Bitch, Bitch, Bitch!

Sorry I have been gone so long. Lots of stuff happening in my world. Not that anyone is reading this or missed me. I'm going to try to get back to something a little more regular here but with the holidays approaching, I don't know if I can make that promise.

Anyway, I wanted to briefly discuss John McCain and what a spineless and hypocritical piece of shit he is. At a recent fundraiser McCain was asked by one of his supporters "How can we beat the bitch?" And McCain made a joke about offering a "translat[ion]." But he didn't admonish the questioner, he didn't say anything like "that kind of talk is why things are so acrimonious in Washington and why we need to work at building a consensus." He didn't say "Senator Clinton is a member of the US Senate, as am I, and I need to say that, as a Senator, I find that comment to be terribly inappropriate." No, he basically endorsed the "joke" made at Hillary Clinton's expense.

What is noteworthy about this is that Mr. Straght Talk Express (R-AZ), who prides himself about being able to work with Democrats essentially excused the "joke" by saying that he didn't control what other people said. True enough, Senator, but didn't you (or don't you now) denounce the comments entirely? I mean, after the Petreaus/Betray Us kerfluffle you called upon all Democrats to denounce MoveOn.org for their almost slanderous comments about the General.

What is the diference here? I mean, you can't mean to suggest that only your supporters have the right to free speech, can you? And you don't mean to suggest that groups like MoveOn DON'T have free speech rights, do you? Is it somehow OK to call a Senator and presidential candidate a bad name but not a general who is shaping our policy in Iraq? I am just at a loss to explain why you don't denounce this woman publicly and call upon all your supporters to assume a tone of civility and respect.

Finally, hereis a suggestion for John Edwards, Barack Obama and Christopher Dodd: Why don't YOU call upon McCain to renounce the comments made by this supporter? It will get you good press, it will help present a united front and it will show that while you are willing to engage Senator Clinton in vigorous debate over her policies and beliefs and that you, too, are sick of the politics of personal attack. Not only does it make you look good, make you look like you are protecting the good name of the Democratic Party, but it might also help you win people by making them think that Senator Clinton can't stand up for herself. I don't want to reinforce gender stereotypes and I am not making this a "boy-girl" thing. I'd say that you should do the same thing if someone called Obama an asshole or Edwards a jagoff. It makes you look like a better person and it makes you look like a better person. It makes you look like the protector of the Democrats. It would make you look like a leader.