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I knew I wasn’t taking much of a political risk by advocating for normal relations. It was hard to accuse me of bad faith, and I felt pretty safe from criticism. I think it was the right thing to do, and I’m proud I did it. But it didn’t require any political courage on my part. That was not the case for President Clinton. He wasn’t a veteran and wasn’t protected from criticism as I was. He had to risk his self-interest to do the right thing. He had to have courage. And he did. Obviously, only the President can...

...my nutshell case for why McCain was functionally a Democrat: As a war hero who's hawkish on foreign policy, he more than matches Bush on the military front. As a reform-minded foe of corporate welfare, Big Tobacco, and the Republican right, he is peerless. McCain is Bush's most vociferous critic, voted against the president's tax cut, forced his hand on campaign finance reform, and federalized airport security in the face of White House opposition. He has co-sponsored numerous bills with Democrats--many of them in the presidential-aspirant class--requiring background checks at gun shows (Lieberman), a patients' bill of rights (Edwards), better...

Don't watch this too close to a last meal... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ugJTjVX0X0 (real one)