Having followed McCain’s career since he was captured in Vietnam, I believe that McCain ethically chose to run a restrained and therefore honorable campaign.
Senator McCain is a pragmatist, not an ideologue. His moderate centrism will help to solve our most pressing problems: immigration, energy, and the economy, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Because there is no long-term public outcry neither political party will seriously consider any radical solutions, ones that could actually work. Nonetheless, for the sake of discussion let’s examine five possibilities, from radical left to radical right.
In 2006 there were 90 free countries in the world, 58 partly free countries with some democratic processes, and 45 not free countries run by dictators. This represents tremendous progress, but neoconservatives would spread democracy even further.
Dr. Anthony Stahelski is director of the Organization Development Program for Central Washington University, at Ellensburg, Washington.
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