Six Ways of Looking At Johm McCain's Meddling In Georgian/Russian Affairs-Part 1

by: Paul Rosenberg

Sat Aug 16, 2008 at 18:30

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
Wallace Stevens

I
Among twenty snowy mountains,
The only moving thing
Was the eye of the blackbird.

On Thursaday I wrote a diary, "McCain Goes Off The Deep End--Is Anyone Watching?", in which I wrote:

In order to fully grasp what he's up too, there are five analytical frameworks that are particularly helpful to employ.  I'm going to write about them more extensively this weekend.

Well, I was wrong.  There are six analytical frameworks that are particularly helpful.  The original five I listed are on the flip.  The sixth is the notorious "stab in the back" rightwing narrative/myth, which I discussed at length in my July 20 diary, "Patriotism Smackdown: Barack Obama Vs. Hitler's Ghost? (Hegemony Is The Enemy Special Report--Pt5)".