The bullshit the spews out of this man's mouth is seemingly unrelentless. We've all heard he's now for the rightwing after he was against them. A straight-talker turned Bush sycophant and all around scumbag that will try to do and say anything to become the next President. Yesterday his delusions stretched into the realm of Iraq.
From ThinkProgress:
Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told CNN that that President Bush’s escalation in Iraq is going so well, “General Petraeus goes out there almost every day in an unarmed humvee.” On Monday, he told radio host Bill Bennett that there “are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods, today.”
This morning, during an interview with McCain, CNN’s John Roberts rebutted McCain’s assertions, stating, “I checked with General Petraeus’s people overnight and they said he never goes out in anything less than an up-armored humvee.” He added that a new report by retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey “said no Iraqi government official, coalition soldier, diplomat reporter could walk the streets of Baghdad without heavily armed protection.”
Faced with overwhelming evidence that he was wrong, McCain denied he’d ever said it: “Well, I’m not saying they could go without protection. The President goes around America with protection. So, certainly I didn’t say that.”
Check out the video on ThinkProgress. To see the man stumble in his own words would be hilarious, if only the topic wasn't so serious. I can't believe for one moment that the GoOPers actually thought he had a chance to be President. We'll see what happens with their other contenders....and what mistakes they make down the road.
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