ANYONE BUSH IS FOR 70% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE AGAINST.THAT MEANS MCCAIN JUST GOT THE CURSE OF THE OLD WHITE TEXAS BOOB GEORGE BUSH, AAMERICAS DUMBEST PRESIDENT EVER.
I WOULD BE ASHAMED TO HAVE THAT BUSH IN MY CORNER, HE CAN NOT EVEN READ.

Comments here are stupid.

That said. This will help McCain not hurt. Has something to do with fundraising.
Much too complex for this crowd.

Such unbridled glee from Democrats. Hope it isn't premature. Buy the time the general rolls around Hill and Bama will be out on panhandling on Colfax Avenue where Sal and Dean fared much better on some some sixty years before, but they were only trying to see the country, not bilk it by hijacking the US economy through empty promises which will never, could never, be fulfilled. The folks will catch on, Hillary will secure a nomination and Barrack's youth army (A. Hitler had one too) will once again feel disenfranchised, cheated even... and that may be so. Regardless, it'll be enough for them to stay home, and it'll be enough for John McCain to follow Bush as President. New disease alert for the Am. Psychiatric Ass.: McCain Derangement Syndrome. It's tacky to vehemently hate a veteran once incarcerated for 5 years at the notorious Hanoi Hilton during the Viet Nam War. But it didn't stop Gloria Steinem, but then what does?

If Bush's 30% rusted on, true believers go to McCain he is a shoe in for November.

This is hilarious.

About the Iraq War being such a "failure," stop and do some reasoning. If you oppose the Iraq War, ask yourself why. Is it wrong to impose freedom on another nation? If you think this, then ask yourself how you can square that belief with a belief in our own regime. After all, the principles this country rests on, Natural Rights, are held to be universal, not particular. This is something the founders were quite clear on. So, if we have these universal truths about rights then shouldn't we be devoted to these principles above all else? Isn't the common good above man? Well, if you agree so far then you would have to say that being in Iraq is a good thing because we are spreading these principles. These principles are what makes us Americans, nothing else does. If you question the universality of these principles then you must question the ground on which our great nation stands.

Really, you have to be an Epicurean, a Nihilist or a Multiculturalism in order to reject what Bush has done. There is nothing just or good about hedonism, self-interest, meaningless existence, or relativism. These things only lead to the destruction of civilization and open the door to tyranny.

Bush isn't a tyrant, in fact, he is securing us from tyranny. He isn't some evil Nazi or Fascist. To those who claim these things I would respond by saying that 1. he isn't a "National Socialist" and 2. he believes in something above man, or some sense of higher justice (can be Natural Rights OR the Divine).

As a result, I welcome his endorsement of McCain, it means that a man of principles and conviction thinks that another is fit to preside over the preservation of our great nation.

Don't bring psychology into a political debate. Psychology has extreme limits, after all, the end of the road of Psychology has a sign pointing to philosophy...Psychology is pseudo-science. Read Freud, inevitably you will probably dismiss psychology once you notice a footnote proclaiming the founding of civilization to be when a bunch of men urinated on a fire. I'm not kidding, he really said that.

I don't condone the use of "emotional fear." Really though, is that the best anyone has? I don't think all defenders of the Iraq War are using security as their primary defense.

Although I agree to some extent with your post Gerry, losing a war isn't always a bad thing. If the Iraq War is going to be a failure as so many far-left self-interested nuts claim, then I would rather that we fail in Iraq attempting to do a noble and just deed than succeed unjustly. Isn't it better to die fighting for justice than to win unjustly? Although I admit that I am on the "right," I don't understand how anyone could defend pulling out of a war based on self-interest alone. This same rational applies to torture. We shouldn't torture ANYONE, even at the cost of our own demise. We are trying to spread justice, and we can't undermine justice in the process, otherwise we claim that the self-interest of winning is higher than the cause of justice, and there is nothing higher than justice.

I am extremely disappointed with so many in the U.S. for being opposed to the Iraq War simply because of the relatively small loss of life, or because of the financial cost. It is sad that so many citizens have fallen into the abyss. Are the concerns of money and safety really more important than what is right? I hope not, otherwise the world is about to meet its destruction.

Also, Gerry, we shouldn't take the Spartan view of war. As the mothers of Spartan soldiers would say "come home with your shield, or on it." What that means that they would rather have their children die at war than return home having lost.

Backing out is dishonorable because we made a commitment and we would have to break it for unjust reasons, thereby destroying our honor. We must stay in Iraq until the job is done.

The right wing will vote for the Dem candidate so they can blame this country's mess on somebody else. Limbaugh will certainly vote for the Dem candidate. It's his bread and butter.

I've had the flu, feeling miserable, unable to sleep, which finds me here at quarter to four in the morning. But hey, don't we all have crosses to bear. Well maybe not Dems: they're creating some new agency of cross bearing bureaucrats, capable of suing for damages caused by petty aggravations, like, the flu.

Anyhow, I haven't felt as uplifted in a month as I have upon reading the posts submitted by Thrasymacus. Dude... Greek dude, right?... if you don't write for a living you should.

Poetry runs in the Irish blood.

Thrasymacus, Thank you for such a great post. I wish Americans would figure out, that some of the "hate" other countries have for us, comes from us backing out, when we said we would help. Germany and France have elected Leaders who are similiar to George Bush. Do you really want a President like Clinton or Obama, who will make excuses for everything??? "It's not your fault you can't make that much money in a job! Welfare pays more,let the government take care of you." "Let big business pay more taxes to take care of it! They can afford it! Business's think they are better then us, because they can give us a job? If big business does not like it, then they can just take their companies to other countries!!!" (Oh My! Thats Right! They are taking their companies to other countries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Wake Up Americans before it is too late! America is strong because of the noble working class, not the takers!

@ Thrasymacus ~ Backing out is dishonorable because we made a commitment ...

This presumes we "have" any "honor". We don't. It started by breaking every treaty ever entered into with native americans and has gone on unabated ever since. Fighting wars for honor went out with shintoism.

People thinking GWB endorsing McCain will destroy him were the same ones who thought GWB would lose in 2004.

McCain is getting his whole party behind him as well as independents.

With Iraq getting better every day, thanks in good part to recommendations McCain made and backed, it strengthens him for Novemeber. The Democrats are too busy now beating on each other and may they keep doing so for a long time.

Bush endorsing McCain after he has clinched the nomination takes the amount of political courage it does to call Osama bin Laden a terrorist after 9/11. Bush - Don't endorse McCain unless you want a Democrat in the WHite House after you. McCain - don't accept Bush's endorsement -- its a poison pill.

Yes, Thrasymacus is Greek, from Plato's Republic. I actually do write for a living, although not much of a living at the moment since I am in graduate school...

It's funny though, everyone who disagrees with what I have said is truly unable to disprove me. Instead everyone is just bringing up the talking points of the left, really guys? Is that the best you've got?

Thrasymacus, seldom have I encountered such unadulterated psychobabble, irrational posturing and unmitigated, self-important bilge.

Tell me, do you also walk on water?

And frankly, your writing is weak.

John: "Er, uh, thanks, but No Thanks, George."

Are most Republicans Rich?

John McCain is a patriot without a cause.

The previous two posts are not from me, Mark. Anyway...

Psychobabble? I actually gave a speech about a month ago on the limits of psychology. I even dismissed psychology in a post; next time why don't you carefully read what I write?

What is irrational about what I have written? My arguements have stood the test of time. After all, they are based on classical philosophy. Don't accuse me of using psychology because I despise psychology.