Betzee said...

Betzee at 09:57 AM JST - 25th June

I will give Old Charlie some credit, he took full responsibility for his comments (very rare these days) and didn't try to claim he'd been misquoted. But that doesn't mitigate the stupidity of it. Prior to the "big advantage" observation, the interview makes his mindset clear:

*We saw how that…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 09:57 AM JST - 25th June
Betzee at 04:00 AM JST - 25th June

If McCain's campaign were on a roll and a senior advisor came out and said, essentially, "Victory is contingent on a terrorist attack" it would have generated a long more interest. Instead it was just another stumble which led to jokes such as, "Does this make McCain the pro-terror candidate?"…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 04:00 AM JST - 25th June
Betzee at 11:12 PM JST - 24th June

On salon someone noted that when pundits openly discuss such scenarios nobody bats an eyelash. And this letter explains the difference:

*If a 'disinterested' pundit makes this observation, we can assume that they are hypothesizing about the effects of a terrorist attack and do not have any implicit hope that…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 11:12 PM JST - 24th June
Betzee at 11:03 PM JST - 24th June

John McCain disavowed this, I believe him you seem to have problem with that.

Yes, I think he should sack the guy. And he probably would like to but can't for fear of looking weak to the base. Yet will moderate voters accept this straddle? Time will tell....

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 11:03 PM JST - 24th June
Betzee at 10:49 PM JST - 24th June

He disavowed it, what more do you want??????

Um, like get rid of the guy. Mcain tried straddling with that wacko Reverend Hagee: "I appreciate his support but don't agree with everything he says." Finally he was forced to part company and, in the process, presumably lost all of his…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 10:49 PM JST - 24th June
Betzee at 10:38 PM JST - 24th June

Black supported a terrorist attack,

If he didn't by speculating on how it would advantageous to McCain's candidacy, then why did the presumptive Republican nominee respond *“I cannot imagine why he would say it; it’s not true. I’ve worked tirelessly since 9/11 to prevent another attack on the United States…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 10:38 PM JST - 24th June
Betzee at 10:21 PM JST - 24th June

Keeping Tenant on as the head of the CIA before, during and after the start of the Iraq conflict was one of my country's biggest mistakes.

GWB doesn't think so; he awarded George Tenant the Medal of Freedom after he was safely re-elected. As Adverts pointed out at the time,…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 10:21 PM JST - 24th June
Betzee at 08:46 PM JST - 24th June

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California has much more…

Posted in Obama details plan to tax excess oil company profits at 08:46 PM JST - 24th June
Betzee at 08:09 PM JST - 24th June

As Juan Cole points out on his blog, "You worry that people who think like Black would not be above a little wagging the dog, say, a provocation against Iran in October."

Liz Cheney has been making the rounds talking about an "October surprise" emphasizing the time for diplomacy with…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 08:09 PM JST - 24th June
Betzee at 08:03 PM JST - 24th June

A President obama administration means we will be attacked again because barack is weak and will not go after AQ or whomever.

RR, this was the position of the GWB campaign when they ran against John Kerry in 2004. But Black is saying another attack on GWB's watch would "be…

Posted in McCain disavows aide's comment about terrorism at 08:03 PM JST - 24th June