McCain parades out the elder statesmen

Posted By Mike Boyer Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 4:47 PM Share

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Four former secretaries of state announced today that they're endorsing Sen. John McCain for president. They are Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Lawrence Eagleburger, and George Shultz.

The only surprise here is Eagleburger. Frankly, he's also the only glimmer of hope that any vestige of "straight talk express" is left on a campaign that has otherwise descended into wackiness. There was John McCain at a press conference yesterday in Arizona, spewing crazy talk about how he'd have happily walked into that market in Baghdad without any security at all. I'd like to think that Eagleburger, who has described President Bush's policy in Iraq as "no longer viable," can bring some sense of reality back into McCain's camp.

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