Sic Semper Tyrannis

I believe the two polar choices in the upcoming election is sending a message to the Iraqi government either they make significant progress in the stabilization of Iraq (which would benefit McCain) or they are going to be faced with a U.S. President (either Clinton or Obama) who fully intends to withdraw as many U.S. forces as they can, as quickly as they can.

Look for the insurgents to be as active as possible in the weeks leading up to the November election.

My concern with McCain is I have heard nothing about how he intends to rein in government spending. The national debt under the current administration is growing at a rate of over $500B per year and looks to only accelerate in the near future. When GWB took office the national debt was at $5.7T. Today is is $9.2T. When GWB leaves office it is likely to be near $9.7T. The FY09 budget was submitted with a built-in deficit of $400B, and it did not include the cost of Iraqi operations.

On economics, perhaps it can only be said McCain may not get us even deeper in debt faster than either Clinton or Obama.