McCain - Trust Me, I Can Change

Watching McCain's speech today,since I had better things to do last night, I am underwhelmed. He gives a nice narrative of his story, the old POW loves his country line, but other than that it's pretty hollow.

Here's the real McCain story. McCain started his military career at the botom of his class at the Naval Academy, his father, and Admiral got him a command position in the Navy. His flight instructors said he was one of the worst pilot they had ever trained, and he ended up failing gto act on a missile alert and got shot down over North Vietnam. He was held as a prisoner but ended up giving propaganda to the enemy. When he returned home he committed adultry and divorced his wife to marry a wealthy woman who opened the doors for his political career. He became embroiled in the Keating 5 banking scandal. Now he keeps switching his positions on everything from GI Bill funding to the approving the use of torture.

Not a pretty story, basically that of an opportunist who grabbed everything he could get and styled himself into whatever wold get him votes. Now at the advanced age of 72 he is trying tio reinvent himself, but he looks like a frail old grandfather next to his clueless running mate Sarah Palin.

I kept remembering his real story all the time I watched him spinning the McCain legend and I have to say he isn't convincing. He says he wants to change Washington, yet he has more years in Washington than his opponents. Why should we trust him now?

It would do everyone a service to remember where the word "mavrick" came from. It was the name of a rancher who refused to brand his cattle. He told folks it was because it was cruel to the animals, but the reality was he just wanted to round up any strays without brands and claim them as his. I guess McCain is a mavrick when you accept that definition!