Handicapping McCain

Text of McCain's victory speech, AP, 04 Mar 2008

As McCain gets real as the GOP nominee, we watch statements like these with great interest. A positive note, I judge, and since he's a 50-50 chance in my mind to be the next POTUS, I welcome it and take it--and him--more seriously in terms of expressed commitment to these sorts of tasks. In terms of defense reform, he'd definitely be a Nixon-goes-to-China kind of authority.

(Thanks: Lexington Green)

Comments

[Jay]

His potential Iran policy is a bit troubling. Given the current status of Iranian elections (no surprise at all) this will soon move to the front in all three campaigns.

[hof1991]

as with Nixon going to China, you have to rely on him NOT doing all the things he is saying he will do. Bomb Iran. Stay the course in Iraq. No retreat, no surrender.

He has the ability to go against type, but only because he is the type.

[Louis Heberlein]

Now if the Dems could figure out a way to maneuver a candidate with appropriate experience and perspective to be their candidate ... we might have a really useful public information dialogue instead of a 'one liner' stage show series.