Re: [Marxism] Counterpunch Swift-Boats McCain

[Eli Stephens <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I should say I disagree with Fred's characterization of Counterpunch as 
"rightist pro-imperialist and a "mélange of left-liberalism and
anti-Bush rightism" and his conclusion that "it will probably not be very 
effective against McCain."

I base this statement on this from the article:

"McCain is probably the most unstable man ever to have got this close to the 
White House. He’s one election away from it. Republican senator Thad Cochrane 
has openly said he trembles at the thought of an unstable McCain in the Oval 
Office with his finger on the nuclear trigger."

What is the purpose of this? It isn't "rightist" and it isn't really meant to 
be 
effective against McCain in the sense of discouraging anyone who might be 
thinking of voting for McCain, few of whom are reading CounterPunch anyway. No, 
it's just the latest variant of the "we've got to vote for the lesser evil 
Democrat to make sure this dangerous Republican doesn't get into the Oval 
Office" line we've heard every four years for time immemorial. It is aimed at 
the radicals and progressives like us who read CounterPunch, and who know that 
Obama and Clinton are every bit as much wedded to imperialism as Bush and 
McCain, trying to get us to overlook that fact and make sure we hold our nose 
and vote for the Democratic nominee.



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