Shakespeare on John McCain

Allright Junior. This little passage of King Lear always stuck in my head for some reason. I never met anyone that it really fit (until I started paying attention to McCain.) Even the guy who says those lines in the play (Cornwall) is a horrible villain, and the words he says really don’t fit the character (Kent) at all.

Basically it’s a description of a person who is very clever and crafty, but has an undeserved reputation for honesty because he likes to be outspoken and rude. That’s kind of what I see with McCain. The press gives him a pass for being a “straight-talking maverick.” And he does enjoy saying things in undiplomatic ways. But that’s not the same as being honest. Being honest requires not only bluntness but a questioning of oneself, as to how true what you’re about to say really is. And how true can the candidate’s statements really be when he’s always contradicting himself and flipflopping?

I can give lots of examples, but I’d like to wait and see if others jump in…. working on a much bigger rohrabacher/mccain post…