John McCain on MSNBC's "College Tour"
I have been watching John McCain on this 60 minute interview show, hosted by Chris Matthews, and am so struck by how much better McCain seems to me than Hillary Clinton! It is astonishing.
On "the issues," there is an awful lot he stands for that I wouldn't agree with at all. But I have to say that really, McCain definitely comes off as a true gentleman ("gentle man") and one of good character. He had several questions from students when he was basically invited to slam-bam his opponents, and he refused to do so. And not only did he refrain from making unjustified attacks, he also criticized the "independent" groups that lay behind the "swiftboating" and other similar episodes.
Just like Barack Obama, who was on a similar show two weeks ago, McCain does really seem to be trying to raise the level of political discussion. A presidential campaign between him and Obama could prove to be helpful and informative for our democracy, since there might be some genuine attentive to the serious policy problems that face our nation, and our world.
Hillary seems instead to rely almost solely on the Karl Rove brand of divisive politics, the politics of personal attacks.
Really, I find it so interesting! The woman I know who is the most attentive to politics, and a long time feminist, says she would never ever vote for Hillary--even though she agrees with nearly all of her policy positions. It is a matter of character--that Hillary basically sold out and adopted all of the worst characteristics of the DC "boys club" in order to advance her personal career.
Anyhow, certainly for now, it seems to me that Hillary Clinton is the destructive force in American politics, and that both Obama and McCain raise at least the possibility of reclaiming higher ground. After the 8 years of the Bush administration, that would be a wonderful accomplishment!
If you have access to MSNBC, I really urge you to watch McCain's "performance." Or, probably it will show up on YouTube.
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