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Andrew Heyman lives and works in Seattle Washington USA. His true vocation is political writing and agitating for the radical idea that a society that is governed by, and serves the needs of the people is best.
Andrew is also the member of a wonderful family with his loving wife, Pam, and the proud father of 2 wonderful children, Josie and Adam. They all keep him from becoming immersed in blogging to an unhealthy degree, and remind him of why he cares about what is going on in this world in the first place.
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John "Anything for a Vote" McCain
While presidential elections are the political equivalent of a binge alcoholic, I am relishing the spectacle of John McCain "flip-flopping" all over the country as he tries to get elected after 8 years of GOP disaster.
The latest is McCain's new timeline for withdrawal from Iraq:
Senator John McCain declared on Thursday that most American troops will be home from Iraq by 2013 and that Iraq will be a functioning democracy with only “spasmodic’’ episodes of violence, a striking departure from his refusal so far to set a date for U.S. withdrawal.
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“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,’’ Mr. McCain said at the Columbus Convention Center. “The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.’’
And we will have fifty cent a gallon gas and free ice cream for all the children!
This of course is quite a change from his previous timeline of US involvement, and shows just how desperate McCain is as the Democratic nomination process (finally) comes to a close.