"I think it would be a great thing if we had an election between two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interests of the country and people could actually ask themselves who is right on the issues, instead of all this other stuff that always seems to intrude itself on our politics."

These words, uttered by former President Bill Clinton last Friday, did not refer to his wife and Senator Barack Obama. No, he meant Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain, whom he has recently described in glowing terms as a bipartisan politician, a war hero, and a tough general election foe.

Some have said that the former President is not questioning Obama’s patriotism, but those are the same people whose job is 24/7 damage control. Let’s not kid ourselves. Bill Clinton is playing the McCarthy card, one that has worked wonders in the past as it destroyed people and their political ambitions. He is also playing the race card, now coded as “all this other stuff.”

And what makes Obama so unpatriotic?

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