A post by Peter Slutsky

John McCain And Iraq

John McCain is running as someone who stood up to President Bush on the Iraq War. He has attempted to run as an independent maverick, often times referring to himself as a critic of the Bush administration’s handling on the war. Well, this video picks that argument apart statement-by-statement. It is true that McCain has noted his frustration on the implementation of the war over the past six years, but as the video record shows, he never really stood up against Bush & Company.

I have had many debates over the past couple months with some very smart people who support John McCain and they have tried to justify their support by saying that Barack Obama doesn’t have the judgment yet to be President of the United States. Well, you want to talk about judgment…watch this video. The evidence could not be clearer.

Jim Nicholson

The Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs has resigned his post effective October 1, 2007. Read more here.

A post by Peter Slutsky

Bus Driver, Move…That…Bus!

A loyal DoubleSpeak reader emailed me this morning with a great idea. Since the Bush Administration and the GOP can’t seem to get it right at Walter Reed Medical Center, why don’t we, the American people send in the experts to fix up the aging veterans hospital. We’ll call the show: Extreme Makeover Hospital Edition.

No, I’m not talking about another lazy government contractor. I’m talking about…

I have a good friend who is a producer for the show. I am going to email her this idea stat.

Bob Zoellick

the Deputy Secretary of State and one of the Bush Administration’s most prominent figures in foreign and economic policy, is resigning to join the Wall Street investment firm of Goldman Sachs. Zoellick is considered to be one of the loudest moderate voices in the Administration on many policy areas. Zoellick has played a large role in the U.S. Goverments involvement in Darfur, Sudan…