One of the worst parts of the last eight years has been the overall secrecy that has shrouded the White House and it's day to day activities. Things have happened that we may never know and every time the commander in chief or one of his cronies are asked to give details about something important, they have claimed executive privilege, even though everyone knew that for the most part, they were just breaking laws and found an easy way not to have to face the consequences.
In trying to stay true to what nospintalk.com is about, we don't want to say things that may not be true. We do, however, feel that stating that Bush and his staff are breaking laws left and right and not wanting to testify under oath about it is pretty well documented. Now, stop smiling. It could get worse.
If this next election were to see John McCain elected, would we see the bad get worse? Would we see the blanket covering the truth get wider and heavier? It's already shaping up that way.
There have been numerous efforts already made on the McCain campaign to try to shirk revealing important information. Whether it's his health, finance, history or factors about his ties to lobbyists, McCain obviously has a lot going on that he'd rather not let people know. Is it that he thinks people who support him will be less likely to vote for him? Perhaps something that would not look good for a presidential candidate, such as cancer or some other health condition? Ties to people who might be viewed as more damaging in the public eye than Rev. Wright?
Whatever it is, we have to wonder, if elected, what the future holds. Another man wanted us to like him too. His name was George W. Bush. He wanted to be liked all the way up to his second election, after which he didn't seem to care so much anymore. If McCain in anyway plans on carrying on Bush's policies, especially if carried on in the same manner, we should all be afraid. Very afraid.
The United States not only can not afford another bout of Bush's catastrophic shenanigans, it cannot afford to be thought any less of on the international scene. For a country currently scrambling to make it off of “torture” lists, one might think we'd be hastening to get rid of bad policies and usher in a new wave of humanitarianism and good will, both at home and abroad. One thing McCain has been pretty public about is his thoughts on dealing with Iraq and Iran, and these thoughts do not bode well.
Perhaps it would behoove the press, in their time spent with Senator McCain, to ask a few questions such as “Would you continue to wiretap 10,000 or more US citizens who weren't doing anything wrong?”, “Would you testify before Congress if asked to, maybe even without a subpoena?” or better yet “Would you be willing to declassify all of the documents the Bush administration has made secret, even if it led to the eventual indictments of those currently in power?”
Maybe we should lay off the last one, seeing as how it may prompt the current administration into burning down a few buildings full of documents.
The point is, McCain was unwilling to release his medical records. He was unwilling to disclose tax information. His willingness to release his medical records came in the form of a 90 minute interview with his physicians and a few hours for reporters to peruse over 1,100 pages of medical history and was done so on a long holiday weekend. He has had secret meetings with religious extremists, after which he came out on the other side of the fence about abortion. We know all of these things. What is terribly worrisome is what we may not know yet, or worse, what we may never know if he is elected to the White House.
