{"id":5117,"date":"2008-02-01T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2008-02-01T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T09:06:00","slug":"john-mccain-moe-greene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/john-mccain-moe-greene\/","title":{"rendered":"John McCain = Moe Greene"},"content":{"rendered":"

I may not always agree with Peggy Noonan, but her columns make for great reading, and her insights are always sharp. Consider this excerpt<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

Mr. McCain seems to me to have two immediate problems, both of which he might address. One is that he doesn’t seem to much like conservatives, and never has. They can’t help admire him, but they’ve disagreed with him on so many issues, and when they bring this up his demeanor tends to morph into the second problem: He radiates, he telegraphs, a certain indignation at being questioned by people who’ve never had to vote in Congress and make a deal. He’s like Moe Greene in “The Godfather,” when Michael Corleone tells him he’s going to buy him out. “Do you know who I am? I’m Moe Greene. I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders.” I’ve been on the firing line, punk. I am the voice of surviving conservatism.<\/p>\n

This doesn’t always go over so well. Mr. Giuliani seems to know Mr. McCain is Moe Greene. Mr. Huckabee probably thought “The Godfather” was kinda violent. Mr. Romney may be thinking to himself, But Michael Corleone won in the end, and had better suits<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I’m just glad someone’s comparing politics to the underworld. One could be considered a more respectable form of the other. <\/p>\n

But which one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I may not always agree with Peggy Noonan, but her columns make for great reading, and her insights are always sharp. Consider this excerpt<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

Mr. McCain seems to me to have two immediate problems, both of which he might address. One is that he doesn’t seem to much like conservatives, and never has. They can’t help admire him, but they’ve disagreed with him on so many issues, and when they bring this up his demeanor tends to morph into the second problem: He radiates, he telegraphs, a certain indignation at being questioned by people who’ve never had to vote in Congress and make a deal. He’s like Moe Greene in “The Godfather,” when Michael Corleone tells him he’s going to buy him out. “Do you know who I am? I’m Moe Greene. I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders.” I’ve been on the firing line, punk. I am the voice of surviving conservatism.<\/p>\n

This doesn’t always go over so well. Mr. Giuliani seems to know Mr. McCain is Moe Greene. Mr. Huckabee probably thought “The Godfather” was kinda violent. Mr. Romney may be thinking to himself, But Michael Corleone won in the end, and had better suits<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I’m just glad someone’s comparing politics to the underworld. One could be considered a more respectable form of the other. <\/p>\n

But which one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nJohn McCain = Moe Greene - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/john-mccain-moe-greene\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"John McCain = Moe Greene - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I may not always agree with Peggy Noonan, but her columns make for great reading, and her insights are always sharp. Consider this excerpt: Mr. McCain seems to me to have two immediate problems, both of which he might address. 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