So much for the hopes among some of John McCain’s close friends and advisers that he would take a break from the Iraq debate to focus on more promising issues.
The Arizona senator gladly took the lead among fellow Republicans in voicing passionate opposition to Democratic war aims during the Senate’s all-night showdown culminating in yesterday’s vote that could have paved the way to a troop pullout from Iraq. As the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, McCain was the natural choice to champion his party’s successful blockage of the legislation.
But it also served as yet another spotlight for his unwavering support of Bush’s unpopular war policies — which has proved to be a drag on his sinking presidential campaign. Of course, many of those McCain backers who wish he would downplay his Iraq stand also know that he is not the type of guy to run from a fight, which is one reason they like him so much.
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