On George Bush and John McCain's insanity

John McCain is apparently lagging behind the rest of the world by about three years, and said yesterday that he is afraid Americans will stop supporting the war in Iraq, and he believed that Americans weren't upset about our occupation of the country, but rather the number of American casualties.

McCain, a Vietnam war veteran who spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war, said in an interview with The Associated Press that it's not the U.S. presence in Iraq that upsets voters but rather the number of casualties and the possibility those numbers could rise.

McCain went on to express concern that Americans may stop supporting the war if a large scale crisis were to occur in Iraq:

"By the way, a lot of us are also very concerned about the possibility of a, quote, 'Tet Offensive.' You know, some large-scale tact that could then switch American public opinion the way that the Tet Offensive did," the Arizona senator said.

Sorry Senator McCain, but you're about hmmm..three years too late! While Bush's job approval sits at a Real Clear Politics average of a pathetic 34.4%, about 63% of Americans say they want the troops home by the end of this year! Then there's these damning poll numbers, which include:

60% of America is opposed to the troop escalation.

57% favor a cap on the number of troops serving in Iraq at one time.

63% are bothered by the Republicans putting a block on efforts to debate the war in Iraq.

So you see, Senator McCain, while I realize that Republicans are out of touch with America, let's try to stay on top of things a bit more, okay?

Meanwhile, President Bush was either dropping acid, or living in fantasy land, I'm not sure which. Regardless, he still believes that Iraq is going well, saying of the situation over there that "most of the country is in good shape." He's also still talking to God referring to himself as "compassionate." When asked a question about what his legacy would be:

And suddenly, it was 2000 again; Mr. Bush did not mention 9/11 or the global war on terror, Iraq or Afghanistan, Saddam or bin Laden: "Compassionate conservatism" was his legacy, he declared, and referred to the faith-based initiatives we haven't heard much about in subsequent years. "I made a name by being compassionate."

Oh? Yes, you were extremely compassionate when, for example, Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped New Orleans off the map, weren't you?