John McCain, the man once presumed to be almost unbeatable and Bush's obvious successor as GOP nominee, these days is looking more and more like Barbaro.

Take today, for example. At a campaign stop in South Carolina he said, "I think that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history." Pretty strong words from his side of the aisle. Stronger than a lot from our side, for that matter. Not particularly brave words now that Rummy has been kicked to the curb and even Bob Ross couldn't find a happy cloud on the Iraq horizon. But still.

The thing I can't figure out is what he hopes to get out of this indictment. I mean, obviously he trying to put distance between himself and Bush's failed policies. But hearing him say this stuff now, it doesn't take a genius to wonder: McCain is the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and he thinks of himself as a leader in the GOP. Surely a man with his experience, access, and first hand knowledge can't have come to this realization now, well after Rumsfeld is gone and anything can be done to change the fate of this misadventure. If he did, what does that say about him? If he didn't, why didn't he say something sooner?

Analogcabin @ 4:02 PM
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