Barack Obama traveled overseas last month, doing a meet-and-greet, speaking in general terms about his commitment of working together with our allies, showing his support for our troops and other items of general interest. Back home, the press replayed in an infinite loop, Obama’s address of 200,000 Germans in Munich, “reporting” that Obama was acting too presidential when, in fact, he wasn’t even an official nominee of the party yet. Let it be quickly said that Obama’s visit was far too innocuous for anyone to believe that he was actually stepping on Bush’s toes.
Meanwhile, during this second week of August, McCain did step on President Bush’s toes and it was a complete embarrassment. During the current crises between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, McCain came out in strong support of the Georgians, saying, in part, “Today, we are all Georgians.” McCain also used this opportunity to warn Russian leaders Tuesday that “their assault in Georgia risks ‘the benefits they enjoy from being part of the civilized world.’” These are pretty bold statements, speaking without restraint, triggering a strong response from the president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili (incorrectly pronounced by McCain as Shashkavili). The president of Georgia is now calling on McCain to put action behind his words. McCain? He is calling on McCain! McCain has no power to do anything, so why did he say such a thing?
Because McCain is too impulsive. He acts now, speaks now, thinks later. This is not a quality that I could trust to make wise decisions about war and peace. This is not a person who demonstrates the very careful and prudent judgement required to be our next Comander-in-Chief.
I am speaking directly to the press when I ask, why aren’t you replaying McCain’s statements in an infinite loop on the nightly news, saying that McCain was acting too presidential, in fact so much so, that it could have made negotiations with Russia more difficult.
But there is an even more sinister side to McCain’s presidential response to the Georgia-Russia crises. Randy Scheunemann, McCain’s chief foreign policy advisor, is also a part of a firm that has a contract to lobby the U.S. Government on behalf of the country of Georgia. This means that Scheunemann must advice McCain on what is best for the United States, but he must also advice McCain to do what is best for his client, a foreign country! Could Mr. Scheunemann’s advice to McCain always truly objective?
So it is clear that McCain is taking advice from someone who is paid to promote the interests of other nations. Scheunemann is also a lobbyist for Taiwan, Macedonia, Romania, and Latvia.
It is clear that a man with wise and thoughtful judgements like Barack Obama working only for the best interests of the United States of America is a far better choice than an unwise man whose chief advisor has a vested interest in the success of foreign nations above our own.
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