CAFFEINATED POLITICS (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
I was surprised at how short of the mark John McCain was last night in Nashville. I truly thought that his campaign would have stressed how important it was to score points, and make a clear case for why he was the most qualified to lead the nation. Instead there was never the ‘presidential feel’, [...]
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The point of the very long investigation by the LA Times seems to be that John McCain has always been brash, headstrong, and prone to erratic behavior that ends up getting him into trouble. But I'm sure he'll be fine handling two wars and an economic crisis. I mean, who hasn't crashed a bank or two? Or 1,000.
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment. By Ralph Vartabedian and Richard A. Serrano Los Angeles Times Staff Writers October 6, 2008 John McCain was training in his AD-6 Skyraider on an overcast Texas morning in 1960 when he slammed into Corpus Christi Bay and sheared the skin off his plane's wings. McCain recounted the accident decades later in...
Bruce Eisner's Vision Thing (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Link for this Post: Mishaps mark John McCain's record as naval aviator Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment By Ralph Vartabedian and Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles Times According to the...
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment. A Times review of his record suggests he was cocky, occasionally cavalier and prone to testing limits. John McCain was training in his AD-6 Skyraider on an overcast Texas morning in 1960 when he slammed into Corpus Christi Bay and sheared the skin off his plane's wings.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment. John McCain was training in his AD-6 Skyraider on an overcast Texas morning in 1960 when he slammed into Corpus Christi Bay and sheared the skin off his plane's wings.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment. A Times review of his record suggests he was cocky, occasionally cavalier and prone to testing limits. John McCain was training in his AD-6 Skyraider on an overcast Texas morning in 1960 when he slammed into Corpus Christi Bay and sheared the skin off his plane's wings.
Deanna's Ramblings (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Here’s another important read from the LA Times — “Mishaps mark John McCain’s record as naval aviator.” It’s too long to paste in here, but here is the link (and a quote or two): In today’s military, a lapse in judgment that causes a crash can end a pilot’s career. Though standards were looser and crashes [...]
The Nattering Nabob (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The LA Times has an expose of McCain's career as a pilot, and it looks like the man has been irresponsible, without judgment and - dare I say it? - erratic his whole life. Mishaps mark John McCain's record as naval aviator Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment. McCain recounted the accident decades later in his autobiography. "The engine quit...
