An Impromptu Twitterview with Sen. John McCain This Morning

John McCain Does Not Represent the Conservative - Republican Party, I wish He would Stop Talking About Iran,The Budget. P.S. Global Warming Is truly a HOAX- John McCain He Has No Clue about the Reality of America's Common Sense! - Please John McCain- Stop Representing Yourself as a Republican Please!!!!!

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He who wears the shoe knows where it pinches. Senator McCain is not at the wheel and hence, he could afford the luxury of propounding theories that are only tenable in ideal situations.

As we have seen in the last 24 hours, the Iran elections is inconclusive. The Council has called for a recount of disputed ballots and until the recount and arbitration are dispensed with, any statement in favor or against any of the Candidates will be counter-productive.

A Nuclear Iran will change the balance of power in the Middle East. It will place Israel at great risk against a formidable enemy.

What the US should concentrate more is the cessation of plutonium enrichment by Iran irrespective of the admistration in place.

Sending a strong message as Senator McCain has recommended will only embolding Admadinejad, increase his popularity and this can lead to further hostilities between Iranian Govt and the US, which will only widen the gulf between the two Countries.

McCain states that "history repeats itself", he's correct if we jump into the middle of the Iranian mess. Every time the U.S. has meddled in Middle Eastern Affairs, it has resulted in disaster. If we meddle this time, we will have another historical disaster. Thank God, we have a man at the helm able to exhibit restraint and common sense for a change.

It's scary to imagine that the Senator could actually be in the WH.

Jason,

I'll repeat myself: ergonomics. I would think that Mr. McCain would be more than capable of affording the latest in this "newfangled" technology at their local Knoll showroom. I actually choose to work at a standing workstation because I feel it is more stimulating and healthy and as you can see I send out numerous emails in a day. Perhaps we can check with McCain's "friend" Don Rumsfeld to get his opinion? My point to you and Zaggs is that McCain's people and surrogates have used his POW injuries to McCain's advantage when politically expedient. I am not chastising the man for his injury but I am calling him out on his political hypocrisy.

It might just be time for him to return to Arizona and enjoy the luxury of having an unlimited supply of free beer.

But...you are not in the White House Sen McCain so what good does speculation do? I am angry that you didn't get an earlier start because if you had, you would have won and we wouldn't be in this mes.

Multiple Republicans, including Bush's former rep. to Iran, has come out and praised President Obama for his handling of the Iran election situation. Many of them have said that comments, such as those John McCain is encouraging, would only serve to do more harm than good.

Just another reminder of where this country would be with a McCain/Palin White House. Whew, we dodged a bullet on that one!

If J Mc had shown that kind of certitude during the election cycle, the US might be in a much more preferable, positive, hopeful, and stable economic and world position today... sigh.

Patrick, how often would you email if you had to stand every time? Even then you still have to hold your shoulders in a certain position to type on a full size keyboard, I have my laptop on my lap and I still have to hold my shoulders up to type comfortably, which for him would be very uncomfortable. I hate typing with my thumbs on a cell phone, but you can be in any position to do that, plus chances are good he has an assistant to read to him and take his dictations. Why can't you just take him at his word and respect that injured POW's may actually have physical impairments, especially after being tortured for years by the Norks.

McCain is actually right on something and he is correct that history can teach us lessons if only we are willing to accept those lessons with an open mind. Our current policies regarding national defense are ridiculously repeating the mistakes of our not so distant past. Pretty sad and disheartening from the guy who promised us change.

Zaggs,

Oh yes you're so right...umm no. Or did you forgot that the hands and arms aren't attached to the shoulders! Or that as many people sit typing at a desk that due to a concept called ergonomics and the modern day ability of office chairs to be height adjustable that their forearms are resting on the desk and their shoulders are baring little weight or use! Or you probably forgot about the standing height desk? Or maybe you forgot about Karl Rove saying: "But they then say he doesn't send e-mail. Well, this is because his war injuries keep him from being able to use a keyboard. He can't type. You know, it's like saying he can't do jumping jacks," Rove said. "There's a reason he can't raise his arms above his head. There's a reason he doesn't have the nimbleness in his fingers." is because John McCain tweets with his feet! Or maybe it's because he isn't typing at all but it's a surrogate or Cindy! So which is it?

Concerned in OH,

Since McCain's "insightful" comments here has been the reaction.

McCain’s Senate GOP colleague and Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) in an interview with Harry Smyth this morning sided with Obama:
"For us to become heavily involved in the election at this point is to give the clergy an opportunity to have an enemy…and to use us, really, to retain their power."
Nick Burns, former Ambassador & Bush administration negotiator with Iran in an interview with NRP this morning sided with Obama: “President Ahmadinejad would like nothing better than to see a very aggressive series of statements by the United States that would try to put the U.S. in the center of this,” Burns said. “And I think President Obama is avoiding that quite rightly.”
And that's just two Republicans speaking out against McCain's war mongering.
But we know how much McCain cares about freedom and democracy over politics: via TheHill last night: "House Republicans are preparing to vote en bloc against the $106 billion war-spending bill, a position once unthinkable for the party that characterized the money as support for the troops."
This behavior was called treason by the Republicans and their ilk over the years but once again Republican hypocrisy is the order of the day from these war mongering, big business gas addled windbags.
Concerned in OH it's your party and you can have it!

Patrick, what Jake said before was repetitive movements with his SHOULDERS, not repetitive movements! Amazing you want to questions Tapper's honesty yet are dishonest in your attack.
The difference being that if McCain (and you're assuming McCain himself was typing) was using a blackberry or his Iphone the repetitive movements would be in his thumbs, not his shoulders. Again McCain has his wife transcribe emails hence it would make sense that someone else actually does the tweets.

Perhaps this will meet the moderator's standards.
Jake,
How about asking McCain about his inability to use a computer or take part in repetitive motions that you reported on Sept 14, 2008 in this very blog? Fact: on Sept 14 you blogged that John can't use a computer due to his POW time. Fact: Here is John today not only taking part in repetitive motions but twittering away in interviews with you. Aren't you the least bit curious about the inconsistency? Or perhaps call him out on one of his lies?

I wonder what McCain would say about the comments this morning from former Bush negotiator to Iran, Nick Burns? Mr. Burn's says “President Ahmadinejad would like nothing better than to see a very aggressive series of statements by the United States that would try to put the U.S. in the center of this,” Burns said. “And I think President Obama is avoiding that quite rightly.” Listen to the interview on NPR. It's also interesting to note McCain's rhetoric during his campaign against Obama is still his stance now. For John it's all about chest thumping and posturing as opposed to actual strategy. It's been said again and again...Obama is playing chess and McCain is still stumped playing checkers.

Very cool to catch bits of your exchange in progress on Twitter, Mr. Tapper, and then the unedited repub on your blog. Fascinating how Twitter works as a self-copy editor. Saves time and money PLUS it's the soul of wit!

Assuming this was the "real" John McCain, the message resonates! And yes, Senator, it is funny how when eyes will not see and ears will not hear, history repeats itself

Let me state without doubt: I honor Mr. McCain's service and pain suffered in service to our country. I don't honor Mr. McCain's enablers and his own use of his POW status as a club when it's convenient. Nor do I appreciate enablers of the lies in the press...like Russert, Tapper, Fox news, Brooks...etc. I just wish more reporters were actually willing to call out the lies and deliberate misdirection from both parties and their surrogates on many issues. The toughest questions I've seen Jake ask are of Gibb's and they're drudge report, high school, let's stir the pot, sound bite questions at best. What happened to the hard hitting interviews as opposed to the lovefest? Bring back Cronkite...we would all be more informed about both sides of the aisle.

Twitter is so perfect for journalists and politicians...they live by the sound bite.
Now, if only they could say something meaningful when they do it.