Ariana Huffington's blog readers have questions they want Tim Russert to ask Senator John McCain on Sunday...
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Senator McCain do you support the 122 congressional representatives and half-a-millon citzen who have signed a letter requesting the President to explain his actions in the lead up to the war in Iraq?
Posted by: Ron Raglin at June 17, 2005 07:55 PM
My two cents worth:
Sen. McCain... many credit the president's slim re-election victory to your stalwart support of the administration. In lieu of the many revelations to come out since the election, from the faltering economy to attacks on our civil rights to the obvious corporate cronyism and of course the Iraq War now estimated to last at least another four years, are you still proud of that support today?
Posted by: MB at June 17, 2005 09:19 PM
John Bolton has repeatedly demonstrated, with his intemperate and inaccurate remarks, both in public and in private, that his suitability for service as a diplomat is, at best, "highly questionable". Given the likelihood that a party-line vote would lead to his being confirmed to a position where he may do serious damage to our diplomatic efforts, why are you pressing for that vote?
Posted by: Ran Talbott at June 17, 2005 09:32 PM
I would like to hear Mr. Russert ask Senator McCain: "After the disgusting lies Bush had spread about you and your wife and child in the 2000 South Carolina Republican Primary, you still supported Bush, speaking strongly your support in the 2004 Presidential Campaign. How can you have done this and still look your wife in the face? Do you want to puke when you see yourself in the mirror?"
Posted by: Jim Dyer at June 17, 2005 09:58 PM
Arianna,
From your keyboard to Russerts mouth! It seems tv interviewers think ratcheting up courage to ask a tough question is adequate, disregarding the deflecting "spin" spewed back. Corporate media doesn't want to create partisan "squirming". Might cause a backlash to advertisers. Consumers will show discontent with their credit cards. I'd ask McCain why loyalty to party trumps loyaly to country. He should be ashamed of the current administration!
D.W. Price
Posted by: D.W. Price at June 17, 2005 10:20 PM
Senator McCain,
During the last presidential campaign, John Kerry was maligned by Republicans for "voting against armor for the troops". The bill he voted against (for the 87 billion extended authorization) passed by a wide margin, and now eighteen months later, the troops still don't all have adequate body or vehicle armor. Why aren't Republicans up in arms and demanding explanations from the president. I think they would be if it were a Democratic president or congress?
Posted by: Patrick at June 17, 2005 10:26 PM
In what way, other than on social issues like abortion and gay rights, is the modern Republican party conservative?
Posted by: Mark R at June 17, 2005 10:53 PM
Isn't Sen. McCain best known for political corruption as a member of the Keating five?
Posted by: tim at June 17, 2005 10:57 PM
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What is the point of asking Russert to ask tough questions. He works for General Electric, which owns NBC. They make tons of money off of the war and off of government waste. Why would he want to ruffle feathers and risk being replaced by another marginally adequate fake journalist interviewer.
Posted by: david at June 17, 2005 11:41 PM
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"[We] have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honour. [We] have been tricked into it by a steady withholding of information. The Baghdad communiqués are belated, insincere, incomplete. Things have been far worse than we have been told, our administration more bloody and inefficient than the public knows... Our unfortunate troops,... under hard conditions of climate and supply, are policing an immense area, paying dearly every day in lives for the willfully wrong policy of the civil administration in Baghdad." - T.E. Lawrence, Sunday Times of London, August 22, 1920
Given the recent surfacing of the Downing St. memos does Senator McCain feel that history may be repeating itself...?
Posted by: R.M. at June 18, 2005 09:21 AM
How does Senator McCain feel about having President Bush announce what our policy is on permanent bases in Iraq. Several people have commented that until he does, and states it repeatedly, the insurgency will not be diffused. Yesterday Larry Diamond author of "Squandered Victory" made this point on C-Span. Also see Gary Hart's post "Exit or Empire" on this site, and Jessica Mathews' letter, "Match Iraq Policy to Reality" in the Sept. 23, 2004 Washington Post.
Posted by: Ig Thi at June 18, 2005 09:49 AM...>> |
