So, I don’t talk on here about McCain a lot.  In general, I don’t like what he’s been saying or doing lately.  A few years ago - even a few months ago, I would have voted for the man.  But then he seemed to undo everything that I thought was quality about him and walk his party line…as well as its ethics.

One thing that really gets annoying when listening to him is how his “experience in Vietnam” somehow ties to his capability to be president.  People deem him a hero, a patriot and more.  Having personally experienced some military service, I’m not exactly sure how that correlates to being the president of a country and dealing with economic and social issues. 

Besides, haven’t we already made too many choices based on the fear of Iraq?  Perhaps it is time to make choices that encompass Iraq as well as the OTHER parts of running a country.

But I never thought to question McCain’s military history.  It was so often repeated, ad nauseum, that it didn’t occur to me that his Vietnam experience might just be another fabrication, another bit of mediocrity dressed up in a few medals and punchy words like patriotism and hero.

Rolling Stone put together a 10 page writeup on the ”maverick” McCain, and makes one consider what being a hero and a reformer really means.  This writeup, using McCain’s own words, his voting and political history, is very insightful on the man currently campaigning to be president.  Things like his infidelities, his risky behavior, his tendency to deregulate on behalf of his buddies - these are disturbing to read.  No wonder he’s pointing to Obama’s connection with Ayers to get the TV camera off himself.  The Keating five incident is way more pertinent to our current economic situation, and is damning.

It shows just how ingrained his ambition is, and adding Palin to the ticket makes them an ideal couple. 

Read it and weep. 

(h/t K-Co)