Wednesday, August 13, 2008

And speaking of exaggerated self-esteem...

When George W. lectured China about human rights abuses and chastened Russia for its preemptive attack on sovereign Georgia, the irony completely eluded him (but did not go unnoticed by the Chinese and Russians).

When President Bush observed that the invasion of Georgia had "substantially damaged Russia's standing in the world," he spoke as the voice of experience.

John McCain's belligerent initial response to the volatile Russia-Georgia crisis should cause serious concern that a President McCain would perpetuate the Bush modus operandi of reflexively reacting to every perceived threat with bellicose bluster and bravado.

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