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McCain’s Aches and Pains

By Terry J. Allen

Like jokes about President Bush being stupid, cheap shots at Sen. John McCain’s age are largely unfunny. More importantly, they deflect crucial concerns about the men. Bush’s alleged stupidity camouflaged his administration’s brilliance in implementing radical economic, ideological, legal and social policies that advanced its agenda. Ridicule of McCain’s age (along with paeans to his war record) distracts from hard critiques… return to article

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