I’m confused by this ad, is John McCain running to be the President of Israel?

Is there a not too subtle message here to right-wing Israeli supporters showing a giant Israeli flag over East Jerusalem, which last I checked was still occupied Palestinian territory? Or, is just trying to alienate the entire Muslim world further in an effort to provoke an attack Iran?

This along with his increasingly needless belligerence and provocation against Russia is a good example of the why thought of President John McCain continues to scare the hell of me.

I have so far endeavoured to stay out of the presidential race, but this sort of election season fear mongering has real world consequences outside of the candidate’s base. I know Senator McCain is new to the Internet, but maybe someone needs to explain to him that people outside of the US can also watch YouTube!

Given growing military threat around the world, the increasing deterioration of government control in vital areas such as Pakistan, and a growing scarcity of natural resources such as water and oil, the threat of a new era of global war is a real, clear, and present danger. So far both the Republican and Democratic leadership in Washington DC have been heedless to this threat, and the American people stand to lose everything.

The sort of ignorant, pandering, fear-mogering on display in this ad has got to end. It should be unacceptable to every American that this sort of dangerous radical posturing is coming from anyone that doesn’t live in a shack in Montana, let alone one of the top candidates for the position that determines national policy!  

Regardless of who wins the presidential race, it is clear that we are going to need voices in congress that are willing to stand up for the constitutional system of checks and balance, and to reign in the almost imperial level of control that has been seized by the executive branch of the government under the Bush Administration.

It is up to Congress, not the president, to declare war, and when any president violates the law, it is the duty of congress to enforce the rule of law and hold the president accountable, regardless of how politically risky impeachment or any other actions may be.

If congress had done its duty over the past eight years and reigned in the fiscal, military, and diplomatic irresponsibility of the Bush administration, we would not be on the precipice of war and economic disaster we now stand upon.

Voters in this district need to take a good long look at this ad and ask themselves:

Does Connie Mack support this position?

Is this the sort of foreign policy leadership we can expect if Burt Saunders gets into office?

Would Robert Neeld end up as anything more than another voice in the impotent and oblivious chorus of congressional Democrats?

It is time for a real change…