McCain unfairly mugged by critics for his “not important” remark regarding troops in Iraq
June 12th, 2008 at 11:01am Pat Cunningham
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With certain qualifications, I feel obliged to defend John McCain against the firestorm of criticism he’s getting for having said it’s “not important” exactly when U.S. troops are withdrawn from Iraq.
I mostly agree with Marc Ambinder’s VIEW of the matter, especially regarding the implication from some critics that McCain doesn’t care about the travails of the troops and their families.
Make no mistake. I still think McCain is wrong about the war. But I’m not going to say his “not important” remark betrayed an innate callousness. Rather, I think it simply demonstrated that he has a political tin ear and is inclined to say the wrong thing sometimes.
UPDATE: It’s been more than seven hours since I posted this defense of McCain, and not a single commenter here has praised me for my magnanimity. Boy, there’s just no pleasing some of you people.
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1. Kaus | June 12th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I think McCain made perfect sense. What doesn’t make sense is Obama stating that there should be no timetable to send troops home in this video…..http://hotair.com/archives/2008/06/11/obama-in-april-i-dont-want-a-timetable-for-withdrawal/ but completely contradicting it in his official web site remarks.
2. Leaf Like a Tree | June 12th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I’d like to see you challenge Chuckles Sweeney for mayof of this city.
3. Pat Cunningham | June 12th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Leaf: No thanks.
4. Menlo Bob | June 12th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
He does have a tin ear, and shoulder, and face. Plus he’s an awful presidential candidate. Simply awful.
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