is particularly good because many of these leaders are novices in there respective positions.
After this trip is complete he plans to deliver a ground breaking speech on National Security. I think this is a good move to establish good relationships with these various leaders and also make people aware of his global presence. While Senator Clinton and Senator Obama have to play checkers with each other until August, Senator McCain is establishing himself as the Presidential Statesman.
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I sure hope that McCain’s campaign is paying for his trip to become a statesman. U.S. taxpayers should not be paying for political teachable moments.
But anyway, while McCain is glad-handing…Gordon Brown’s party may lose its majority because of the failed Mid-East policy of Bush/Blair. U.S. Conservatives hate the French for not supporting Bush’s Iraq policy, but Sarkozy’s love life puts Newt Gingich and Elliott Spitzer’s to shame, and getting drunk at the G8 Conference didn’t help. Jordan King Abdullah bashes Bush’s Israeli policy and wants a nuclear weapon. Ehud Olmert is suffering dismal poll ratings following the war in Lebanon. Very few Republicans agree with Stavros Dimas, John McCain and most of the world that Global Warming/Climate Change is an issue.
If John McCain doesn’t get help at Charter, please somebody assist him in getting help somewhere!!!