John McCain, It Is Not About You Anymore!

There was a lot about John McCain that I disliked in the last election. He had proven himself to be pretty much of a jerk during his years in the Senate, and there were no particular high points in the campaign that did anything to convince me otherwise.

Perhaps he is taking an undeserved drubbing over recent comments about Sarah Palin, but I think he should be better prepared to answer questions about his former running mate; a simple shrug and an admission that he might not support her in a run for the Presidency is a bit too mavericky for my taste.

We all know that McCain's first choice for VP was Joe Lieberman. That in itself should be a real reminder as to how dedicated McCain is to conservative principles. The guy hangs around with Lindsay Graham for crying out loud. Other than being right on Iraq and national defense, what exactly did McCain do to distinguish himself from most of the Democrat Senators in Washington? I blackened the little circle next to his name because the circle just beneath his belonged to Barack Obama who could not even get Iraq correct with hindsight. It was, shall we say, a classic lesser of two evils choice.

Now we have all of that behind us, and McCain and Palin lost their bids for higher office. In the aftermath McCain has done nothing to shrug off the Maverick image and still appears to be trying to strengthen his appeal to centrist voters by casually dismissing Palin.

Sure, there are other young GOP governors around, and Palin does have to win another election in Alaska to remain viable. Who knows, she may not even decide she wants higher office. These things are a given to all of us, and not just discernible through the the eagle eyes of a documented maverick. Please John, cut the crap. It all isn't about you anymore.