Sunday, January 27, 2008
Re: Romney, McCain & Benchmarks [Mark R. Levin]
This is interesting, K-Lo. Let me take an excerpt from what you just posted about McCain's comments.
McCain said ... that he hadn't yet decided on precise benchmarks. "They'd have to be specific, and they (Iraqi government officials) would have to meet them," he said.
Asked what penalty would be imposed if Iraq failed to meet his benchmarks, he said: "I think everybody knows the consequences. Haven't met the benchmarks? Obviously, then, we're not able to complete the mission. Then you have to examine your options."
ME: So, if the Iraqi government didn't meet specific benchmarks, then we are not able to complete our mission, and we would have to examine our options? If I twist this the way McCain is twisting Romney's comment, then I suppose I could argue that McCain favored setting a date for withdrawal — and not so secretly. But that's not what he said. And that's not what Romney said. And the fact that now Huckabee endorses the McCain spin on this underscores, for me, what a joke they (he and this phony issue) are.
And lest we forget, when Romney demanded an apology from McCain for misstating what Romney said, McCain's response was that Romney should apologize to the troops for his (non-) position! That, to me, took this nonsense to a new level of audacity.
01/27 01:03 PM
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