A Good Sign, Sadly

I've never agreed with John McCain's ideology but I used to at least appreciate his personality, his integrity.  So I just read Richard Cohen's op-ed piece in the Washington Post with an equal mix of glad and sad.  Cohen has long been an admirer of McCain's, and began by explaining "what impressed (him) most about McCain" in the past.  Then he wrote:

   

"McCain has soiled all that. His opportunistic and irresponsible choice of Sarah Palin as his political heir -- the person in whose hands he would leave the country -- is a form of personal treason, a betrayal of all he once stood for. Palin, no matter what her other attributes, is shockingly unprepared to become president. McCain knows that. He means to win, which is all right; he means to win at all costs, which is not."

I am quite happy about this op-ed piece because to read of Cohen's "conversion" is reassuring.  Perhaps enough people will acknowledge the lies and perversion tactics of the GOP and just say no.  Perhaps I can hope the method of mean won't prevail this November after all.  But still, it's sad to witness McCain's leap to lie-ability.  I'd like to believe integrity still exists.  I'd like to believe in the over all goodness of human beings.  Our political process makes that increasingly difficult.

And now, because I'd rather leave you laughing, read what else Cohen has to say.

Comments

[margene]

Amen, sisteh!

[Jessica]

We can only hope. I am very much afraid of the furor that seems to be building over Caribou Barbie. I really hope people in this country are smarter than that, but I have my doubts.

[Lucia]

More and more former McCainiacs seem to be joining what Kevin Drum calls the "enough" club, and more and more media outlets are calling McCain/Palin out on their, um, creations of their own reality, rather than striving for "balance." And about bloody well time.