A Certain Level of Irony?

I found Sen. McCain's response to Vladimir Putin's Op Ed piece to be quite ironic. Here is an excerpt:

I make that claim because I respect your dignity and your right to self-determination. I believe you should live according to the dictates of your conscience, not your government. I believe you deserve the opportunity to improve your lives in an economy that is built to last and benefits the many, not just the powerful few. You should be governed by a rule of law that is clear, consistently and impartially enforced and just. I make that claim because I believe the Russian people, no less than Americans, are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

On one level, I can't say I really disagree with too much he said. (Although he clearly did not understand what the punk band he mentioned, whose name I will also not repeat, actually did. They would have been arrested if they had done the same thing in Washington, but the prison sentence would have been less.)

This is what happens if you are McCain's or the US' "interesting man." Assad knows thisBut on another level, for McCain to write such a piece shows just how clueless he is. Read the entire piece and substitute America for Russia in your reading. The criticisms he makes of Russia just as well apply to America. Accusing Russia of supporting dictators was particularly funny. As McCain himself said after meeting Qaddafi, "an interesting meeting with an interesting man." Click on the link to see just how ironic it is. 

What planet does he live on?

Actually, I know. He married into the elite that run the US. While his wife is in the second tier of the US's elite, she clearly belongs among their number. Yes, an elite controls Russia. But an elite controls the US as well, and McCain is a part of that elite.

Having gone to Russian many times in the last 12 years, I see the trajectory that Russia is on--more freedom, and more prosperity. Having lived in the US for the last 12 years I see the trajectory the US is on--less freedom, and less prosperity.

If these trends continue, at some point the two countries can wave at each other as they pass in the night, going in different directions.

There is a rumbling stampede headed our way. Are you doing the equivalent of having a nice picnic in a field watching the herd approach, but instead of rising to flee, you continue your meal? Are you enjoying your potato salad as hoof beats get louder?

Comments

[Lee Davis]

Dennis, I was thinking about the same thing when I read McCain's response to Putin's letter. Everything he was accusing Russia of the USA is guilty of. What was McCain thinking! Or as you said: What planet does he live on?

I'm wondering how long it will take the American people to wake up and realize that the effects of Obama's policies will tear America apart and destroy us as a nation. I'm not saying that is his intentions but, unfortunately, neither can I say it's not his intentions.