I can’t stand McCain either, but I actively supported him once he was the nominee. I knew what and who Obama was before he ever declared his candidacy for the presidency. I read everything I could find about him and was convinced he was not your run-of-the-mill liberal democrat. I knew he was a dangerous radical. I still can’t believe so many were fooled by him. Col. Hunt may be a liberal, but I think he’s a patriotic American. How could he not see what was so obvious to me?
A lot of career military people, like Col. Hunt and General Powell, and McCain for that matter, are statists at heart. They want the country to be like the Army: three hots and a cot, “free” medical care, and a comfortable retirement package. They fail to recognize that you cannot run an economy like the Army, the Army is ultimately the price a free country pays to keep unfriendly armies at bay.