A Closer Look at McCain’s Top 3 Faux Advisors

The myth of the McCain Maverick is really a cover for a man terribly unsure of where he really stands. This was evident on Saturday at the Saddle Back Forum, when McCain rattled off his three advisers he’d call on and trust their wisdom. A closer look at this list of three brings out the WTF in all of us.

From left to right:

1. General David Petraeus: This was a gimme, considering McCain’s love fest with war. And its one of the wise people he mentioned that I no doubt would expect him to actually have in a McCain White House. My problem with Petraeus is that he tells leaders what they want to hear (the reason he’s so well liked by McCain), and that’s the exact mentality that got us into the mess of Iraq in the first place.

And now for the two total pandering “wise” advisers mentioned by McCain:

2. Rep. John Lewis: I have all respect for John Lewis, but this was so obviously an attempt to pander at the one demographic Obama has locked up that it’s surprising that he even tried. First, McCain has been a champion against civil rights more often then a champion for civil rights, by opposing the MLK Holiday, both nationally and in Arizona. But it’s also striking because John Lewis is a democrat who doesn’t even advise McCain in any way today, despite both serving in Congress for over 20 years together.

3. Meg Whitman, Ebay: Obviously an appeal to Hillary Clinton supporters, I get the feeling that McCain floated Meg Whitman’s name, if only to test her name in the VP waters, after getting backlash from his base on Ted Strickland, the pro-choice governor. Plus, she provides an insight into McCain’s economic vision for America…while you’ll never make it rich, by his standard of $5 million, you could join the 1.3 million currently making a living off eBay.