[IWE] Rolling Stone piece on McCain

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:07:48 -0700

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Glorious:

> This is the story of the real John McCain, the one who has been  
> hiding in plain sight. It is the story of a man who has consistently  
> put his own advancement above all else, a man willing to say and do  
> anything to achieve his ultimate ambition: to become commander in  
> chief, ascending to the one position that would finally enable him  
> to outrank his four-star father and grandfather.
>
> In its broad strokes, McCain's life story is oddly similar to that  
> of the current occupant of the White House. John Sidney McCain III  
> and George Walker Bush both represent the third generation of  
> American dynasties. Both were born into positions of privilege  
> against which they rebelled into mediocrity. Both developed an  
> uncanny social intelligence that allowed them to skate by with a  
> minimum of mental exertion. Both struggled with booze and loutish  
> behavior. At each step, with the aid of their fathers' powerful  
> friends, both failed upward. And both shed their skins as  
> Episcopalian members of the Washington elite to build political  
> careers as self-styled, ranch-inhabiting Westerners who pray to  
> Jesus in their wives' evangelical churches.
>
> In one vital respect, however, the comparison is deeply unfair to  
> the current president: George W. Bush was a much better pilot.

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href=3D"http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23316912/makebelieve_maveri=
ck/print">Glorious:</a><br><div><br></div><div><div></div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>This is the story of the real John McCain, the one =
who has been hiding in plain sight. It is the story of a man who has =
consistently put his own advancement above all else, a man willing to =
say and do anything to achieve his ultimate ambition: to become =
commander in chief, ascending to the one position that would finally =
enable him to outrank his four-star father and =
grandfather.</div><div><br></div><div>In its broad strokes, McCain's =
life story is oddly similar to that of the current occupant of the White =
House. John Sidney McCain III and George Walker Bush both represent the =
third generation of American dynasties. Both were born into positions of =
privilege against which they rebelled into mediocrity. Both developed an =
uncanny social intelligence that allowed them to skate by with a minimum =
of mental exertion. Both struggled with booze and loutish behavior. At =
each step, with the aid of their fathers' powerful friends, both failed =
upward. And both shed their skins as Episcopalian members of the =
Washington elite to build political careers as self-styled, =
ranch-inhabiting Westerners who pray to Jesus in their wives' =
evangelical churches.</div><div><br></div><div>In one vital respect, =
however, the comparison is deeply unfair to the current president: =
George W. Bush was a much better =
pilot.</div></blockquote></div></body></html>=

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