John McCain and the ring to rule them all

[firsty]

John McCain and the ring to rule them all
by Claus Jacobsen


excerpt:

How do you know a person has fallen under the spell of The Ring?

First, his eyes begin to glow with strange anticipation. Then his voice changes, and as he speaks he utters the same enthusiastic phrases as others before him, talking about a “precious” opportunity and the power to change the very course of history.

You notice in him a tendency to deny reality. The person who has been spellbound ignores the dangers, as he seems to focus on mysterious promises of a new era of unity. It is all about the power and the glory.

In The Economist yearbook, The World in 2007, US Senator John Sidney McCain III argues “The case for American engagement” in the year to come.

John McCain has often been portrayed as a wise politician, a bridge-builder and the Republican who can reach across the centre and woo the American left.

In his op-ed in The Economist World, John McCain acknowledges that “global warming is a reality” that “portends a dire future for all, should insufficient action be taken.”

John McCain also understands the need for new economic measures to help spread the economic benefits of globalization to developing countries in “the losing end of economic change”.

He sees a new world order rising, where China, India and Russia as well as the European Union and the “new ideological wave” in Latin America will become stronger influences.

For the United States to “continue its ambitious agenda” it must, first of all, reclaim “moral credibility” after scandals like Abu Ghraib that prompted others to question American leadership.

All in all, it seems like John McCain is in tune with voters and with the global development. He appears sincere in his concerns, and eager to address global issues, from Iran and North Korea to Darfur.

One thing, however, reveals that John McCain, for all his virtues, may have fallen prey to the lure of the promise of absolute power:

“We must do everything possible to succeed in Iraq, and we cannot simply walk or wish away the problems there. Nor should we forget that the benefits of success there would be enormous”, he writes.

[jimboloco]

my precious, my precious
my preziduncy
another dangerous dumbbeater
on the prowl.

[firsty]

you can dress em up but you cant take em out.

[jimboloco]

Latin America hopefuly will evolve away from the IMF
irregardless of McCain's ascenduncey
the prison industrial complex will continue until we see thhat thhe roots of crime are sown deeply into poverty, alienation
disenfeanchisement

[stilltrucking]

you can dress em up but you cant take em out.

I missed you

jimboloco I am heart sick
still reading Fiasco
that book I quoted somewhere <looking>