John McCain Watch:Will McCain’s Presidential Campaign Implode Due to Iraq War?

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Jan. 25: Sen. John McCain, right, chats with Sen. Carl Levin during a hearing on Iraq strategy.

Fox News: McCain Crafting ‘Benchmarks’ Resolution for Iraq War

While lawmakers rally around varying nonbinding resolutions expressing displeasure with President Bush over the Iraq war, Sen. John McCain announced Thursday he will try to set benchmarks for ending the violence.

“I’m trying to put something together that exercises congressional oversight that would provide some comfort to the American people and that certain benchmarks are being met as far as measuring progress or lack of progress is concerned,” McCain, R-Ariz., a potential 2008 presidential competitor, said of the resolution he is crafting.

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich, who appeared with McCain before reporters, said he is willing to work with McCain but “there have to be conditions” included in the resolution to establish consequences if the benchmarks are not achieved.

“We are in flux. We are still discussing what we should do,” Levin said.

Senator McCain – with all due respect – are you out of your mind?

Senator, you are not the President. And Flap will NEVER vote for you if you persist in undercutting our troops by negotiating benchmarks for a withdrawl from Iraq with Carl Levin. How is that different than Hillary Clinton’s position?

Hugh Hewitt: Senator McCain: “I’ll Do For The War What I Did For Judicial Nominations?”

There is only Joe Lieberman. Any attempt to “compromise” with Democrats will yield only a compromise of the mission –as General Petraeus testified Tuesday.

Look at this quote from Senatro McCain: “I’m trying to put something together that exercises congressional oversight that would provide some comfort to the American people and that certain benchmarks are being met as far as measuring progress or lack of progress is concerned.”

The Senate confirmed General Petraeus this week after testimony and Q&A. Petraeus endorsed the plan to send reinforcements to Baghdad. The Senate could have rejected his nomination and in so doing the plan. It did not do so. What Senator McCain is endorsing is not “oversight,” but political copver. On this issue he can lead, and he is chosing not too.

Communicate with Senator McCain via his presidential exploratory committee, which you can e-mail here, or call at (703) 418-2008. Once again, the senator seems poised to tell the Republican party to get lost, he’ll handle it.

Give Senator McCain a call at 703 418-2008. Tell him that you will NOT vote for him for President under any circumstances if he tries to have it both ways on the Iraq War. Stop the negotiations with Carl Levin and support the President.

the question:

Will McCain’s presidential ambitions implode with this duplicity?

You betcha….kiss the race good bye……..

Stay tuned…….