Trouble for the candidates?

Amir Taheri clears up the brouhaha regarding his New York Post column about Barack Obama's attempt to coerce Iraqi government officials into putting off negotiations with the US about a force draw-down agreement until a new government has been elected (presumably so he can take credit). Obama's move is highly unethical, sets a bad precedent, and goes against the interests of his own country. Taheri mentions how many politicians, Democrat and Republican, have traditionally refused to comment while negotiations are ongoing between the United States and a foreign power. The Obama campaign has tried to paint this article as a smear, but Taheri hangs Obama with his own words, and points out that many Democrats have found fault with this action as well.


Meanwhile, John McCain has finally had one of his meltdowns, suggesting that Chairman of the SEC Chris Cox should be fired and replaced with Andrew Cuomo, a suggestion that has gotten him plenty of criticism from conservative quarters like the Wall Street Journal and columnist George Will. This controversial suggestion is McCain's attempt to show he is breaking from Bush's administration, but if Andrew Cuomo is his solution, voters might look elsewhere. Next, maybe he can suggest bring Eliot Spitzer out of retirement and sicking him on the culprits for the mortgage meltdown, a suggestion Michael Savage made on his radio show the other night.