Enter Antagonist: John McCain "The Straight-Talker"

Let me introduce you to Senator John Sidney McCain:


While McCain tries to play the image of a straight-talking reformer, his efforts are suppressed by his biggest adversary… himself. So then why, when he himself is his biggest hindrance, does he direct personal attacks on Giuliani? Because he is a little man (both literally and figuratively), who needs to pull others down to be seen and get ahead.

As Race42008.com reported, “McCain’s supporters are invisible at events like CPAC — but make no mistake, they make their influence felt. Two well-dressed young ladies came up to me and asked if I’d like some information on Rudy Giuliani. Their attire sticks out — most activists pushing candidates like Romney and Brownback are wearing t-shirts with stickers for their candidates. These girls are wearing no stickers for anyone. They gave me three articles. One, the Placa story. Two, the Political article on Rudy’s judges. And three, a D.C. Examiner piece insinuating Rudy is a draft dodger. Later on, placards start appearing touting the results of the S.C. straw poll in which McCain mysteriously gains 50 votes overnight.”

Is that the best you’ve got John? In Giuliani’s defense:

1. The Placa Story: Alan Placa, a priest, was an associate of Giuliani’s, who was accused of fondling a teenager. First of all, Placa was only accused, he was never found guilty. Secondly, this incident did not have anything to do with Giuliani; he was not involved in the least, and he should not have his name sullied for his professional relationship with Placa.

2. McCain uses Giuliani’s choice to elect strict constructionist judges like Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito into the Supreme Court against him. This confuses me; McCain claims to be Republican, yet considers right wing judges to be a disadvantage?

3. Draft dodger? While Giuliani reported that he did not agree with Vietnam, that is not his reason for his deferment. At the time he was working as a clerk for a judge, who requested him to stay due to his good work and political potential, and it was he who gave him an occupational deferment. When it expired, Giuliani drew draft number 308, which was never called. Giuliani may have never gone to war, but he certainly didn’t dodge the draft. McCain should be proud to be a war veteran, instead he goes tattling like a 5yr old, that Rudy didn’t have to go to war, but he did; not fair. At age 70, McCain still needs to grow up.

McCain can stoop to personal attacks all he wants, for the only one who looks bad is he; especially while Giuliani’s publicly praising his running mates.

So the question is, is Senator John McCain really “worthy” and a “good man,” or is Rudy Giuliani just being honorable.