They nick-named him “Crash” after he’d destroyed three US government aircraft and walked away without a scratch. The delicious irony of the name echoed decades later when he and fellow top gun
50,000 US jobs evaporated this morning.
John Glenn helped precipitate the S&L crash in the eighties. How many planes did “Crash” accidentally destroy before he lost the last one in combat over Hanoi? Of course, nobody questions his heroism or his patriotism, although many question his judgment, his acumen, and his good fortune.
As the stock market crumbles and pension plans evaporate, as American military willfulness is dampened by democratic uprisings around the world, as America’s options are called by the international community that holds our debt, do you want a leader like “Crash” McCain in charge?
[tags]bush depression, mccain crash, buh-bye life savings[/tags]
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