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Originally Posted by sepia5
Seriously. I watch the news every night and ask myself if McCain is trying to lose this election. The way he's dealing w/ the economy issue is really telling. Despite the fact that he's admitted he isn't as well-versed on the economy as he ought to be, it's actually Obama that has employed a who's who among economics thinkers in America. McCain, on the other hand, turns to his best bud Phil Gram, and we all know where that has gone.
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Mark Weisbrot: McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue - Politics on The Huffington Post
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Of course the Obama campaign would want to be careful and polite about criticizing McCain. Obama should not be seen as making fun of McCain for having a lesser education than a guy who was president of the Harvard Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. Or for not being as sharp as he might have been a couple of decades ago.
Indeed, there are plenty of sharp policy wonks on the wrong side of any issue. The president doesn't have to be a master of detail. He has advisors. But he has to at least learn enough from his advisors to be able to make an informed decision. McCain doesn't seem to be able to do this, and his mistakes seem to be more about ideological blindness and political deception than a lack of education.
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I'd argue it has more to do with him not caring about the issues. If it is not about military/war, pork spending, campaign finance reform, Indian affairs (casinos), or telecomm industry; then he really doesn't give a [censored]. It shouldn't be a surprise as if you go back to his history in the Naval Academy:
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McCain did well in academic subjects that interested him, such as literature and history, but studied only enough to pass subjects he disliked, such as math.
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John McCain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm not sure how this would play out as President. My suspicion is that it would lead to awful policy and/or neglect of many issues.