I think I might be back in his camp...

I think that with his statements at a Senate Armed Service committee session, Senator John McCain might have just changed my mind about who our next President should be. The Politico has that statement in its entirety. Please read it and consider it.

I will say - it's about time we're seeing him talk forcefully about the likely genocide which would result from precipitous withdrawal.

McCain Opening Statement Before Armed Services Committee Hearing With General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker:

U.S. Senator John McCain (R.AZ) today spoke at the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing with General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker. The following remarks were prepared for delivery.

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome to our two distinguished witnesses. With your testimony, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, a debate of historic proportions begins in the United States Congress. The choices we make now - whether to build on the success of the surge and fight for additional gains, or whether to set a date for American surrender in Iraq - will affect the security of all our countrymen for decades to come.