Every time McCain talks about the need for responsible leadership, remember he thought Sarah Palin was the best qualified person to succeed him should he be unable to serve as President.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Every time McCain talks about the need for responsible leadership, remember he thought Sarah Palin was the best qualified person to succeed him should he be unable to serve as President.<\/p>\n

Every time the media plays that clip of McCain defending Obama against rumors that he was secretly a Muslim, remember Sarah Palin was the one saying \u201cObama was palling around with terrorists\u201d and \u201che doesn\u2019t see America like you and I see America\u201d.<\/p>\n

Every time McCain wants to bemoan the rising partisanship, remember it was his running mate who would call Obama a socialist and decry the impending collapse of America.<\/p>\n

Every time McCain expresses concern about Trump, remember Sarah Palin rallied her base, the base that exists solely because of John McCain, behind Donald Trump during the GOP Primaries.<\/p>\n

Because John McCain allowed Sarah Palin to be introduced to a general election audience, it made Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, and Herman Cain seem palatable four years later. These were people from the crazy caucus. Mitt Romney, an occasionally reasonable person (who turned out to be right about Russia) was even forced to adopt some of the more inflammatory rhetoric from the crazy caucus just to solidify his base.\u00a0 Romney was even forced to whore himself out for the endorsement of a tiny-fingered vulgarian who also happened to be a failed steak salesman (more on him later). That was only necessary for Romney because for years that person had been the leading voice behind the racist lie that Obama wasn\u2019t born in the United States.<\/p>\n

It was to be expected that after eight years of leadership by people like Allen West, Steve King, and Louie Gohmert, that the crazy caucus would become a dominating force in the GOP. Because of Palin, Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and Alex Jones are relevant political figures. Let\u2019s be clear, an environment where Donald Trump could become the nominee would not have existed had it not been for Sarah Palin paving the way for this new wave of idiocy. She laid the cornerstone, took the slings and arrows, and blew the dog whistle louder than George Wallace, so that one day someone of her ilk might be considered Presidential. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio were once considered the reasonable Republicans in 2016\u2026.Ted Cruz actually believes<\/a> that George Soros is conspiring with the UN to eliminate private property so he can build golf courses, and Marco Rubio calls the West Bank \u201cJudea and Samaria\u201d because he subscribes to Christian apocalypse theory<\/a>. These were the reasonable people, and together with Trump they won 81% of GOP primary voters.<\/p>\n

Sarah Palin emboldened the crazy caucus, and John McCain emboldened Sarah Palin. These people and their racism were dormant for decades, and McCain\u2019s choices have brought them to the forefront of our politics with consequences that will be seen for a generation.<\/p>\n

Even if you could excuse McCain for his choice of Sarah Palin, and the residual effects nearly a decade later, there\u2019s still the matter of McCain\u2019s voting record. John McCain is as Republican as any member of congress, he may talk a big game, but he\u2019s voted with his party nearly 90% of the time<\/a> since he\u2019s been in the Senate.<\/p>\n

Every time we talk about all the sacrifices John McCain made for this country, remember he\u2019s been more than willing to sacrifice the lives of a lot of other people\u2019s children by sending them to war.<\/p>\n

Every time McCain talks about defeating ISIS and responsible foreign policy, remember he voted for the Iraq War, which directly resulted in the creation of ISIS, and his signing of the Iran letter in a desperate attempt to undercut the nuclear deal.<\/p>\n

Every time McCain talks about compassion, remember he\u2019s been trying to privatize Social Security and the social safety net for years.<\/p>\n

Every time McCain talks about the struggles he\u2019s had with his health, remember the vote he cast to proceed with debate on a bill that would deprive at least 22 million people of their healthcare. What even allowed him to even get his diagnosis in time was pre-screening, which is encouraged under Obamacare, which he wants to repeal.<\/p>\n

Every time McCain talks about normalcy, remember the day he returned to the senate to be the deciding vote to proceed on debating a bill that nobody read or understands what they\u2019re debating.<\/p>\n

Every time McCain criticizes Trumps rhetoric about immigrants and walls, remember McCain ran ads saying \u201ccomplete the danged fence!\u201d<\/p>\n

Every time there\u2019s a new revelation about Russia and McCain feigns concern, remember McCain endorsed Trump for months and still endorses the Trump agenda even if he doesn\u2019t approve of the man.<\/p>\n

That speech he gave in front of the senate Tuesday, was worse than just political theater, it was delusion disguised as hypocrisy wrapped in a platitude. It was a man, who lived the life of Chamberlain and thinks he\u2019ll be remembered as Churchill. McCain could use what might be his final months to redeem himself, actually be the man behind the words, and be the principled person we all want him to be. But he won\u2019t, because that\u2019s not John McCain, and it never will be.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a hero because he pretends to be a maverick? I like people who are actually mavericks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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