"Straight Talk" generally has a rather positive connotation with most people. It's usually equated with Truth, an attribute rarely associated with politicians.
But when does "Straight Talk" cross the boundary and become "Shoot from the Hip" dumb talk?
McCain is coming perilously close to crossing that boundary. The Hagee case, and the new revelations (no pun intended) about some other televangelist from Ohio whose support McCain sought, obtained, and is now regretting, is symptomatic of a person who speaks and acts before doing adequate research.
But the most disconcerting remark McCain has made lately came during his wistful State of the Union-2013 speech about a week ago. Therein he promised to subject himself, much as the British Prime Minister does, to regular questioning by members of Congress.
This off-hand remark disturbed me. The United States is not Great Britain. The US has 3 separate but equal branches of government. And with the sole exception of Gerald Ford testifying before Congress after the Nixon debacle, the president--EVERY president--has maintained the independence of that office from Congressional subjugation, whether for good or evil.
McCain, in one or two thoughtless sentences, could undo a Constitutional principle under which the country has operated throughout its history.
In short, I have deep concerns that McCain may lack the necessary judiciousness and commitment to staffing-through and/or thinking through his remarks prior to uttering them. Such a lack could be disastrous to the county's interests.
As a Navy man, he should have learned long ago that, "loose lips sink ships."
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