Basically, I agree, though McCainiac is starting to sound more like a mix of Bubba and Gore, with maybe a dash of Kerry thrown in. He's started his run for the '08 nomination (perhaps he's never quit running), and, IMHO is getting quite out of hand in his statements. He may think he's going to be the '08 Republican nomination, but, based on many posts I've read on FR re feelings for him, I don't think he has a chance (hopefully not).
Australia is one of our best allies and he's helping us, how: "His comments support anxiety within Australia's foreign policy circles and throughout the Pacific that the US is ignoring the region."
Since when did Pres Bush ask Johnny to speak for his Administration?
US neglects region for Iraq: McCain
Geoff Elliott, Washington correspondent
28jan06
GEORGE Bush is neglecting the Asia-Pacific region as his administration is drawn into the deteriorating war in Iraq, says the senior Republican senator tipped to become the next president of the US.
John McCain, who has become one of the hottest tips for the presidential ticket in 2008, said the US had dropped the ball in the region, citing recent decisions by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to cancel visits to Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia.
His comments support anxiety within Australia's foreign policy circles and throughout the Pacific that the US is ignoring the region.
Australia is still waiting for a new US ambassador, almost a year after Tom Schieffer was appointed ambassador to Japan.
It is understood the US State Department has been forced to resume its search for a new ambassador from scratch, as the short list of three people preferred by the President and his political staff has been abandoned.
In an interview with The Weekend Australian, Senator McCain also criticised the US and Australian governments for their stance on greenhouse gases, including the new six-country pact on developing cleaner energy technologies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1567198/posts
McCain is still all about McCain great post SC.