Sure, he doesn't come out and say it directly, but you and I know that John McCain represents the veterans of America - and that, by default of his service, McCain is hailed as an American hero, and therefore, by some faulty logic, also a foreigncy policy wonk. I am here to tell you that neither does McCain represent veterans, nor is he a foreign policy wonk.

 Without endorsing any candidate, I'd like to point out that whoever is pitted against McCain will be painted as one without military service or experience, and that someone, McCain looks like a better choice for America, at a time of war, than the other two. Not true.

While we are thankful for McCain's service, the fact of the matter is that bad foreign policy is bad foreign policy, whether proposed by a hero like McCain, or someone who thought too highly of himself to go to Iraq, like our current president.

This isn't a matter of politics. It's a matter of ideologies, and whether McCain - for all his claims of loving America and the military - is actually going to make a good commander in chief. From his actions and the way he approaches many military issues, McCain most certainly is not.

Think of the veterans benefit package past by Congress this week and ask yourself whether McCain supported it? He did not. The package, much like many other packages aimed at helping veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, was proposed by a freshman senator from Virginia, not a seasoned military veteran who claimed he is good America. Much like the Bush Administration, McCain's claims of a "thankful nation" and "support the troops" are merely lip service. While he'll readily send young Americans to foreign nations based on failed foreign policy assesments, he is not ready to help those young Americans when they get home and become veterans.

 So, on this Memorial Day, if you do see McCain make a speech - just remember that actions speak louder than words. Actions mean learning from our mistakes of past wars, and continiuing to support the military women and men who come home from the war injured and displaced. McCain, much like Bush, is not doing that.

McCain supporters have painted his opponents as inexperienced and fresh and bound to make mistakes. But honestly, after eight years of the Bush Administration, I am ready to make new mistakes. With McCain, it'll be simply making the old mistakes over and over again. Aside from their military service, there isn't a damn thing different between McCain and Bush.

 Tomorrow - we talk the college culture of data rape and construction of masculinity as well as feminism. The day after that we talk young voters and the issues they're concerned about in this election.

 Marc