Here’s a portion of that speech that David mentioned earlier today. It’s kind of hard to tell which presumptive nominee is speaking.
If I am elected President, I will work with anyone who sincerely wants to get this country moving again. I will listen to any idea that is offered in good faith and intended to help solve our problems, not make them worse. I will seek the counsel of members of Congress from both parties in forming government policy before I ask them to support it. I will ask Democrats to serve in my administration. My administration will set a new standard for transparency and accountability. I will hold weekly press conferences. I will regularly brief the American people on the progress our policies have made and the setbacks we have encountered. When we make errors, I will confess them readily, and explain what we intend to do to correct them. I will ask Congress to grant me the privilege of coming before both houses to take questions, and address criticism, much the same as the Prime Minister of Great Britain appears regularly before the House of Commons.
A lot of this is admirable (who knows if it’ll actually happen, but it’s nice to hear), especially the last line about taking direct questions from the rank and file of Congress. But if McCain wants to “set a new standard for transparency,” he might ask his wife to release her tax returns. That would meet the current standard of transparency.
Update: I would also add that the cause of political reconciliation isn’t furthered by implying your opponent is a Nazi appeaser.
