McCain/Keating = McCain/Palin

by tristero

I agree with my blogging colleagues that this film about the McCain and Keating is a must see.

The story is very simple: Keating was a common thief who stole hundreds of millions of dollars directly from his own company. McCain and 4 other senators were paid by Keating to block inquiries into that theft. They were all caught, Keating was sent to the slammer while McCain and his colleagues were sternly reprimanded and publicly humiliated.

The lesson of the story is also simple. McCain doesn’t possess the moral and intellectual judgment to be president of the United States.

Nor has McCain learned better judgment over the years. Exhibit A: Sarah Palin, his first presidential-level decision and as spectacularly bad a failure of judgment as his befriending and support of Charles Keating. In a very real sense, McCain’s support of Keating and McCain’s choice of Palin are all of a piece: John McCain cannot make intelligent decisions.

Bottom line: John McCain does not have what it takes to be president.