Why is McCains war record relevant to his potential service as President of the United States?
McCain has made it relevant by presenting it to the voting public as a measure of his readiness to be elected president and “commander in chief,” as he is fond of saying. Since he references his military record to establish that he’s presidential timber, we ought to examine it so that we can decide for ourselves if that record demonstrates what he says it does: honesty, courage in times of crisis, and steadfast commitment to his fellow servicemen and country above himself. QUESTION: Has anyone accused you of “Swift Boating” McCain, and if they have, what is your response? ANSWER: People who read the piece haven’t responded that way. There’s a big difference between the use of standard research methods and “Swift Boat” tactics that rely on shoddy research, unsupported claims, false assertions, and outright smears. The longer impact of the 2004 “swift boating” of John Kerry is dismaying; for fear of being labeled “Swift Boaters,” the press now shies away from ordinary investigation into
