McCain's Black stain

Charlie Black has brought a lot of heat down on McCain’s presidential bid.  His comments about about the Bhutto assassination and the possibility of an attack on US soil helping the McCain campaign.  But perhaps he’s just being honest.

The New Yorker magazine reported in Feburary 2004 that Black was considering setting up an office in Baghdad. "The problem in Iraq so far is it's slow, and very confusing for people to figure out how to do business there ... One week you go to Baghdad, and they say the decisions are being made at the Pentagon. Then you go to the Pentagon, and they say the decisions are being made in Baghdad. Only Halliburton is making money now!," he told New Yorker. "Is there too much cronyism? I just wish I could find the cronies," Black said.

This coming from a man considered as one of America's leading Republican political strategists.  Perhaps his strategy is honesty today?  Crazy?  keep two things in mind before you drop this orange ball. 

Rupert Murdoch the man who has probably spread more lies and dis-information than anyone said in an interview in May 2008 during the "All Things Digital" conference, "McCain is a friend of mine. He's a patriot. But he's unpredictable. Doesn't seem to know much about the economy. He has been in Congress a long time, and you have to make a lot of compromises. So what's he really stand for?... I think he has a lot of problems."

That’s a pretty telling statement from a guy who’s compromised our media more than anyone else in history.  Murdoch goes farther and admits he was instrumental in the New York Post’s endorsement of Obama.

Equally as telling is the seeming about face of the Obama campaign after he secured the nomination.  From being a beacon of hope and integrity to a liar.  There is no lack of quotes and video in which Obama steadfastly states he will run a fair race and use the public finance system.  But big money talks.  He’s just another rich son-of-a-bitch who wants to win at all costs.  Who will end up paying the costs. 

I’m not a McCain supporter but I do appreciate some hard honesty and maybe Charlie Black was just calling it like he sees it.  I’m sick of the lies and if we can’t have an honest conversation about the shit we are in what’s the point.