Maureen Dowd laments that “Maybe instead of refighting the Vietnam War while we’re still fighting the Iraq war, the candidates can figure out how to feed the world, find enough fuel for everyone and oh, yeah, catch that bin Laden fiend who’s running around free.” Fat chance. The neo-cons have been re-fighting Vietnam and the counterculture in Iraq for five years. And since the only way to get elected in America is to go negative, McCain has no choice except to attack Obama’s patriotism, middle name, wife, etc. Sorry, Maureen, this is politics and it’s all about — ONLY about — winning.
