Not since Gerald Ford's infamous pronouncement during a debate with Jimmy Carter has there been anything as factually incorrect as McCain's statement today that "I believe that it’s not an accident that our hostages came home from Iran when President Reagan was presidentof the United States. He didn’t sit down in a negotiation with the religious extremists in Iran, he made it very clear that those hostages were coming home."

Of course, Reagan was not even innaugurated yet when Secretary of State Warren Christopher negotiated the release of the hostages. But that is only half of it. Reagan was notorious for negotiating with the same Iranian regime that took our hostages to get arms to Iran and Hezballah, so he could illegally support the Contras. 

It is clear that McCain has no idea of history or the subtleties of how to effectively use American influence to bring about increased security for the American people. We must begin organizing now to make sure he does not get the chance to show his ignorance from the Oval Office.