McCain

We're not to the general election yet, but this can't go unnoticed. Senator McCain has clearly staked his presidential run foreign policy and his experience in the military. It must be troubling for his supporters that he can't even get some of the basics right about the Middle East and the military.

• McCain has been confused on numerous occasions whether al Qaeda in Iraq is Sunni of Shi'a
• McCain has been unsure whether or not Iran is aiding al Qaeda in Iraq
• McCain had a hard time understanding what was going down in Basra a couple weeks ago
• And now McCain's showing an ignorance of who makes military decisions. He wants General Petraeus to decide if we should move troops from Iraq to Afghanistan to pursue Osama bin Laden. Just last week General Petraeus said making those types of decisions are not part of his responsibility.

I wouldn't expect some random, everyday American to know these details, but this is coming from a guy who has centered his presidential campaign around military issues. He's showing a pattern of ignorance about some of the most basic questions that will be facing our next president. Combine this with the "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran" song and his stated willingness to stay in Iraq for a century, and this guy is coloring himself as crazy.

Either McCain is misspeaking a lot or he's plain wrong about a lot of things. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of a President who can't speak (although the laugh track made me lol) and we surely can't afford another one that is wrong all the time.