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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, January 19, 2009

(President-elect Barack Obama greets Senator John McCain during bipartisan dinner in McCain's honour January 19 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Mandel Ngan))

Great image. I have no idea what's going through McCain's mind, but he looks like a man viewing his own wake.

I wonder, maybe, if he's actually relieved that the immense problems of the world weigh not on his head, but Obama's. Given what I saw of McCain during the campaign I think both he and we dodged a bullet.

Good luck President Barack Hussein Obama. President of the United State of America. And good luck to us all.

By -epm, at 8:03 AM
I definitely agree that McCain was not the man for the moment, but I'm not so sure he thinks so.

By mikevotes, at 8:05 AM
"... but I'm not so sure he thinks so."

Yeah, I don't know. As I've said before, I think McCain is all about the fight, not actually doing the work of governing. Then again, maybe he sees the presidency as just a command chair from which to order others to find solution and fix problems, so...

By -epm, at 8:20 AM