The Law -- A Far Greater Weapon Than Violence

John McCain and his campaign, apparently, do not have much faith in the American justice system, nor believe our Constitution can handle the national security challenges of this century.

McCain supporter and surrogate, Rudy Giuliani, revived the "noun, a verb and 9/11" routine to attack Senator Barack Obama on comments the presumptive Democratic nominee made to Jake Tapper on Nightline about cracking down on terrorism threats "within the constraints of the Constitution."

Greg Sargent, however, writes that, in service to John McCain, Giuliani apparently shifted his rhetoric since 1994:

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani declared that the verdict "demonstrates that New Yorkers won't meet violence with violence, but with a far greater weapon -- the law."

Rudy Giuliani -- willing to take one for the team and flip-flop for John McCain.

Update: Senator Joe Biden knocks around Rudy Giuliani -- just like old times:

It’s no surprise that it takes a man with zero national security and foreign policy experience to defend the policies of John McCain and President Bush.

The facts are that the policies President Bush has pursued and Senator McCain would continue, have not made us safer. We’re bogged down in Iraq with no end in sight and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan – the people who actually attacked us on 9/11 – have regrouped and are plotting new attacks. In fact, terrorist attacks around the world have increased since 9-11.

Update II: This is rich. Last year, John McCain said Rudy Giuliani had no national security experience.

But he went on to say: "I don't think [Giuliani's experiences on 9/11] translates, necessarily, into foreign policy or national security expertise. I know of nothing in his background that indicates that he has any experience in it, with him or Romney."

Then, the McCain campaign sends out Giuliani to attack Senator Obama on .... national security. Simply hilarious..

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When McCain has to bring back his old adversaries as witness to his wisdom, you have to ask what happened to My Friends. He doesn't have any.

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SandyH on June 19, 2008 at 01:30 AM

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