The latest campaign twister from John McCain is that he is not questioning Barack Obama’s patriotism, only his judgment. But what kind of judgment has McCain been exercising the past several months by calling for the ouster of Russia from the G-8, the group of economic powers that is essential to global stability? Not only [...]
John McCain and Russia
August 22nd, 2008 No Comments
Tags: campaign · cold war · election · foreign policy · iran · McCain · obama · russia
Reminders of the Goldwater Campaign
July 28th, 2008 No Comments
Hearing John McCain complain about the media treatment he’s been getting or not getting lately reminds me of the 1964 presidential campaign of another Republican senator from Arizona. I was the CBS News producer responsible for supervising coverage of Barry Goldwater’s campaign when he and his aides maintained a steady barrage of complaints about the [...]
