American Nonsense

“American greatness” has passed, said Meghan McCain at a memorial service for her father, John McCain. Sounds more like American nonsense.

Here is the America of John McCain, according to his daughter:

The America of John McCain is, yes, the America of Vietnam, fighting the fight, even in the most grim circumstances, even in the most distant, hostile corner of the world, standing for the life and liberty of other peoples in other lands.

In other words, the America of John McCain is perpetual war, interventionism, military offense instead of defense, intervening in civil wars, bombing, maiming, killing, invading, and occupying. Too bad this nonsense won’t pass with McCain.

I heard some of the remarks that some members of Congress made when McCain’s body was lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda. More American nonsense.

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8:41 am on September 2, 2018

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