BTW, "I will stand up to those who want to harm the United States" sounds bellingerent to me. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
McCain's intervention reads like "can you drop that Zapatero guy? I'm here to talk about Chávez and Morales". A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
