Slog - Comments on Walking Freely With John McCain http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain You may recall that last week, John McCain declared Baghdad safe enough to stroll through unarmed. Yesterday he took a stroll through Baghdad — backed by 100 soldiers, three Blackhawks, and two Apache gunships. In a press conference after his Baghdad tour, McCain told a reporter that his visit to the market today was proof that you could indeed “walk freely” in some areas of Baghdad.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:39:36 -0800 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:22:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gabriel And here's Lindsey Graham's summation of how peaceful things are in Iraq (he strolled with McCain through the market): "I bought five rugs for five bucks." Well, things certainly seem fine then.

Oh, except that snipers opened fire at the market after the Senators left. Maybe that's why the rugs are so cheap.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687704 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687704 Politics Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:03:18 -0800 Comment by COMTE How can he possibly make such a bald-faced assertion with a straight face? Hell, with that kind of armored support and air cover, he could have "walked freely" through the middle of a free-fire zone!

Which apparently is exactly what this location turned into a few minutes after he completed his pathetic publicity stunt.

Next Up: "McCain Will 'Freely Walk' On Water - With Help Of 100 Navy SEALS"

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687738 Politics Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:47:57 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Let's see, the population of Iraq is 26 million (and plummeting). That means that we can facify the country with a mere 52 million Apaches, 78 million Blackhawks, and 26 BILLION troops. Where's my checkbook?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687774 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687774 Politics Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:28:02 -0800 Comment by Max Solomon all hail the caretaker of the Bush monarchy until Noelle is ready to be appointed.

]]> Max Solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687805 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687805 Politics Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:11:19 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA Fnarf @3, LOL!

I can't believe I once bought the notion that McCain was a moderate Republican, and independent who flouted the R party line. He has turned in to such a tool. Or maybe he was all along.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687828 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687828 Politics Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:45:07 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle SNAFU - typical.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687924 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/walking_free_with_john_mccain#c687924 Politics Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:22:42 -0800